AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities /news/media/media-releases.html AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:52:12 GMT 2024-11-16T02:52:12Z Media opportunity: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ study aims to expand sexual health services in pharmacies, providing patients with one‑stop testing and treatment /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/14/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_study_aims_to_expand_sexual_health_services_in_pharmacies__providing_patients_with_one_stop_testing_and_treatment.html An innovative study is hoping to provide a comprehensive suite of sexual health services in pharmacies News Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/14/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_study_aims_to_expand_sexual_health_services_in_pharmacies__providing_patients_with_one_stop_testing_and_treatment.html Communications and Marketing 2024-11-14T16:00:00Z Media release: Opioid use disorder practice guideline updated to expand first‑line treatments, include pregnant people /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/12/media_release__opioid_use_disorder_practice_guideline_updated_to_expand_first_line_treatments__include_pregnant_people.html An updated evidence-based guideline aimed at helping clinicians and other health-care providers manage patients with opioid use disorder recommends two drugs as first-line treatments News Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/12/media_release__opioid_use_disorder_practice_guideline_updated_to_expand_first_line_treatments__include_pregnant_people.html Communications and Marketing 2024-11-12T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Used tires the secret ingredient in AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers’ low‑cost water desalination device that could help address water scarcity worldwide /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 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 Media opportunity: Scientists develop tool to predict sepsis in healthy newborns, opening the door to early, life‑saving treatment for critically ill babies /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 life-threatening responses to infections before symptoms even start to appear News Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /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 Communications and Marketing 2024-10-28T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Global fleet of undersea robots reveal the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean's surface: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ research /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/28/media_opportunity__global_fleet_of_undersea_robots_reveal_the_phytoplankton_hidden_beneath_the_ocean_s_surface__dalhousie_university_research.html Researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ are using a global network of underwater robots to quantify phytoplankton abundance News Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/28/media_opportunity__global_fleet_of_undersea_robots_reveal_the_phytoplankton_hidden_beneath_the_ocean_s_surface__dalhousie_university_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-28T15:00:00Z Media release: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ breakthrough with industrial partners poised to transform wastewater treatment worldwide /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/27/media_release__dalhousie_breakthrough_with_industrial_partners_poised_to_transform_wastewater_treatment_worldwide.html AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 Media opportunity: Mexico enters into agreement with AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ to research experiences of seasonal workers, develop policies to improve working conditions in Atlantic Canada /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 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 Media opportunity: Research papers reveal global increase in wildfires and smoke‑related deaths in certain regions due to climate change /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 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 /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 Media opportunity: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ acquires one of few simulation devices in Canada to train doctors to remove blood clots quickly, confidently /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 $415,000-Mentice digital training device and software acquired by AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and the QEII News Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /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 Communications and Marketing 2024-10-02T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ to explore whether cannabis alters the brains of teenagers and is linked to psychotic‑like experiences /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 Researchers are trying to better understand that potential relationship with an innovative study that will use magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) techniques to examine the brains of different groups of 15- and 16-year-olds. 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 Media release: Porn’s new program ‑ Dal legal scholar’s new book focuses on the shift to algorithms and legal frameworks to tame them /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 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: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ research /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 Media opportunity: Digging deep: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers will use historic funding to develop national soil data inventory and online soil portal for farmers, foresters and policy makers /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 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 Media opportunity: Land surface temperatures substantially warmer for 50 years following wildfires, despite cooler winter temperatures: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ research /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 Media release: New collaborative project aims to restore Nova Scotian seagrass meadows with the help of local communities /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 Media Release ‑ Six AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ students receive Canada’s largest science, technology, engineering and math scholarship /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 Media opportunity: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ researchers develop environmentally friendly, lower‑cost process to make materials for EV batteries /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 AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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 Media release: International study reveals sharks most affected by fishing are those most needed for healthy oceans /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 Media opportunity: Dubbed 'ecosystem engineers,' oysters deployed to waterway near polluted N.S. site as potential nature‑based cleaning solution /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 /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 Communications and Marketing 2024-07-31T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: The mental health of staff supporting women experiencing violence suffered during the pandemic due to increased demand: AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ research /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/29/media_opportunity__the_mental_health_of_staff_supporting_women_experiencing_violence_suffered_during_the_pandemic_due_to_increased_demand__dalhousie_university_research.html People working at organizations that support women experiencing violence reported vicarious trauma, anxiety and depression during the pandemic News Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/29/media_opportunity__the_mental_health_of_staff_supporting_women_experiencing_violence_suffered_during_the_pandemic_due_to_increased_demand__dalhousie_university_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-29T15:00:00Z Media release: Nova Scotia pharmacists among Canada’s first to prescribe HIV prevention drug with help from AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ pilot study /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/26/media_release__nova_scotia_pharmacists_among_canada_s_first_to_prescribe_hiv_prevention_drug_with_help_from_dalhousie_pilot_study.html Pharmacists in Nova Scotia are among the first in Canada to prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a preventative daily medication that protects people against HIV News Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/26/media_release__nova_scotia_pharmacists_among_canada_s_first_to_prescribe_hiv_prevention_drug_with_help_from_dalhousie_pilot_study.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-26T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: What do you need to make a hit song? Math, according to a AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ mathematician who created a pop song using fractals, the cantor set and all things mathy /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/23/media_opportunity__what_do_you_need_to_make_a_hit_song__math__according_to_a_dalhousie_university_mathematician_who_created_a_pop_song_using_fractals__the_cantor_set_and_all_things_mathy.html Dr. Jason Brown, a professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, set out to compose a pop song inspired by and based on mathematics News Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/23/media_opportunity__what_do_you_need_to_make_a_hit_song__math__according_to_a_dalhousie_university_mathematician_who_created_a_pop_song_using_fractals__the_cantor_set_and_all_things_mathy.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-23T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Uncovering the link between meltwater and groundwater in mountain regions is a priority for sustainable water management: international research paper /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/19/media_opportunity__uncovering_the_link_between_meltwater_and_groundwater_in_mountain_regions_is_a_priority_for_sustainable_water_management__international_research_paper.html An international group of experts in mountain hydrology says the traditional understanding of the mountain water cycle has largely ignored the role that cryosphere-groundwater interactions play News Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/07/19/media_opportunity__uncovering_the_link_between_meltwater_and_groundwater_in_mountain_regions_is_a_priority_for_sustainable_water_management__international_research_paper.html Communications and Marketing 2024-07-19T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Fish biomass faces steep declines by end of century under high‑emissions scenario: FAO report by AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, international scientists /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