/news.html Dal News - Research Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:11:37 GMT 2025-02-26T01:11:37Z /news/2025/02/25/the-deep-history-of-deepfakes--q-a-with-spatz-chair-eva-mroczek.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews In her public lecture this week, Dr. Eva Mroczek, the Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies at ±«Óãtv, is tracing the winding history of authenticity and forgery in how we discover, study, and talk about biblical texts. Research Arts and Social Sciences Community & Culture Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/02/25/the-deep-history-of-deepfakes--q-a-with-spatz-chair-eva-mroczek.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Genevieve MacIntyre 2025-02-25T12:30:00Z /news/2025/02/19/sable-island-researchers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Justine Ammendolia, Olivia Andres and Victoria Crozier share their experience following two field seasons on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island, completing surveys and lab work on the island’s feral horses. Research Environmental Programs Science Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/02/19/sable-island-researchers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-02-19T13:00:00Z /news/2025/02/18/homes-hospitals-food-environments.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A team of 18 nutrition and food policy experts from across Canada, including Dal's Dr. Sara Kirk, looked at research from the past five years to expose the environmental factors that influence what people in Canada buy and eat.  Research Health Professions Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:15:00 GMT /news/2025/02/18/homes-hospitals-food-environments.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sara F.L. Kirk and Lana Vanderlee 2025-02-18T11:15:00Z /news/2025/02/11/trump-steel-aluminum-canada-tariffs-trudeau.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Trump's tariff measures are expected to create economic uncertainty and could be devastating on both sides of the border. Two Dal experts offer their insights into what could be a painful period ahead. Research Management Arts and Social Sciences Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:03:00 GMT /news/2025/02/11/trump-steel-aluminum-canada-tariffs-trudeau.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-02-11T20:03:00Z /news/2025/02/11/canada-united-states-trade-tariffs-repair.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The right to repair can increase the amount of well-paying Canadian jobs and reduce Canada’s dependence on unpredictable global markets. Computer Science Law Research Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:54:00 GMT /news/2025/02/11/canada-united-states-trade-tariffs-repair.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Anthony D Rosborough 2025-02-10T17:54:00Z /news/2025/01/30/research-making-a-difference-dal-solutions.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The new DalSolutions editorial hub will feature stories that exemplify research with a purpose—research that is changing lives and helping to shape the world for the better. Research Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/30/research-making-a-difference-dal-solutions.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-01-30T12:00:00Z /news/2025/01/30/dal-solutions-kids-chronic-pain.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óãtv’s Dr. Christine Chambers and her colleagues at Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP) are working with hospitals to adopt Canada’s first Pediatric Pain Management Standard. Research Health Professions Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/30/dal-solutions-kids-chronic-pain.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Laura Eggertson 2025-01-30T11:00:00Z /news/2025/01/28/focused-research-investment-youth-mental-health.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews UNITE and CIRCLES-NS are two of four projects announced by Research Nova Scotia as part of a $27-million investment, the largest to date, and first use of the Focused Research Investment fund. Research Management Psychiatry Law Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/28/focused-research-investment-youth-mental-health.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-01-28T05:00:00Z /news/2025/01/27/single-cell-organisms-ocean-phosphate.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A small but mighty single-celled organism that dates back 500 million years punches far above its weight when it comes to buffering the harmful effects of excess nutrients that we put into the oceans, researchers say. Research Science Oceanography Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/27/single-cell-organisms-ocean-phosphate.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-01-27T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/22/dalhousie-semiconductor-research-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The province's investment establishes a microelectronics research hub at ±«Óãtv that is designed to develop industry partnerships and a provincial sector focused on supplying the semi- and superconductors essential to powering modern technology. Research Computer Science News Engineering Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:45:00 GMT /news/2025/01/22/dalhousie-semiconductor-research-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-01-22T14:45:00Z /news/2025/01/17/teenagers-drug-use-cognitive-behavioural-therapy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A research team led by ±«Óãtv has found that brief cognitive behavioural interventions that help young people manage such things as impulsivity, sensation seeking, sensitivity to anxiety and negative thinking can reduce teen substance use disorders. Research Medicine Psychiatry Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/17/teenagers-drug-use-cognitive-behavioural-therapy.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2025-01-17T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/15/dalhousie-innovation-funding-lab-2-market.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This new funding establishes ±«Óãtv as the national headquarters of Lab2Market and will enable the program to expand to more than 50 Canadian universities, colleges, and research hospitals, helping to unlock the commercial potential of $7.8 billion in collective annual research funding. Research Industry Liaison and Innovation News Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/15/dalhousie-innovation-funding-lab-2-market.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2025-01-15T16:00:00Z /news/2025/01/15/epilepsy-research-dalhousie-zambia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Researchers have joined forces with Zambian health-care professionals to create the Mfuwe Epilepsy Foundation, with a focus on improving epilepsy care in rural Zambia where health infrastructure is limited. Medicine Research Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/15/epilepsy-research-dalhousie-zambia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Laith Alhadeed 2025-01-15T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/08/justin-trudeau-liberal-leadership-future.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Now that Justin Trudeau has agreed to step down as Liberal leader, possible contenders to replace him must weigh their ambitions for the position against a still-bleak electoral outlook for the federal party. Dal’s Scott Pruysers explains how it could all play out. Research Arts and Social Sciences Political Science News Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/justin-trudeau-liberal-leadership-future.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-08T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/06/shellfish-farms-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Working with communities to understanding the social acceptability of shellfish farming is the key to developing sustained aquaculture activities. Research Oceans Science Marine Biology Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/06/shellfish-farms-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ramón Filgueira and Megan Rector 2025-01-06T14:00:00Z /news/2024/12/20/ev-battery-longer-lasting.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A new lithium-ion EV battery material being studied by ±«Óãtv researchers lasts for 10 times more charge-discharge cycles compared to a conventional battery, potentially powering cars for eight million kilometres. Research Physics and Atmospheric Science Science Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/20/ev-battery-longer-lasting.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-12-20T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/19/dalhousie-2024-year-in-stories.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Life-changing research, award-winning students, a historic fundraising campaign, cultural milestones — 2024 was a year to remember. Revisit some of our biggest stories of the year. Student Life Health Professions Senior Administration Research Facilities Management Science Human Resources News Engineering Community & Culture Agriculture Graduate Studies Alumni Architecture and Planning Arts and Social Sciences Indigenous Convocation Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/19/dalhousie-2024-year-in-stories.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-12-19T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/19/legacy-awards.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews More than 40 faculty and staff across campus were recognized for excellence in research, teaching, workplace safety, and service throughout their careers. Research News Community & Culture Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/19/legacy-awards.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Tanis Trainor 2024-12-19T09:30:00Z /news/2024/12/17/mexico-temporary-workers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A Dal social work researcher whose reports have exposed problems such as overcrowded housing and compensation issues will have more avenues to inform policy under a new Memorandum of Understanding. Research Social Work Health Professions Community & Culture Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/17/mexico-temporary-workers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-12-17T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/11/killam-awards-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Killam scholars and fellows represent some of the best and brightest research ±«Óãtv has to offer as attendees at a recent celebration event got to see first hand. Research Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/11/killam-awards-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Joshua Boyter 2024-12-11T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/10/antibiotics-superbug-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Millions die every year due to bacterial infections that are growing more resistant to antibiotics. Dal researchers and their partners are addressing that threat head-on. Medicine Pharmacology Research Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/10/antibiotics-superbug-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-12-10T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/10/qs-sustainability-ranking-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óãtv ranked at 107 out of 1,744 participating institutions in the latest global sustainability ranking from QS, cracking the top 100 on a range of measures and placing 12th out of 32 institutions in Canada. Research Student Life Student Services News Community & Culture Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/10/qs-sustainability-ranking-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-12-10T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/11/updates-to-canada-s-copyright-act-bring-consumers-closer-to-the-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Two new bills will amend the Copyright Act to protect consumers’ right to repair their possessions. But more work is needed, including ensuring that manufacturers make their devices repairable. Law Research Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:30:00 GMT /news/2024/12/11/updates-to-canada-s-copyright-act-bring-consumers-closer-to-the-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Anthony D Rosborough 2024-12-10T12:30:00Z /news/2024/12/06/youth-care-unemployment.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Former youth in care deserve equitable educational opportunities. Better longitudinal data is needed around how youth and adults successfully transition to and complete post-secondary education. Research Arts and Social Sciences Sociology and Social Anthropology Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/2024/12/06/youth-care-unemployment.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Margaret Robinson, Jacquie Gahagan, Dale Kirby, and Rasnat Chowdhury 2024-12-06T16:00:00Z /news/2024/12/05/canada-food-price-report-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The 2025 report forecasts overall food prices will increase by 3% to 5% at a time when 8.7 million Canadians are living in food-insecure households. Research Management Agriculture News Community & Culture Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024/12/05/canada-food-price-report-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kim Humes 2024-12-05T12:00:00Z