/news/media/media-releases.html ±«Óătv RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:33:06 GMT 2025-04-01T15:33:06Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/21/media_opportunity__dalhousie_scientists_work_with_nova_scotia_companies_to_develop_ocean_technology_and_portable_lab_to_support_canadian_mission_studying_climate_change_at_the_bottom_of_the_earth.html ±«Óătv University and MEOPAR researchers are helping lead a groundbreaking Canadian Antarctic expedition aimed at uncovering how climate change is altering this vital ecosystem News Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/21/media_opportunity__dalhousie_scientists_work_with_nova_scotia_companies_to_develop_ocean_technology_and_portable_lab_to_support_canadian_mission_studying_climate_change_at_the_bottom_of_the_earth.html Communications and Marketing 2025-03-21T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/17/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find__cosmic_fuel_tank__hidden_in_infant_galaxy_cluster_roughly_24_5_billion_light_years_away.html Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly large reservoir of molecular gas in a group of galaxies about 24.5 billion light-years away News Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/17/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find__cosmic_fuel_tank__hidden_in_infant_galaxy_cluster_roughly_24_5_billion_light_years_away.html Communications and Marketing 2025-03-17T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/05/media_opportunity__dalhousie_study_finds_simple_procedure_beats_first_line_treatment_for_leading_cause_of_natural_sudden_death.html New research finds that simple procedure beats first-line treatment for leading cause of natural sudden death News Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/05/media_opportunity__dalhousie_study_finds_simple_procedure_beats_first_line_treatment_for_leading_cause_of_natural_sudden_death.html Communications and Marketing 2025-03-05T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/03/media_release__mccall_macbain_foundation_invests__3_5m_to_expand_dalhousie_student_leadership_academy.html ±«Óătv University is proud to announce a $3.5-million investment from the McCall MacBain Foundation to expand the ±«Óătv Student Leadership Academy, enhancing leadership development opportunities for students. News Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/03/03/media_release__mccall_macbain_foundation_invests__3_5m_to_expand_dalhousie_student_leadership_academy.html ±«Óătv Communications 2025-03-03T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/27/media_release__johnson_scholarship_foundation_s__1m__gift_boosts_dalhousie_s_faculty_of_engineering_efforts_to_diversify_the_profession.html The Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) announced today a transformative gift of $1,050,000 to ±«Óătv University’s Faculty of Engineering that will strengthen its efforts to diversify the field of engineering. News Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/27/media_release__johnson_scholarship_foundation_s__1m__gift_boosts_dalhousie_s_faculty_of_engineering_efforts_to_diversify_the_profession.html ±«Óătv Communications 2025-02-27T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/24/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researcher_shines_a_light_on_the_mighty__but_little_known_laurentian_great_lakes_freshwater_commercial_fisheries_in_new_documentary.html A new film by ±«Óătv University researcher, Hannah Harrison, is bringing that legacy to light. Filmed on location in ports around the Great Lakes, Last Boat on the Lake explores the challenges and opportunities these fisheries face in a changing world News Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/24/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researcher_shines_a_light_on_the_mighty__but_little_known_laurentian_great_lakes_freshwater_commercial_fisheries_in_new_documentary.html Communications and Marketing 2025-02-24T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/19/media_opportunity__three_early_career_researchers_doing_their_fieldwork_on_sable_island_think_others_can_learn_from_their_experiences_on_the_remote_north_atlantic_island.html Three early career researchers offer tips on how to manage the pressure-cooker environment of remote, and sometimes difficult, fieldwork News Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/19/media_opportunity__three_early_career_researchers_doing_their_fieldwork_on_sable_island_think_others_can_learn_from_their_experiences_on_the_remote_north_atlantic_island.html Communications and Marketing 2025-02-19T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/03/media_opportunity__youth_voices_at_centre_of_dalhousie_university_researcher_s_examination_of_mental_health_programs_to_determine_what_supports_best_meet_their_needs.html ±«Óătv's new Sun Life Chair in Youth Mental Health work with clinicians and youth to discover what mental health programs and supports best meet their needs News Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/03/media_opportunity__youth_voices_at_centre_of_dalhousie_university_researcher_s_examination_of_mental_health_programs_to_determine_what_supports_best_meet_their_needs.html Communications and Marketing 2025-02-03T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/03/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_address_high_epilepsy_rates_and_stigma_in_rural_zambia_ahead_of_international_epilepsy_day.html ±«Óătv researchers are leading an initiative in rural Zambia to address the high prevalence of epilepsy and combat the stigma that affects people living with the condition News Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/02/03/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_address_high_epilepsy_rates_and_stigma_in_rural_zambia_ahead_of_international_epilepsy_day.html Communications and Marketing 2025-02-03T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/28/media_release__dalhousie_university_researchers_receive__7_5_million_for_projects_that_will_improve_mental_health_and_addictions_care_for_young_people__and_create_healthier_communities_in_nova_scotia_through_local_collaboration.html ±«Óătv teams received $7.5 million through Focused Research Investments, a new Research Nova Scotia program designed to advance research that tackles the province's most pressing issues News Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/28/media_release__dalhousie_university_researchers_receive__7_5_million_for_projects_that_will_improve_mental_health_and_addictions_care_for_young_people__and_create_healthier_communities_in_nova_scotia_through_local_collaboration.html Communications and Marketing 2025-01-28T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/22/media_release__researchers_at_dalhousie_university_find_pregnancy_may_increase_risk_of_mental_illness_in_people_with_multiple_sclerosis.html Pregnant people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher chance of experiencing mental illness both during their pregnancy and in the first years after they give birth compared to those without the disease News Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/22/media_release__researchers_at_dalhousie_university_find_pregnancy_may_increase_risk_of_mental_illness_in_people_with_multiple_sclerosis.html Communications and Marketing 2025-01-22T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/21/media_release__new_industry_focused_r_d_hub_receives__1_4m_from_province_to_spark_semiconductor_sector_in_nova_scotia.html The Nova Scotia government has announced a $1.4-million investment to establish a microelectronics research hub at ±«Óătv University News Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/21/media_release__new_industry_focused_r_d_hub_receives__1_4m_from_province_to_spark_semiconductor_sector_in_nova_scotia.html Communications and Marketing 2025-01-21T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/15/media_release__cognitive_behavioural_program_co_developed_by_dalhousie_university_researcher_yields_promising_results_in_preventing_transition_to_substance_use_disorders_in_teenagers.html Brief cognitive behavioural interventions that help young people manage aspects of their personality have been shown to reduce teen substance use disorders News Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/15/media_release__cognitive_behavioural_program_co_developed_by_dalhousie_university_researcher_yields_promising_results_in_preventing_transition_to_substance_use_disorders_in_teenagers.html Communications and Marketing 2025-01-15T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/15/media_opportunity__single_celled_organisms_with_superpowers_shown_to_buffer_fertilizer_input_into_the_world_s_oceans_by_storing_large_amounts_of_nitrogen_and_phosphate_and_fighting_harms_to_the_marine_environment.html Scientists studying microscopic organisms whose fossil records date back 500 million years have found that they may absorb nitrogen and phosphate from coastal waters at a previously unimagined extent News Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT 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/news/media/media-releases/2024/12/18/media_opportunity__new_lithium_ion_battery_material_for_evs_and_studied_by_dalhousie_university_lasts_for_10_times_more_charge_discharge_cycles_compared_to_a_conventional_battery__potentially_powering_cars_for_eight_million_kilometres.html Researchers from ±«Óătv University used the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to analyze a new type of lithium-ion battery material News Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/18/media_opportunity__new_lithium_ion_battery_material_for_evs_and_studied_by_dalhousie_university_lasts_for_10_times_more_charge_discharge_cycles_compared_to_a_conventional_battery__potentially_powering_cars_for_eight_million_kilometres.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-18T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/17/media_release___dalhousie_university_researchers_seek_to_improve_quality_of_life_of_long_term_cancer_patients_after_receiving_funds_from_a_terry_fox_research_program_developed_by_cancer_patients_for_cancer_patients.html A team of doctors and researchers from ±«Óătv University will spend the next year finding ways to improve the quality of life of long-term cancer patients News Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/17/media_release___dalhousie_university_researchers_seek_to_improve_quality_of_life_of_long_term_cancer_patients_after_receiving_funds_from_a_terry_fox_research_program_developed_by_cancer_patients_for_cancer_patients.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-17T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/16/media_release__promising_new_treatment_for_older_adults_with_depression_and_anxiety___canadian_study_shows_older_adults_experiencing_depression__anxiety_benefit_from_cognitive_behavioural_therapy_tailored_to_their_age_group.html A new study found that cognitive behavioural therapy tailored to older adults significantly improved participants' mood, anxiety and perceived quality of life News Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/16/media_release__promising_new_treatment_for_older_adults_with_depression_and_anxiety___canadian_study_shows_older_adults_experiencing_depression__anxiety_benefit_from_cognitive_behavioural_therapy_tailored_to_their_age_group.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-16T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/13/media_opportunity__the_serious_side_of_christmas_trees__they_bring_joy_to_the_holiday_season__but_your_festive_tree_also_plays_a_serious_role_in_sequestering_carbon_and_mitigating_greenhouse_gas_emissions.html A new project led by ±«Óătv University researchers is hoping to quantify the carbon stores in balsam fir Christmas tree orchard biomass and soils News Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/13/media_opportunity__the_serious_side_of_christmas_trees__they_bring_joy_to_the_holiday_season__but_your_festive_tree_also_plays_a_serious_role_in_sequestering_carbon_and_mitigating_greenhouse_gas_emissions.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-13T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/09/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_use_novel_measure_to_assess_effects_of_vaping_on_young_adults__lungs__finding_e_cigarette_users_impair_lung_function.html A new study by researchers at ±«Óătv University has found that young people who use electronic cigarettes have worse lung function News Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/09/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_use_novel_measure_to_assess_effects_of_vaping_on_young_adults__lungs__finding_e_cigarette_users_impair_lung_function.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-09T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_opportunity__the_view_from_space___dalhousie_university_researchers_use_satellite_data__ai_to_identify_trends_in_cows__methane_emissions_and_develop_tools_to_tackle_climate_change_in_the_canadian_dairy_industry.html Researchers using satellite data and AI to track methane emissions from dairy farms have identified certain trends on when they peak, how the pandemic affected their release and areas in the country that emitted the highest amounts of the potent greenhouse gas News Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_opportunity__the_view_from_space___dalhousie_university_researchers_use_satellite_data__ai_to_identify_trends_in_cows__methane_emissions_and_develop_tools_to_tackle_climate_change_in_the_canadian_dairy_industry.html Communications and Marketing 2024-11-28T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_release__dalhousie_university_researchers__denovamed_inc__develop_new_family_of_antibiotics_that_could_treat_multidrug_resistant_bacterial__superbugs_.html For the first time in over 30 years, researchers at ±«Óătv University, DeNovaMed Inc. and the University of Toronto have developed a new family of antibiotics to treat multidrug-resistant bacteria News Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_release__dalhousie_university_researchers__denovamed_inc__develop_new_family_of_antibiotics_that_could_treat_multidrug_resistant_bacterial__superbugs_.html Communications and Marketing 2024-11-28T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_use_polar_bear_poop_to_shed_light_on_the_effects_of_climate_change__dietary_alterations_on_wild_versus_captive_populations.html In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers collected and compared the fecal microbiome of captive polar bears with the wild population News Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/11/28/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_use_polar_bear_poop_to_shed_light_on_the_effects_of_climate_change__dietary_alterations_on_wild_versus_captive_populations.html Communications and Marketing 2024-11-28T16:00:00Z /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 /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