/news/media/media-releases.html Â鶹´«Ã½ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:42:06 GMT 2024-11-08T17:42:06Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/30/media_opportunity__used_tires_the_secret_ingredient_in_dalhousie_university_researchers__low_cost_water_desalination_device_that_could_help_address_water_scarcity_worldwide.html Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers have developed a low-cost, portable water desalination device powered by solar energy News Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/30/media_opportunity__used_tires_the_secret_ingredient_in_dalhousie_university_researchers__low_cost_water_desalination_device_that_could_help_address_water_scarcity_worldwide.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-30T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/28/media_opportunity__scientists_develop_tool_to_predict_sepsis_in_healthy_newborns__opening_the_door_to_early__life_saving_treatment_for_critically_ill_babies.html A molecular signature in newborns can predict 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/news/media/media-releases/2024/10/27/media_release__dalhousie_breakthrough_with_industrial_partners_poised_to_transform_wastewater_treatment_worldwide.html Â鶹´«Ã½ researchers and their industrial partners have proven UV LED light has the power to treat municipal wastewater News Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/27/media_release__dalhousie_breakthrough_with_industrial_partners_poised_to_transform_wastewater_treatment_worldwide.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-27T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/24/media_opportunity__mexico_enters_into_agreement_with_dalhousie_to_research_experiences_of_seasonal_workers__develop_policies_to_improve_working_conditions_in_atlantic_canada.html Â鶹´«Ã½ is entering into an agreement with the Mexican government to collaborate on projects looking into the welfare of seasonal workers from the country and ways to improve working conditions at sites in Atlantic Canada News Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/24/media_opportunity__mexico_enters_into_agreement_with_dalhousie_to_research_experiences_of_seasonal_workers__develop_policies_to_improve_working_conditions_in_atlantic_canada.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-24T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/21/media_opportunity__research_papers_reveal_global_increase_in_wildfires_and_smoke_related_deaths_in_certain_regions_due_to_climate_change.html Climate change is contributing to a rise in both increasingly destructive wildfires around the world and fatalities News Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/21/media_opportunity__research_papers_reveal_global_increase_in_wildfires_and_smoke_related_deaths_in_certain_regions_due_to_climate_change.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-21T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/08/media_opportunity__in_an_epidemic_of_loneliness__researchers_explore_the_experiences_of__friendless__people_and_find_they_both_lament_and_celebrate_their_disconnection_while_contending_with_stigma.html A new study suggests those without close relations have a sometimes positive, yet conflicted experience with friendlessness News Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/08/media_opportunity__in_an_epidemic_of_loneliness__researchers_explore_the_experiences_of__friendless__people_and_find_they_both_lament_and_celebrate_their_disconnection_while_contending_with_stigma.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-08T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/02/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_acquires_one_of_few_simulation_devices_in_canada_to_train_doctors_to_remove_blood_clots_quickly__confidently.html Trainees across Atlantic Canada will be able to practise performing EVTs in a simulated setting thanks to a 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News Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/19/media_opportunity__researchers_at_dalhousie_university_to_explore_whether_cannabis_alters_the_brains_of_teenagers_and_is_linked_to_psychotic_like_experiences.html Communications and Marketing 2024-09-19T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/19/media_release__porn_s_new_program___dal_legal_scholar_s_new_book_focuses_on_the_shift_to_algorithms_and_legal_frameworks_to_tame_them.html Dr. Elaine Craig says proposed pornography legislation misses the mark in dealing with the central challenge posed by the online porn industry News Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/19/media_release__porn_s_new_program___dal_legal_scholar_s_new_book_focuses_on_the_shift_to_algorithms_and_legal_frameworks_to_tame_them.html Communications and Marketing 2024-09-19T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/18/media_release__seniors_in_new_brunswick_improved_their_sleep__reduced_dependence_on_sleeping_pills_with_the_help_of_educational_packages_mailed_directly_to_their_homes__dalhousie_university_research.html A new study has shown that seniors taking sleeping pills can significantly reduce their dependence on the medications and improve their sleep with a simple intervention News Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/18/media_release__seniors_in_new_brunswick_improved_their_sleep__reduced_dependence_on_sleeping_pills_with_the_help_of_educational_packages_mailed_directly_to_their_homes__dalhousie_university_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-09-18T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/16/media_opportunity__digging_deep__dalhousie_university_researchers_will_use_historic_funding_to_develop_national_soil_data_inventory_and_online_soil_portal_for_farmers__foresters_and_policy_makers.html Â鶹´«Ã½ is leading a research program focused on modernizing Canada's soil-data infrastructure News Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/16/media_opportunity__digging_deep__dalhousie_university_researchers_will_use_historic_funding_to_develop_national_soil_data_inventory_and_online_soil_portal_for_farmers__foresters_and_policy_makers.html Communications and Marketing 2024-09-16T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/09/media_opportunity__land_surface_temperatures_substantially_warmer_for_50_years_following_wildfires__despite_cooler_winter_temperatures__dalhousie_university_research.html Wildfires warm the surface of the land substantially for about five decades in the summer and slightly cool land temperatures in the winter News Mon, 09 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/09/09/media_opportunity__land_surface_temperatures_substantially_warmer_for_50_years_following_wildfires__despite_cooler_winter_temperatures__dalhousie_university_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-09-09T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/22/media_release__new_collaborative_project_aims_to_restore_nova_scotian_seagrass_meadows_with_the_help_of_local_communities.html A new conservation project will replant eelgrass and regenerate these important meadows throughout Nova Scotia for the long-term News Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/22/media_release__new_collaborative_project_aims_to_restore_nova_scotian_seagrass_meadows_with_the_help_of_local_communities.html Communications and Marketing 2024-08-22T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/13/media_release___six_dalhousie_university_students_receive_canada_s_largest_science__technology__engineering_and_math_scholarship.html Universities announce their 2024 Schulich Leaders, winning $120,000 or $100,000 scholarships for undergraduate study. News Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/13/media_release___six_dalhousie_university_students_receive_canada_s_largest_science__technology__engineering_and_math_scholarship.html Communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2024-08-13T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/01/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_develop_environmentally_friendly__lower_cost_process_to_make_materials_for_ev_batteries.html Researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ have developed a greener, less expensive and more sustainable process for manufacturing batteries that power electric vehicles News Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/01/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_develop_environmentally_friendly__lower_cost_process_to_make_materials_for_ev_batteries.html Communications and Marketing 2024-08-01T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/01/media_release__international_study_reveals_sharks_most_affected_by_fishing_are_those_most_needed_for_healthy_oceans.html New research finds the largest of many of the biggest shark species play an oversized role in healthy oceans but are often the most affected by human activity News Thu, 01 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/08/01/media_release__international_study_reveals_sharks_most_affected_by_fishing_are_those_most_needed_for_healthy_oceans.html Communications and Marketing 2024-08-01T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/31/media_opportunity__dubbed__ecosystem_engineers___oysters_deployed_to_waterway_near_polluted_n_s__site_as_potential_nature_based_cleaning_solution.html Oysters have been placed in a waterway near Boat Harbour in Nova Scotia to see if the small mollusks can survive and act as a nature-based cleaning solution News Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT 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2024-07-19T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/10/media_opportunity__fish_biomass_faces_steep_declines_by_end_of_century_under_high_emissions_scenario__fao_report_by_dalhousie_university__international_scientists.html New projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish stocks for nearly all regions of the world's ocean, including top producer countries and those that rely heavily on aquatic foods News Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/10/media_opportunity__fish_biomass_faces_steep_declines_by_end_of_century_under_high_emissions_scenario__fao_report_by_dalhousie_university__international_scientists.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-10T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/04/media_release__two_dalhousie_students_selected_as_mccall_macbain_international_fellows.html Â鶹´«Ã½ is pleased to share that students, Magdelena Klunder and Claire Moser are amoungst the nineteen undergraduate students from across Canada that 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News Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/04/media_release__two_dalhousie_students_selected_as_mccall_macbain_international_fellows.html Communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2024-07-04T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/02/media_release__barriers_to_care___research_reveals_the_experiences_of_transgender_and_gender_diverse_people_seeking_health_care.html Transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse people face barriers in accessing both surgery and the health system in general, according to two new research papers published in the CMAJ News Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/02/media_release__barriers_to_care___research_reveals_the_experiences_of_transgender_and_gender_diverse_people_seeking_health_care.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-02T15:00:00Z