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Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ University study suggests

Think exercise can undo the effects of sitting all day? You may want to stand for this, ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ University study suggests

A new ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ University 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? asks Dal's Dr. Megan Bailey and colleagues.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
ÕýÆ·À¶µ¼º½ 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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Andrew Riley
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
NSERC has provided funding to Dal scientists taking different tacks to address our biggest problem: climate change.
Stephanie Rogers
Monday, July 4, 2022
Kathleen Kevany, an associate professor and director of Rural Research Collaborative with Dal's Faculty of Agriculture, shares insights about sustainable diets and well-being in this Q&A.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Falling Walls provides a platform for students and early-career professionals to share solutions to pressing global challenges.
Alison Auld
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
A small group of researchers and biologists has banded together in a bid to save the Atlantic whitefish, an ancient aquatic species so endangered its only known habitat is three lakes within a single watershed in Nova Scotia.
Allison Barss
Friday, June 24, 2022
As Dal prepares to install the giant skeleton of a blue whale in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building this year, those closely involved in the project reflect on the value of turning the tragic loss of an 18-metre blue whale into a learning opportunity.