/news.html Dal News Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:28:51 GMT 2025-01-30T17:28:51Z /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 ±«Óătv’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/2025/01/29/-we-have-a-seat-for-you---5-reasons-dalhousie-university-is-a-to.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óătv is ready welcome next year's class of international students to Nova Scotia, including stepping up efforts to help applicants cut through the clutter of the permit process and focus on the experience ahead. Student Life Registrar News Communications and Marketing Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/29/-we-have-a-seat-for-you---5-reasons-dalhousie-university-is-a-to.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-29T12:30:00Z /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/2025/01/27/tigers-weekend-action--jan-27-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Tigers had a busy weekend on the road and at home inclduing the last swim meet before the AUS championship. Sports Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/27/tigers-weekend-action--jan-27-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-27T12:00:00Z /news/2025/01/24/tigers-celebrate-162-academic-all-canadians.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews To earn this coveted award, student-athletes had to maintain at least a 3.50 grade point average over the course of the 2023-24 academic year while competitive in a varsity sport. Sports Student Life News Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:20:00 GMT /news/2025/01/24/tigers-celebrate-162-academic-all-canadians.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-24T13:20:00Z /news/2025/01/24/lunar-new-year-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The International Centre will serve as a home away from home this year for students and others from the Dal community wishing to usher in the Year of the Snake together. Student Life Community & Culture Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/24/lunar-new-year-dalhousie-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Farrah Smith 2025-01-24T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/24/global-game-jam-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews ±«Óătv's ShiftKey Labs invites all gamers to get creative this weekend at its 2025 Global Game Jam, an event that promises to help everyone level up their game-creation skills. Computer Science Student Life Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/24/global-game-jam-2025-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2025-01-24T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/23/agribusiness-podcast-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The students behind Harvesting Impact hope the podcast cultivates meaningful conversations about the future of food and sustainability. Agriculture News Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:28:00 GMT /news/2025/01/23/agribusiness-podcast-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2025-01-23T13:28:00Z /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 ±«Óătv 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/2025/01/22/times-higher-education-world-university-subject-rankings-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal rose 11 spots to rank 89th overall in the world for the study of law in Times Higher Education’s 2025 World University Rankings by Subject. Law News Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/22/times-higher-education-world-university-subject-rankings-2025.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-22T14:30:00Z /news/2025/01/20/tigers-weekend-action--jan--20-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Several teams were in action this weekend with the women's volleyball team battling SMU twice at Dalplex. Sports Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/20/tigers-weekend-action--jan--20-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-20T13:00:00Z /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 ±«Óătv 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/2025/01/21/ai-driving-startup-dalhousie-student.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Acciceptron is the brainchild of third-year student Sai Narayan Karthikeya Redrowtu, who conceptualized an AI-driven platform for vehicles that blends human and machine intelligence to reduce motor-vehicle accidents. Computer Science Student Life Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/21/ai-driving-startup-dalhousie-student.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2025-01-16T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/15/dalhousie-innovation-funding-lab-2-market.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This new funding establishes ±«Óătv 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/2025/01/14/engineering-dalhousie-experiential-learning.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A knockout-style tournament started by two part-time academics on Dal's Truro Campus put teams of undergrads to the test in a series of engineering-based challenges testing a variety of skills essential to the discipline. Agriculture Student Life Engineering Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/14/engineering-dalhousie-experiential-learning.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2025-01-14T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/13/tigers-weekend-action--jan--13-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews The Tigers had a busy week to kick off 2025! Sports Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025/01/13/tigers-weekend-action--jan--13-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-13T13:00:00Z /news/2025/01/10/quilt-african-nova-scotian-dalhousie-progress-report.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A stunning quilt installation created by an African Nova Scotian artist has found a permanent home at ±«Óătv, unveiled late last year at a celebration marking the release of the latest annual report from ±«Óătv's African Nova Scotian Strategy Advisory Council. Law News Community & Culture Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:18:00 GMT /news/2025/01/10/quilt-african-nova-scotian-dalhousie-progress-report.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jalana Lewis 2025-01-10T14:18:00Z /news/2025/01/09/united-states-canada-state-51st.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews How precisely Donald Trump could make good on his threat to annex Canada can be found in the U.S. Constitution. There is both potential and precedent in American history. International Development Studies Community & Culture Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:58:00 GMT /news/2025/01/09/united-states-canada-state-51st.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Robert Huish 2025-01-09T18:58:00Z /news/2025/01/09/north-end-halifax-rodney-small.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Rodney Small, founder and executive director of grassroots community engagement initiative One North End, sees a direct link between his Dal education and the work he does now. "I was not just a number." Alumni Management Community & Culture Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/09/north-end-halifax-rodney-small.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sonya Jampolsky 2025-01-09T12:30:00Z /news/2025/01/08/dalhousie-provost-wanda-costen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Wanda Costen arrives at Dal eager to help shape the university's future with its people top of mind. "My mantra is transparency, fairness and equity, and I honour that every day in what I’m trying to do." News Senior Administration Wed, 08 Jan 2025 12:30:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/dalhousie-provost-wanda-costen.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2025-01-08T12:30:00Z /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/2025/01/08/pepsico-athletes-of-the-week--jan--6-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Congratulations to Ally MacNutt and Nathan Gray on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week. Sports Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:52:00 GMT /news/2025/01/08/pepsico-athletes-of-the-week--jan--6-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Chelsea Norris 2025-01-07T19:52:00Z