Research
Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ study finds
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ research suggests a popular nitrate supplement may hinder key exercise-driven heart improvements in females, highlighting overlooked sex differences and raising questions about long-term cardiovascular effects. Read more.
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Friday, May 1, 2026
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ 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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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Both the Canadian Anthropology Society and the Canadian Sociological Association have recently welcomed leading Dal researchers as their new presidents — Martha Radice and Howard Ramos, respectively.
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture has been selected to help lead a country-wide review and improvement of Ethiopia’s agricultural education system, a partnership that builds on the Faculty’s six-year, $18-million development project in the country.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
The Honourable Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, was on campus Thursday to announce the Government of Canada's investment in Ocean School — a new educational initiative from 9 1Ãâ·Ñ°æÏ and the National Film Board aimed at increasing ocean literacy among Canadian youth.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Dal Engineering students, faculty and alumni have teamed up study how tire derived aggregate (or "TDA") can strengthen civil engineering and construction projects.
Monday, July 4, 2016
Fresh water algae blooms can be toxic, which is why second-year Agriculture student Alexandra Warren is spending her summer studying how they affect wildlife that use local lakes as a water source.