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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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
From Nova Scotia to New Zealand and beyond, Jonathan Drew’s work reminds that caring for people and caring for the planet are not competing goals — but deeply intertwined imperatives.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ honours research excellence across disciplines — from sleep science to ocean sustainability, digital health to decolonized data.
Monday, July 28, 2025
This summer, Nova Scotians join AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers in a groundbreaking eDNA project to track marine life shifts as ocean temperatures rise.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Fabry disease can shorten lifespans and damage organs. A new treatment offers sufferers of the disorder a reprieve from routine treatments and an easing of the pain caused by the disease.
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Dal scientists use cutting-edge technology to glean insight into the behaviour of an ancient species under threat, work that's featured in new Apple TV+ series The Wild Ones.