ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities /news/media/media-releases.html ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:02:09 GMT 2025-02-05T18:02:09Z Media opportunity: Youth voices at centre of ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researcher's examination of mental health programs to determine what supports best meet their needs /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ'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 Media opportunity: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researchers address high epilepsy rates and stigma in rural Zambia ahead of International Epilepsy Day /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media release: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media release: Researchers at ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University find pregnancy may increase risk of mental illness in people with multiple sclerosis /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 Media release: New industry‑focused R&D hub receives $1.4M from province to spark semiconductor sector in Nova Scotia /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media Release: Cognitive behavioural program co‑developed by ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researcher yields promising results in preventing transition to substance use disorders in teenagers /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 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 /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 Media Release: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University receives $32M to lead national network for innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship skills training /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: New lithium‑ion battery material for EVs and studied by ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University lasts for 10 times more charge‑discharge cycles compared to a conventional battery, potentially powering cars for eight million kilometres /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media release: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 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 /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 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 /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researchers use novel measure to assess effects of vaping on young adults' lungs, finding e‑cigarette users impair lung function /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: The view from space ‑ ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 /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 Media release: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researchers, DeNovaMed Inc. develop new family of antibiotics that could treat multidrug‑resistant bacterial 'superbugs' /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researchers use polar bear poop to shed light on the effects of climate change, dietary alterations on wild versus captive populations /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 Media opportunity: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University study aims to expand sexual health services in pharmacies, providing patients with one‑stop testing and treatment /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 Media release: Opioid use disorder practice guideline updated to expand first‑line treatments, include pregnant people /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 Media opportunity: Used tires the secret ingredient in ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University researchers’ low‑cost water desalination device that could help address water scarcity worldwide /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: Scientists develop tool to predict sepsis in healthy newborns, opening the door to early, life‑saving treatment for critically ill babies /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 /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 Communications and Marketing 2024-10-28T15:00:00Z Media opportunity: Global fleet of undersea robots reveal the phytoplankton hidden beneath the ocean's surface: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University research /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/28/media_opportunity__global_fleet_of_undersea_robots_reveal_the_phytoplankton_hidden_beneath_the_ocean_s_surface__dalhousie_university_research.html Researchers at ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University are using a global network of underwater robots to quantify phytoplankton abundance News Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/28/media_opportunity__global_fleet_of_undersea_robots_reveal_the_phytoplankton_hidden_beneath_the_ocean_s_surface__dalhousie_university_research.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-28T15:00:00Z Media release: ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ breakthrough with industrial partners poised to transform wastewater treatment worldwide /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/27/media_release__dalhousie_breakthrough_with_industrial_partners_poised_to_transform_wastewater_treatment_worldwide.html ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ researchers 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 Media opportunity: Mexico enters into agreement with ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ to research experiences of seasonal workers, develop policies to improve working conditions in Atlantic Canada /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 ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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 Media opportunity: Research papers reveal global increase in wildfires and smoke‑related deaths in certain regions due to climate change /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 Media opportunity: In an epidemic of loneliness, researchers explore the experiences of 'friendless' people and find they both lament and celebrate their disconnection while contending with stigma /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/08/media_opportunity__in_an_epidemic_of_loneliness__researchers_explore_the_experiences_of__friendless__people_and_find_they_both_lament_and_celebrate_their_disconnection_while_contending_with_stigma.html A new study suggests those without close relations have a sometimes positive, yet conflicted experience with friendlessness News Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/10/08/media_opportunity__in_an_epidemic_of_loneliness__researchers_explore_the_experiences_of__friendless__people_and_find_they_both_lament_and_celebrate_their_disconnection_while_contending_with_stigma.html Communications and Marketing 2024-10-08T15:00:00Z