/news/media/media-releases.html Â鶹´«Ã½ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities - Research Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:31:18 GMT 2024-09-19T17:31:18Z /news/media/media-releases/2018/11/14/evolutionary_biologists_uncover_new_branch_on_tree_of_life_in_rare_discovery_published_in_nature.html Scientists at Â鶹´«Ã½have discovered a new branch on the ‘Tree of Life’ that no one knew existed. Their findings were published today in the journal Nature and will be critical to better understanding the evolutionary history of life on earth. News Science Research Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2018/11/14/evolutionary_biologists_uncover_new_branch_on_tree_of_life_in_rare_discovery_published_in_nature.html Media Centre 2018-11-14T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2016/03/09/federal_funding_helps_dal_research_team_support_teachers_of_students_with_mental_health_disorders.html The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently funded Dr. Penny Corkum's online education program geared toward providing school teachers with information that supports students with neurodevelopmental disorders. News Research Science Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2016/03/09/federal_funding_helps_dal_research_team_support_teachers_of_students_with_mental_health_disorders.html Media Centre 2016-03-09T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/11/04/dalhousie_faculty_receive_honours_from_prestigious_royal_society_of_canada_for_outstanding_scholarly__scientific_and_artistic_achievement.html Â鶹´«Ã½ congratulates its professors who have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. News Health Law Research Science Arts and society Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/11/04/dalhousie_faculty_receive_honours_from_prestigious_royal_society_of_canada_for_outstanding_scholarly__scientific_and_artistic_achievement.html Media 2015-11-04T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/10/22/dalhousie_university_professor_jocelyn_downie_receives_prestigious_pierre_elliott_trudeau_foundation_fellowship_for_end_of_life_care_research.html Â鶹´«Ã½ is please to congratulate Professor Jocelyn Downie on being awarded a research fellowship by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. News Law Research Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/10/22/dalhousie_university_professor_jocelyn_downie_receives_prestigious_pierre_elliott_trudeau_foundation_fellowship_for_end_of_life_care_research.html Media 2015-10-22T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/09/29/dalhousie_university_applauds_government_of_nova_scotia___s_new_business_immigration_streams.html Â鶹´«Ã½ congratulates the Nova Scotia government on today’s announcement of the new business immigration streams: the Entrepreneur Stream and the Graduate Entrepreneur Stream. News Research Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/09/29/dalhousie_university_applauds_government_of_nova_scotia___s_new_business_immigration_streams.html Media Centre 2015-09-29T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/09/22/kids____pain_researcher_launches_social_media_campaign_to_connect_with_parents.html Dr. Christine Chambers and her team at the Halifax-based Centre for Pediatric Pain Research, have partnered with YummyMummyClub.ca (YMC) on a year-long social media campaign called It Doesn’t Have to Hurt. The work is funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Health News Research Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/09/22/kids____pain_researcher_launches_social_media_campaign_to_connect_with_parents.html Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical School 2015-09-22T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/05/01/ancient_marine_life_predicts_extinction_hotspots_in_todays_world_oceans.html The fossils of marine species that went extinct over the last 23 million years are giving an international team of scientists insight into the species that are at risk today, as well as where hotspots of extinction may be located. News Research Science Fri, 01 May 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/05/01/ancient_marine_life_predicts_extinction_hotspots_in_todays_world_oceans.html Media Centre 2015-05-01T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/04/22/the_ocean_tracking_network_joins_top_world_organizations_for_international_oceanographic_data_exchange.html The Ocean Tracking Network is the first Canadian Associate Data Unit of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange under UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. News Research Science Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/04/22/the_ocean_tracking_network_joins_top_world_organizations_for_international_oceanographic_data_exchange.html Media Centre 2015-04-22T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/04/08/dalhousie_medical_researchers_tackle_silent_epidemic_of_fatty_liver_disease.html Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now the most common form of liver disease in Canada and part of a larger liver-disease epidemic. Health News Research Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/04/08/dalhousie_medical_researchers_tackle_silent_epidemic_of_fatty_liver_disease.html Media Centre 2015-04-08T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/03/09/investment_in_canadian_knowledge_of_aging_renewed.html A major study that will provide in-depth understanding of aging has received a shot in the arm. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has been awarded a $41.6 million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to continue its work for the next five years. Health News Research Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/03/09/investment_in_canadian_knowledge_of_aging_renewed.html Media Centre 2015-03-09T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/02/23/dal_research_suggests_green_crab_is_risky_bait_for_lobster_industry.html Recent research conducted by Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Faculty of Agriculture indicates a high prevalence of a green crab pathogen now being found in lobsters in some Atlantic Canadian locations. Agriculture News Research Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/02/23/dal_research_suggests_green_crab_is_risky_bait_for_lobster_industry.html Media Centre 2015-02-23T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/02/17/dalhousie_researcher_receives_canadas_top_science_award.html Â鶹´«Ã½ is honoured to join the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) to celebrate Dr. Axel Becke, a professor in the Faculty of Science, and his pioneering achievements in the field of computational chemistry. Dr. Becke will be awarded with the prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. News Science Research Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/02/17/dalhousie_researcher_receives_canadas_top_science_award.html Media Centre 2015-02-17T12:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/28/dal_chemist_discovers_new_information_about_elemental_boron.html Â鶹´«Ã½ chemistry researcher and Royal Society of Canada Fellow Dr. Mary Anne White led a team of researchers to new discoveries about boron (B), the fifth element in the periodic table. News Science Research Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/28/dal_chemist_discovers_new_information_about_elemental_boron.html Media Centre 2015-01-28T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/20/eight_dalhousie_researchers_receive_new_cfi_funding_to_further_innovative_discoveries.html In today's Canadian Foundation for Innovation announcement, eight of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s researchers have been awarded new infrastructure-related funding for their research into health and the environment.. News Health Environment Research Science Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/20/eight_dalhousie_researchers_receive_new_cfi_funding_to_further_innovative_discoveries.html Media Centre 2015-01-20T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/14/dalhousie_researchers_lead_international_team_in_rheumatoid_arthritis_and_heart_failure_study.html Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical School researchers are leading an international team of physicians and scientists that is investigating the role inflammation plays in rheumatoid arthritis and heart failure. Health News Research Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2015/01/14/dalhousie_researchers_lead_international_team_in_rheumatoid_arthritis_and_heart_failure_study.html Media Centre 2015-01-14T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2014/10/16/dal_welcomes_two_new_canada_research_chairs.html Dal is pleased to welcome Dr. Rachel Chang to the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science and Dr. Karen Foster to the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology. News Research Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2014/10/16/dal_welcomes_two_new_canada_research_chairs.html Media Centre 2014-10-16T15:00:00Z