/news/media/media-releases.html ±«Óătv RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:50:12 GMT 2025-02-26T16:50:12Z /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/2025/02/03/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 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/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 /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 Communications and Marketing 2025-01-15T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/15/media_release__dalhousie_university_receives__32m_to_lead_national_network_for_innovation__commercialization_and_entrepreneurship_skills_training.html New funding establishes ±«Óătv as the national headquarters of Lab2Market, an innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship skills training program News Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/01/15/media_release__dalhousie_university_receives__32m_to_lead_national_network_for_innovation__commercialization_and_entrepreneurship_skills_training.html Communications and Marketing 2025-01-15T16:00:00Z /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 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/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 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/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 ±«Óătv University 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 /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 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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 /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 ±«Óătv University 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 /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