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Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ study suggests

Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ study suggests

A new »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting.  Read more.

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Rianne Zinck
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Dr. Sean Brillant works with fishers to develop safer technologies and policies, reducing whale deaths, improving coexistence at sea, and helping stabilize vulnerable North Atlantic right whale populations.
Megan Bailey, Candis Callison, Adrian Howkins, Élise Devoie
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic? Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues consider.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
»ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.

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Matt Reeder
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Consumption of single-use plastics has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. School for Resource and Environmental Studies expert Tony Walker sheds light on the accompanying rise in plastic pollution and why we need new approaches to tackle the problem.
Alison Auld
Friday, January 21, 2022
Dal researchers teamed up with international experts to create a unique method for visualizing DNA damage repair with a degree of detail and precision never achieved before, providing a new tool to better understand cancer.
Michael Cameron
Friday, January 21, 2022
‘Finch’ can be seen in a larger tradition of science fiction that explores the nature of being human through the human-dog relationship, writes Michael Cameron.
Matt Reeder
Friday, January 21, 2022
The way you conduct COVID-19 rapid tests is about to change, thanks to evidence collected by »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ and Nova Scotia Health experts.
Kate Rogers
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Matthew Herder, director of Dal's Health Law Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Schulich School of Law, is one of seven newly appointed Applied Public Health Chairs announced this week by the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR).