Dalhousie RSS Media Releases and Opportunities - News https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases.html Dalhousie RSS Media Releases and Opportunities - News Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:38:03 GMT 2024-03-28T15:38:03Z Media opportunity: Dalhousie University researchers find migrant workers in Nova Scotia face discrimination, overcrowded housing and wage theft, but also receive support from their home countries in addressing mistreatment https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/27/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find_migrant_workers_in_nova_scotia_face_discrimination__overcrowded_housing_and_wage_theft__but_also_receive_support_from_their_home_countries_in_addressing_mistreatment.html A new study by Dalhousie University researchers suggests that temporary foreign workers in Nova Scotia experienced overcrowded housing, wage theft, discrimination and difficulty accessing health care News Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/27/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find_migrant_workers_in_nova_scotia_face_discrimination__overcrowded_housing_and_wage_theft__but_also_receive_support_from_their_home_countries_in_addressing_mistreatment.html Communications and Marketing 2024-03-27T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Fowl language: Dalhousie University researcher uses AI to crack the code of clucks and unravel chicken chatter secrets, opening the door to an improved quality of life https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/25/media_opportunity__fowl_language__dalhousie_university_researcher_uses_ai_to_crack_the_code_of_clucks_and_unravel_chicken_chatter_secrets__opening_the_door_to_an_improved_quality_of_life.html Using sophisticated machine learning algorithms -- or Natural Language Processing -- Dr. Suresh Neethirajan has translated chickens' nonsensical sounds to specific words, like "Danger!" and "Fox!" News Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/25/media_opportunity__fowl_language__dalhousie_university_researcher_uses_ai_to_crack_the_code_of_clucks_and_unravel_chicken_chatter_secrets__opening_the_door_to_an_improved_quality_of_life.html Communications and Marketing 2024-03-25T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Dalhousie University researchers go underwater to address an otherworldly issue ‑‑ how to treat pain in space https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/25/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_go_underwater_to_address_an_otherworldly_issue____how_to_treat_pain_in_space.html Dr. Jon Bailey, an assistant professor in Dalhousie University's Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, has set out to make surgery and pain management in space a reality. News Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/25/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_go_underwater_to_address_an_otherworldly_issue____how_to_treat_pain_in_space.html Communications and Marketing 2024-03-25T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Dalhousie legal scholar wins Killam Fellowship for ground‑breaking research into the handling of sexual assault claims https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/19/media_opportunity__dalhousie_legal_scholar_wins_killam_fellowship_for_ground_breaking_research_into_the_handling_of_sexual_assault_claims.html Dalhousie legal scholar Dr. Elaine Craig was announced today as one of eight Canadian researchers to receive the Dorothy Killam Fellowship News Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/19/media_opportunity__dalhousie_legal_scholar_wins_killam_fellowship_for_ground_breaking_research_into_the_handling_of_sexual_assault_claims.html Communications and Marketing 2024-03-19T15:00:00Z Media release: Dalhousie receives $5M from Canadian Foundation for Innovation to build country’s first university‑based battery prototyping and fabrication facility https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/13/media_release__dalhousie_receives__5m_from_canadian_foundation_for_innovation_to_build_country_s_first_university_based_battery_prototyping_and_fabrication_facility.html $5M in new funding was committed for the construction of a first-in-Canada battery innovation centre at Dalhousie University News Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/03/13/media_release__dalhousie_receives__5m_from_canadian_foundation_for_innovation_to_build_country_s_first_university_based_battery_prototyping_and_fabrication_facility.html Communications and Marketing 2024-03-13T15:00:00Z Dalhousie University and Eastward Energy welcome Premier Tim Houston in celebrating the launch of the Hydrogen Applications Research Lab https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/26/dalhousie_university_and_eastward_energy_welcome_premier_tim_houston__in_celebrating_the_launch_of_the_hydrogen_applications_research_lab.html Today, Dalhousie University and John Hawkins, president, Eastward Energy, welcomed The Honourable Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, and The Honourable Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, to the launch of Dalhousie’s Faculty of Engineering Hydrogen Applications Research Lab. News Mon, 26 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/26/dalhousie_university_and_eastward_energy_welcome_premier_tim_houston__in_celebrating_the_launch_of_the_hydrogen_applications_research_lab.html Communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2024-02-26T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: How are the world's reef sharks doing and what can be done to save them? Researchers will revisit marine protected areas in 26 nations to check their numbers and help design new conservation sites https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/20/media_opportunity__how_are_the_world_s_reef_sharks_doing_and_what_can_be_done_to_save_them__researchers_will_revisit_marine_protected_areas_in_26_nations_to_check_their_numbers_and_help_design_new_conservation_sites.html Researchers from across the globe are updating a seminal shark survey to assess their numbers and help in the design of new marine protected areas. News Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/20/media_opportunity__how_are_the_world_s_reef_sharks_doing_and_what_can_be_done_to_save_them__researchers_will_revisit_marine_protected_areas_in_26_nations_to_check_their_numbers_and_help_design_new_conservation_sites.html Communications and Marketing 2024-02-20T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Dalhousie University program will support Canadian physicians, residents and medical students with daily messages aimed at reducing stress, depression and burnout https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/12/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_program_will_support_canadian_physicians__residents_and_medical_students_with_daily_messages_aimed_at_reducing_stress__depression_and_burnout.html A simple, anonymous and accessible program is intended to support the mental health of physicians, residents and medical students across Canada who may be experiencing burnout, anxiety and depression. News Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/12/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_program_will_support_canadian_physicians__residents_and_medical_students_with_daily_messages_aimed_at_reducing_stress__depression_and_burnout.html Communications and Marketing 2024-02-12T16:00:00Z Media Opportunity: Dalhousie University congratulates faculty members Jerome Blais and Amy Brandon on Juno Award nominations https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/08/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_congratulates_faculty_members_jerome_blais_and_amy_brandon_on_juno_award_nominations.html Dalhousie University is thrilled to congratulate Dr. Jérôme Blais and Amy Brandon on receiving Juno Award nominations by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). News Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/08/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_congratulates_faculty_members_jerome_blais_and_amy_brandon_on_juno_award_nominations.html communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2024-02-08T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Dalhousie University social anthropologist explores the joyful reasons people are drawn to Mardi Gras and the sense of community it provides https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/08/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_social_anthropologist_explores_the_joyful_reasons_people_are_drawn_to_mardi_gras_and_the_sense_of_community_it_provides.html Mardi Gras includes an outdoor photo exhibit and exploration of what participating in Carnival means to people and why they spend so much time and energy putting on events that come around once a year for a few hours News Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/08/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_social_anthropologist_explores_the_joyful_reasons_people_are_drawn_to_mardi_gras_and_the_sense_of_community_it_provides.html Communications and Marketing 2024-02-08T16:00:00Z Media release: Innovative research presents deep dive on national fisheries health, finding bright spots along the way https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/06/media_release__innovative_research_presents_deep_dive_on_national_fisheries_health__finding_bright_spots_along_the_way.html Scientists analyzed all 230 commercial stocks in Canada to first see what drives overall stock health. News Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/06/media_release__innovative_research_presents_deep_dive_on_national_fisheries_health__finding_bright_spots_along_the_way.html Communications and Marketing 2024-02-06T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Sleek, high‑resolution imaging probe gives physicians ability to see site of spinal nerve compression, greatly improving success of spine surgery https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/01/media_opportunity__sleek__high_resolution_imaging_probe_gives_physicians_ability_to_see_site_of_spinal_nerve_compression__greatly_improving_success_of_spine_surgery.html Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a sleek, high-resolution imaging probe that can give physicians a much clearer view of the spinal surgical area before and after the procedure is done. News Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/02/01/media_opportunity__sleek__high_resolution_imaging_probe_gives_physicians_ability_to_see_site_of_spinal_nerve_compression__greatly_improving_success_of_spine_surgery.html Communications and Marketing 2024-02-01T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Majority of pediatric deaths in Nova Scotia involve males in rural areas, with car crashes causing most of the pre‑hospital traumas: research study https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/23/media_opportunity__majority_of_pediatric_deaths_in_nova_scotia_involve_males_in_rural_areas__with_car_crashes_causing_most_of_the_pre_hospital_traumas__research_study.html More than 10 per cent of pediatric trauma victims in Nova Scotia die before reaching a hospital, according to a new study by researchers at Dalhousie University News Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/23/media_opportunity__majority_of_pediatric_deaths_in_nova_scotia_involve_males_in_rural_areas__with_car_crashes_causing_most_of_the_pre_hospital_traumas__research_study.html Communications and Marketing 2024-01-23T16:00:00Z Media release: Global study documents increasing trend in shark mortality despite finning regulations, identifies pathways to save threatened species https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/11/media_release__global_study_documents_increasing_trend_in_shark_mortality_despite_finning_regulations__identifies_pathways_to_save_threatened_species.html A new global assessment has revealed that, while some shark finning regulations do work, overall sharks are caught by coastal fisheries at increasing rates. News Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/11/media_release__global_study_documents_increasing_trend_in_shark_mortality_despite_finning_regulations__identifies_pathways_to_save_threatened_species.html Communications and Marketing 2024-01-11T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Rates of long COVID significantly lower in children compared to adults: IWK and Dalhousie University research study https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/10/media_opportunity__rates_of_long_covid_significantly_lower_in_children_compared_to_adults__iwk_and_dalhousie_university_research_study.html Canadian researchers have found that the rates of long COVID are significantly lower in children compared to adults News Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/10/media_opportunity__rates_of_long_covid_significantly_lower_in_children_compared_to_adults__iwk_and_dalhousie_university_research_study.html Communications and Marketing 2024-01-10T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Sperm whales and humans share similar cultural, ethno‑linguistic associations and could improve our understanding of human social evolution while guiding future whale research https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/09/media_opportunity__sperm_whales_and_humans_share_similar_cultural__ethno_linguistic_associations_and_could_improve_our_understanding_of_human_social_evolution_while_guiding_future_whale_research.html Researchers find similarities between sperm whale clans and human ethno-linguistic groups News Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/09/media_opportunity__sperm_whales_and_humans_share_similar_cultural__ethno_linguistic_associations_and_could_improve_our_understanding_of_human_social_evolution_while_guiding_future_whale_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-01-09T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: How are the world's reef sharks doing and what can be done to save them? Researchers will revisit marine protected areas in 26 nations to check their numbers and help design new conservation sites https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/04/media_opportunity__how_are_the_world_s_reef_sharks_doing_and_what_can_be_done_to_save_them__researchers_will_revisit_marine_protected_areas_in_26_nations_to_check_their_numbers_and_help_design_new_conservation_sites.html Researchers from across the globe are updating a seminal shark survey to assess their numbers and help in the design of new marine protected areas, or MPAs, that have been shown to stem their decline News Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2024/01/04/media_opportunity__how_are_the_world_s_reef_sharks_doing_and_what_can_be_done_to_save_them__researchers_will_revisit_marine_protected_areas_in_26_nations_to_check_their_numbers_and_help_design_new_conservation_sites.html Communications and Marketing 2024-01-04T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Researchers discover drug used in treatment of Alzheimer's effectively reduces damage caused by traumatic brain injury without harmful side‑effects https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/12/19/media_opportunity__researchers_discover_drug_used_in_treatment_of_alzheimer_s_effectively_reduces_damage_caused_by_traumatic_brain_injury_without_harmful_side_effects.html Researchers discover drug reduces damage caused by traumatic brain injury without harmful side-effects News Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/12/19/media_opportunity__researchers_discover_drug_used_in_treatment_of_alzheimer_s_effectively_reduces_damage_caused_by_traumatic_brain_injury_without_harmful_side_effects.html Communications and Marketing 2023-12-19T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Study by Dalhousie, Oxford researchers examines how refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan were received in Canada and the UK, finding low reception rates in both countries and limited pathways for settlement https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/12/13/media_opportunity__study_by_dalhousie__oxford_researchers_examines_how_refugees_from_ukraine_and_afghanistan_were_received_in_canada_and_the_uk__finding_low_reception_rates_in_both_countries_and_limited_pathways_for_settlement.html Researchers at Dalhousie University and the University of Oxford examined the similarities and differences in the reception of Ukrainian and Afghan refugees in Canada and the UK News Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/12/13/media_opportunity__study_by_dalhousie__oxford_researchers_examines_how_refugees_from_ukraine_and_afghanistan_were_received_in_canada_and_the_uk__finding_low_reception_rates_in_both_countries_and_limited_pathways_for_settlement.html Communications and Marketing 2023-12-13T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Majority of people in seven countries believe income differences are too large, that CEOs make outsized salaries compared to unskilled workers: research study https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/30/media_opportunity__majority_of_people_in_seven_countries_believe_income_differences_are_too_large__that_ceos_make_outsized_salaries_compared_to_unskilled_workers__research_study.html Researchers find majority have egalitarian views when it comes to pay discrepancies News Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/30/media_opportunity__majority_of_people_in_seven_countries_believe_income_differences_are_too_large__that_ceos_make_outsized_salaries_compared_to_unskilled_workers__research_study.html Communications and Marketing 2023-11-30T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Microplastics scooped up from the ocean and transported through the atmosphere to a rural area in Newfoundland during hurricane Larry: international research study https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/28/media_opportunity__microplastics_scooped_up_from_the_ocean_and_transported_through_the_atmosphere_to_a_rural_area_in_newfoundland_during_hurricane_larry__international_research_study.html Researchers found microplastics in all samples, with those collected during the height of hurricane Larry showing the highest concentration of particles. News Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/28/media_opportunity__microplastics_scooped_up_from_the_ocean_and_transported_through_the_atmosphere_to_a_rural_area_in_newfoundland_during_hurricane_larry__international_research_study.html Communications and Marketing 2023-11-28T16:00:00Z Media Release‑ Dalhousie helping students become more food secure on Giving Tuesday https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/27/media_release__dalhousie_helping_students_become_more_food_secure_on_giving_tuesday.html Post-secondary schools across Nova Scotia are once again joining together with Dalhousie University on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28 to raise funds for campus food banks across the province through the Food Security Project. News Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/27/media_release__dalhousie_helping_students_become_more_food_secure_on_giving_tuesday.html Communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2023-11-27T16:00:00Z Media opportunity: Researchers find that people who smoke both cigarettes and marijuana are 12 times more likely to have emphysema than non‑smokers https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/27/media_opportunity__researchers_find_that_people_who_smoke_both_cigarettes_and_marijuana_are_12_times_more_likely_to_have_emphysema_than_non_smokers.html People who smoke both marijuana and cigarettes are 12 times more likely than non-smokers to have emphysema News Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/27/media_opportunity__researchers_find_that_people_who_smoke_both_cigarettes_and_marijuana_are_12_times_more_likely_to_have_emphysema_than_non_smokers.html Communications and Marketing 2023-11-27T16:00:00Z Media Release ‑ Faculty of Science student Diana Adamo named Dalhousie University’s 94th Rhodes Scholar https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/21/media_release___faculty_of_science_student_diana_adamo_named_dalhousie_university_s_94th_rhodes_scholar.html Dalhousie University congratulates fourth-year science student Diana Adamo on being named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar. News Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/21/media_release___faculty_of_science_student_diana_adamo_named_dalhousie_university_s_94th_rhodes_scholar.html Communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2023-11-21T16:00:00Z Media Release ‑ Fondation Monbourquette donates $2M to the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/01/media_release___fondation_monbourquette_donates__2m_to_the_dallaire_institute_for_children__peace_and_security.html Dalhousie University is pleased to announce that the Fondation Monbourquette has made a $2M gift to the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security. News Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2023/11/01/media_release___fondation_monbourquette_donates__2m_to_the_dallaire_institute_for_children__peace_and_security.html communications, Marketing and Creative Services 2023-11-01T15:00:00Z