Research
Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study suggests
A new AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study suggests improved fitness may not be enough to protect blood vessels from the effects of prolonged sitting. Read more.
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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.
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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ have helped in the development of a rapid test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater — an unexpected resource that is becoming a valuable sentinel in the global fight to contain the virus before it is able to spread.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and ocean data analytics innovation environment DeepSense have developed a machine learning method for predicting wind speed and wave height measurement — research with direct impact on managing safety in the Halifax Harbour.
Monday, October 19, 2020
When minimum security units are closed in prisons, it is both a human rights violation and a reduction in available choices for women sentenced to prison time, write Dal PhD student Martha Paynter and colleague Linda Mussell.
Ask an expert: Patti Doyle‑Bedwell on combating systemic racism in Canada’s health‑care system
Friday, October 16, 2020
The associate professor, lawyer, Aboriginal women’s rights advocate, author, and public speaker explains what can be done to address the many health disparities experienced by Indigenous peoples when accessing and receiving medical care.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Lissa Skitolsky, the Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, provides a message of support against recent anti-Semitic stickers spotted in Halifax — and helps explain how these messages reflect historic persecution and oppression.