Dalhousie RSS Media Releases and Opportunities - Science https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases.html Dalhousie RSS Media Releases and Opportunities - Science Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:54:33 GMT 2024-03-29T08:54:33Z Evolutionary biologists uncover new branch on Tree of Life in rare discovery published in Nature https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2018/11/14/evolutionary_biologists_uncover_new_branch_on_tree_of_life_in_rare_discovery_published_in_nature.html Scientists at Dalhousie Universityhave discovered a new branch on the ‘Tree of Life’ that no one knew existed. Their findings were published today in the journal Nature and will be critical to better understanding the evolutionary history of life on earth. News Science Research Wed, 14 Nov 2018 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2018/11/14/evolutionary_biologists_uncover_new_branch_on_tree_of_life_in_rare_discovery_published_in_nature.html Media Centre 2018-11-14T16:00:00Z Dalhousie University's Imhotep's Legacy Academy awarded NSERC's PromoScience Program https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2018/09/17/dalhousie_universitys_imhoteps_legacy_academy_awarded_nsercs_promoscience_program.html A university-community partnership aimed at encouraging participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) professions by African Nova Scotian youth has been awarded federal funding. News Science Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2018/09/17/dalhousie_universitys_imhoteps_legacy_academy_awarded_nsercs_promoscience_program.html Media Centre 2018-09-17T14:00:00Z Dalhousie University and National Film Board welcome Government of Canada funding support for innovative Ocean School https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2016/07/21/dalhousie_university_and_national_film_board_welcome_government_of_canada_funding_support_for_innovative_ocean_school.html Dalhousie University and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) welcomed the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to campus today to announce $250,000 for the development of the pilot project Ocean School. News Science Community Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2016/07/21/dalhousie_university_and_national_film_board_welcome_government_of_canada_funding_support_for_innovative_ocean_school.html Media Centre 2016-07-21T15:00:00Z Federal funding helps Dal research team support teachers of students with mental health disorders https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2016/03/09/federal_funding_helps_dal_research_team_support_teachers_of_students_with_mental_health_disorders.html The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently funded Dr. Penny Corkum's online education program geared toward providing school teachers with information that supports students with neurodevelopmental disorders. News Research Science Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2016/03/09/federal_funding_helps_dal_research_team_support_teachers_of_students_with_mental_health_disorders.html Media Centre 2016-03-09T16:00:00Z Dalhousie faculty receive honours from prestigious Royal Society of Canada for outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/11/04/dalhousie_faculty_receive_honours_from_prestigious_royal_society_of_canada_for_outstanding_scholarly__scientific_and_artistic_achievement.html Dalhousie University congratulates its professors who have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. News Health Law Research Science Arts and society Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/11/04/dalhousie_faculty_receive_honours_from_prestigious_royal_society_of_canada_for_outstanding_scholarly__scientific_and_artistic_achievement.html Media 2015-11-04T16:00:00Z Tesla Motors signs first Canadian university research agreement with Dalhousie University https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/17/tesla_motors_sign_first_canadian_university_research_agreement_with_dalhousie_university.html Tesla and Dalhousie have signed an agreement that lays out the terms of a new five-year research partnership with Dalhousie lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pioneer, Dr. Jeff Dahn. The agreement was signed June 16, 2015 and the exclusive partnership with Tesla will begin in June 2016. It marks the first collaboration between Tesla and a Canadian university. News Science Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/17/tesla_motors_sign_first_canadian_university_research_agreement_with_dalhousie_university.html The Faculty of Science 2015-06-17T15:00:00Z Big things come in small packages: the ocean's internet fits on a transmitter smaller than a usb https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/11/big_things_come_in_small_packages.html Hi-tech tracking tags are redefining how we discover, understand and manage ocean life News Environment Science Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/11/big_things_come_in_small_packages.html Ocean Tracking Network 2015-06-11T15:00:00Z World Oceans Day: research finds Nova Scotia youth need more ocean education https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/08/world_oceans_day__research_finds_nova_scotia_youth_need_more_ocean_education.html Researchers at Dalhousie University have found that Nova Scotian public school students in grades 7-12 average below 50 per cent when tested on their ocean knowledge. Their study, published recently in the journal Marine Policy, emphasizes the importance of ocean education and literacy for the future health of the world’s oceans. News Environment Science Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/06/08/world_oceans_day__research_finds_nova_scotia_youth_need_more_ocean_education.html The Faculty of Science 2015-06-08T15:00:00Z Ancient marine life predicts extinction hotspots in today's world oceans https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/05/01/ancient_marine_life_predicts_extinction_hotspots_in_todays_world_oceans.html The fossils of marine species that went extinct over the last 23 million years are giving an international team of scientists insight into the species that are at risk today, as well as where hotspots of extinction may be located. News Research Science Fri, 01 May 2015 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/05/01/ancient_marine_life_predicts_extinction_hotspots_in_todays_world_oceans.html Media Centre 2015-05-01T15:00:00Z The Ocean Tracking Network joins top world organizations for International Oceanographic Data Exchange https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/04/22/the_ocean_tracking_network_joins_top_world_organizations_for_international_oceanographic_data_exchange.html The Ocean Tracking Network is the first Canadian Associate Data Unit of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange under UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. News Research Science Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/04/22/the_ocean_tracking_network_joins_top_world_organizations_for_international_oceanographic_data_exchange.html Media Centre 2015-04-22T15:00:00Z Dalhousie researcher receives Canada's top science award https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/02/17/dalhousie_researcher_receives_canadas_top_science_award.html Dalhousie University is honoured to join the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) to celebrate Dr. Axel Becke, a professor in the Faculty of Science, and his pioneering achievements in the field of computational chemistry. Dr. Becke will be awarded with the prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. News Science Research Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/02/17/dalhousie_researcher_receives_canadas_top_science_award.html Media Centre 2015-02-17T12:00:00Z Dal chemist discovers new information about elemental boron https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/01/28/dal_chemist_discovers_new_information_about_elemental_boron.html Dalhousie chemistry researcher and Royal Society of Canada Fellow Dr. Mary Anne White led a team of researchers to new discoveries about boron (B), the fifth element in the periodic table. News Science Research Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/01/28/dal_chemist_discovers_new_information_about_elemental_boron.html Media Centre 2015-01-28T16:00:00Z Eight Dalhousie researchers receive new CFI funding to further innovative discoveries https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/01/20/eight_dalhousie_researchers_receive_new_cfi_funding_to_further_innovative_discoveries.html In today's Canadian Foundation for Innovation announcement, eight of Dalhousie’s researchers have been awarded new infrastructure-related funding for their research into health and the environment.. News Health Environment Research Science Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2015/01/20/eight_dalhousie_researchers_receive_new_cfi_funding_to_further_innovative_discoveries.html Media Centre 2015-01-20T16:00:00Z Brittany Graham named Dalhousie's 89th Rhodes Scholar https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/12/02/brittany_graham_named_dalhousie___s_89th_rhodes_scholar.html Dalhousie's Brittany Graham, a fourth year microbiology and immunology student, has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar for 2015. Students News Science Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/12/02/brittany_graham_named_dalhousie___s_89th_rhodes_scholar.html Media Centre 2014-12-02T16:00:00Z The Mysteries of an Active Volcano System: The Magma Plumbing System Gives Clues about how Oceanic Crust is formed https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/11/03/the_mysteries_of_an_active_volcano_system__the_magma_plumbing_system_gives_clues_about_how_oceanic_crust_is_formed.html Findings obtained from the East Pacific Rise, offshore Mexico, and the Juan de Fuca Ridge, offshore US and Canada, support the theory that magma stored in multiple layers within the earth’s crust is responsible for the formation of the oceanic crust. News Science Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/11/03/the_mysteries_of_an_active_volcano_system__the_magma_plumbing_system_gives_clues_about_how_oceanic_crust_is_formed.html Media Centre 2014-11-03T16:00:00Z Nature at risk: biodiversity will remain in crisis https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/10/02/nature_at_risk__biodiversity_will_remain_in_crisis.html Derek Tittensor, a Dalhousie adjunct biology professor and senior marine biodiversity scientist with the United Nations Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre, led a worldwide study concluding more investment is needed to manage declining biodiversity. News Science Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:00:00 GMT https://www.dal.ca/news/media/media-releases/2014/10/02/nature_at_risk__biodiversity_will_remain_in_crisis.html Media Centre 2014-10-02T15:00:00Z