/news.html Dal News - Research Thu, 19 Sep 2024 02:06:39 GMT 2024-09-19T02:06:39Z /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This year's recipients of the national award for academic excellence are helping forge new frontiers in knowledge about medical assistance in dying and medical diagnostics. Research News Graduate Studies Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Mia Samardzic and Josh Boyter 2024-09-18T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews You’re invited to the Falling Walls Lab – Atlantic Canada next Tuesday, September 17. The event will bring together young innovators from Atlantic Canada to face a daunting challenge—making the case for why their breakthrough idea has the potential to change the world for the better, in just three minutes. Research News Community & Culture Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:16:00 GMT /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-12T12:16:00Z /news/2024/09/06/dallaire-institute-workshop-to-shine-a-light-on-the-role-of-wome.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A one-day public event in honour of Peace Day hosted by Dal’s Dallaire Institute later this month will spotlight the essential yet often under-recognized role of women in addressing critical peace and security challenges affecting children. Research Community & Culture Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024/09/06/dallaire-institute-workshop-to-shine-a-light-on-the-role-of-wome.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stacey McCarthy 2024-09-06T15:00:00Z /news/2024/09/05/soil-climate-change-research-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Soil plays a massive role in combating climate change by storing carbon. Now, a historic grant — the largest ever awarded to Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — will help a team of Dal researchers improve Canada's ability to make the most of this nature-based solution to a warming climate. Research Agriculture Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/05/soil-climate-change-research-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-09-05T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Drs. Mark Stradiotto and Kate Sherren have been welcomed into the Royal Society of Canada, a fellowship that gathers the brightest minds across the country. Research News Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-04T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/23/history-slavery-expert.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more. Research Arts and Social Sciences Community & Culture Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/23/history-slavery-expert.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Genevieve MacIntyre 2024-08-23T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal maintained its place in the top 301-400 universities overall in the annual ranking, which tracks performance in research and academic achievement. Research News Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-08-15T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/14/here-s-how-progressive--collaborative-electoral-alternatives-can.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews If political parties respect voters and focus on policy rather than polls and partisan hackery, Canadians might have something substantive to choose from when the next federal election is called. Research Arts and Social Sciences Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/14/here-s-how-progressive--collaborative-electoral-alternatives-can.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ajay Parasram 2024-08-14T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/13/coloursmith-contact-lenses.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Halifax-based Coloursmith leveraged support from Creative Destruction Lab - Atlantic, the �鶹��ý��Դ-based arm of the global startup program, and is now working with the vision care industry to commercialize its technology that helps colourblind people see colour more vividly. Research Chemistry Science Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/13/coloursmith-contact-lenses.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Q. Casey 2024-08-13T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/09/monitoring-the-world-s-wildest-ocean-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Building a communications network to study environmental conditions in the harsh North Atlantic comes with its challenges. This Dal engineer is helping develop a solution. Research Engineering Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/09/monitoring-the-world-s-wildest-ocean-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Theresa Anne Salah 2024-08-09T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/06/dalhousie-battery-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson toured Dal’s battery labs and met with student researchers during a visit to announce $10.15 million in funding for the Canadian Battery Innovation Centre. Research Physics and Atmospheric Science Science Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/06/dalhousie-battery-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-08-06T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/31/how-remote-work-poses-unique-challenges-to-public-sector-employe.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies, write Faculty of Managaement researchers Dominika Wranik and Nachum Gabler. Research Management Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/31/how-remote-work-poses-unique-challenges-to-public-sector-employe.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews W. Dominika Wranik, Nachum Gabler 2024-07-31T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/30/oysters-boat-harbour.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Oysters can filter gallons of water a day, clarifying water and removing pollutants. That’s why a team of Dal researchers, in collaboration with Pictou Landing First Nation, are deploying locally sourced oysters in a body of water near Boat Harbour to evaluate whether they can help improve the local ecosystem. Research Science Oceans Marine Affairs Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/30/oysters-boat-harbour.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-07-30T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/26/dalhousie-study-hiv-drug-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Canadians have access to a drug that prevents HIV infection, but it's not getting into the hands of those who need it most. �鶹��ý��Դ’s Dr. Kyle Wilby is tackling the issue by collaborating with policymakers to make Nova Scotian pharmacists among the first in the country with the ability to prescribe the lifesaving medication. Research Pharmacy Health Professions Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/26/dalhousie-study-hiv-drug-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-07-26T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/23/one-more-part-of-me.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews What do you need to make a hit song? It's all in the numbers, according to a Dal mathematician whose songwriting showcases fractals, the Cantor set and all things mathy. Mathematics and Statistics Research Science Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/23/one-more-part-of-me.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-07-23T13:00:00Z /news/2024/07/23/franz-kafka-rawi-hage-cockroach.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sixty years after his death, the work of German author Franz Kafka continues to resonate. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Brittany Kraus of Dal's English department writes about his influence on the 2008 novel Cockroach by Lebanese Canadian writer and photographer Rawi Hage. Research English Arts and Social Sciences Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/23/franz-kafka-rawi-hage-cockroach.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Brittany Kraus 2024-07-23T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/19/2slgbtq--poverty-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Two Dal researchers are part of the first national study to examine 2SLGBTQ+ poverty in Canada. Research Arts and Social Sciences Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/19/2slgbtq--poverty-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Genevieve MacIntyre 2024-07-19T11:00:00Z /news/2024/07/18/dalhousie-lung-health-cihr.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews “It’s a really exciting time to move lung health research forward in Canada,” says �鶹��ý��Դ's Dr. Sanja Stanojevic. Research Science Medicine Community Health and Epidemiology Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/18/dalhousie-lung-health-cihr.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Laura Eggertson 2024-07-18T13:00:00Z /news/2024/07/16/green-hydrogen-atlantic-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal researchers Dr. Mita Dasog and Dr. Michael Freund have received a grant from the National Research Council of Canada for a project that could make green hydrogen production cheaper and more widely adopted in Atlantic Canada. Research Science Chemistry News Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/16/green-hydrogen-atlantic-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-07-16T13:00:00Z /news/2024/07/11/aquatron-conservation-science.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility continues to inspire the next generation of researchers and conservation scientists in bold new ways. Research Student Life Biology Science Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/11/aquatron-conservation-science.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-07-11T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/10/great-white-north--documentary-featuring-dal-vet-explores-atlant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews �鶹��ý��Դ veterinarian Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark is featured in a new "Shark Week" documentary exploring the dramatic increase in great white shark activity in Canadian East Coast waters. Research Community & Culture Science Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/10/great-white-north--documentary-featuring-dal-vet-explores-atlant.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-07-10T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/05/living-with-traumatic-brain-injury--proposed-legislation-support.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Traumatic brain injury can have profound long-term impact, but care is often focused on immediate symptoms. Bill C-277 aims to develop a national strategy for treatment, rehabilitation and recovery. Medicine Research Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/05/living-with-traumatic-brain-injury--proposed-legislation-support.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jamil Muradov 2024-07-05T15:00:00Z /news/2024/07/03/clinical-frailty-scale-kenneth-rockwood-order-of-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Rockwood was recognized with one of Canada’s highest honours for his enormous impact on geriatric medicine globally, joined by a host of Dal alumni on a list of 83 summer appointments. Medicine Research News Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/03/clinical-frailty-scale-kenneth-rockwood-order-of-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kate Rogers and Alison DeLory 2024-07-02T11:30:00Z /news/2024/06/27/ocean-science-artificial-intelligence.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Backed by a $2.5-million grant from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the Building Bridges research project, led by �鶹��ý��Դ, is hardwiring the AI revolution and the ocean sector by empowering researchers and industry with new digital tools to gather, analyze and share data. Research Management Science Oceanography Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:18:00 GMT /news/2024/06/27/ocean-science-artificial-intelligence.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-06-27T14:18:00Z /news/2024/06/21/research-project-at-dalhousie-s-aquatron-lab-aims-to-make-kelp-f.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kelp provides habitats for marine creatures and increasingly serves as an important food source globally. Learn how Dal researchers are using Canada’s largest university aquatic research facility to transform how this brown algae is grown. Research Science Oceanography Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/06/21/research-project-at-dalhousie-s-aquatron-lab-aims-to-make-kelp-f.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dani Silberman 2024-06-21T11:30:00Z