/news.html Dal News - Research Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:25:01 GMT 2024-10-02T16:25:01Z /news/2024/10/01/sciographies-podcast-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sciographies, a popular podcast and radio show, invites listeners to explore the lives, research, and motivations of some of Ģ��AV’s most fascinating scientists returns for a brand-new season. Research Science Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:02:00 GMT /news/2024/10/01/sciographies-podcast-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jocelyn Adams Moss 2024-10-01T13:02:00Z /news/2024/10/01/why-the-open-work-permit-for-migrant-workers-is-an-inadequate-so.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should include improvements to the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers. Research Arts and Social Sciences International Development Studies News Community & Culture Sociology and Social Anthropology Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/10/01/why-the-open-work-permit-for-migrant-workers-is-an-inadequate-so.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kate Swanson, Alyssa Weeks, and Elizabeth Fitting 2024-10-01T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/27/dalhousie-innovation-week-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Fifteen innovation-inspired events. More than 1,500 participants. More bold ideas than you can imagine. Learn more about a week brimming with transformative potential. Research Student Life Community & Culture Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/27/dalhousie-innovation-week-2024.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Jennifer Cameron 2024-09-27T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/25/green-artificial-intelligence-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Artificial intelligence tools are power hungry, generating huge emissions through electricity consumption. Computer Science's Dr. Tushar Sharma is striving to clean them up. Computer Science Research Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/25/green-artificial-intelligence-research.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Emily MacKinnon 2024-09-25T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/23/cannabis-teenagers-brain-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal researchers are trying to better understand the potential relationship between cannabis use and brain development in teens, particularly among those who've experienced psychotic-like experiences. Research Medicine Psychiatry Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/23/cannabis-teenagers-brain-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-09-23T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/19/porn-canada-law-book.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Elaine Craig's Mainstreaming Porn: Sexual Integrity and the Law Online explores how law, policy, and social measures can address the harmful consequences of algorithm-driven mainstream porn. Research Law News Community & Culture Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024/09/19/porn-canada-law-book.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-19T11:00:00Z /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews This year's recipients of the national award for academic excellence are helping forge new frontiers in knowledge about medical assistance in dying and medical diagnostics. Research News Graduate Studies Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/18/governor-general-gold-medal-award-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Mia Samardzic and Josh Boyter 2024-09-18T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/19/seniors-sleeping-pills-habits-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Seniors in New Brunswick improved their sleep and reduced dependence on sleeping pills with the help of educational packages mailed directly to their home, new research from Dal shows. Research Medicine Psychiatry Wed, 18 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/19/seniors-sleeping-pills-habits-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-09-18T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews You’re invited to the Falling Walls Lab – Atlantic Canada next Tuesday, September 17. The event will bring together young innovators from Atlantic Canada to face a daunting challenge—making the case for why their breakthrough idea has the potential to change the world for the better, in just three minutes. Research News Community & Culture Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:16:00 GMT /news/2024/09/12/falling-walls-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-12T12:16:00Z /news/2024/09/06/dallaire-institute-workshop-to-shine-a-light-on-the-role-of-wome.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews A one-day public event in honour of Peace Day hosted by Dal’s Dallaire Institute later this month will spotlight the essential yet often under-recognized role of women in addressing critical peace and security challenges affecting children. Research Community & Culture Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024/09/06/dallaire-institute-workshop-to-shine-a-light-on-the-role-of-wome.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stacey McCarthy 2024-09-06T15:00:00Z /news/2024/09/05/soil-climate-change-research-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Soil plays a massive role in combating climate change by storing carbon. Now, a historic grant — the largest ever awarded to Dal's Faculty of Agriculture — will help a team of Dal researchers improve Canada's ability to make the most of this nature-based solution to a warming climate. Research Agriculture Thu, 05 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/05/soil-climate-change-research-canada.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Stephanie Rogers 2024-09-05T11:30:00Z /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Drs. Mark Stradiotto and Kate Sherren have been welcomed into the Royal Society of Canada, a fellowship that gathers the brightest minds across the country. Research News Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/09/04/royal-society-of-canada-2024-dalhousie.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-09-04T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/23/history-slavery-expert.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dr. Harvey Amani, a professor of history at Dal and King's and author of the award-winning Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes, opens up about some of the ways Black people experienced bondage in Canada and where to learn more. Research Arts and Social Sciences Community & Culture Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/23/history-slavery-expert.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Genevieve MacIntyre 2024-08-23T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Dal maintained its place in the top 301-400 universities overall in the annual ranking, which tracks performance in research and academic achievement. Research News Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/15/2024-dalhousie-shanghairanking-academic-ranking-of-world-univers.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Matt Reeder 2024-08-15T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/14/here-s-how-progressive--collaborative-electoral-alternatives-can.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews If political parties respect voters and focus on policy rather than polls and partisan hackery, Canadians might have something substantive to choose from when the next federal election is called. Research Arts and Social Sciences Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/14/here-s-how-progressive--collaborative-electoral-alternatives-can.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Ajay Parasram 2024-08-14T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/13/coloursmith-contact-lenses.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Halifax-based Coloursmith leveraged support from Creative Destruction Lab - Atlantic, the Ģ��AV-based arm of the global startup program, and is now working with the vision care industry to commercialize its technology that helps colourblind people see colour more vividly. Research Chemistry Science Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/13/coloursmith-contact-lenses.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Q. Casey 2024-08-13T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/09/monitoring-the-world-s-wildest-ocean-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Building a communications network to study environmental conditions in the harsh North Atlantic comes with its challenges. This Dal engineer is helping develop a solution. Research Engineering Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/09/monitoring-the-world-s-wildest-ocean-.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Theresa Anne Salah 2024-08-09T11:30:00Z /news/2024/08/06/dalhousie-battery-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson toured Dal’s battery labs and met with student researchers during a visit to announce $10.15 million in funding for the Canadian Battery Innovation Centre. Research Physics and Atmospheric Science Science Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/08/06/dalhousie-battery-innovation.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Kenneth Conrad 2024-08-06T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/31/how-remote-work-poses-unique-challenges-to-public-sector-employe.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Overlooking the impacts of remote work on motivation may have unexpected consequences for Canadian public services and policies, write Faculty of Managaement researchers Dominika Wranik and Nachum Gabler. Research Management Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/31/how-remote-work-poses-unique-challenges-to-public-sector-employe.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews W. Dominika Wranik, Nachum Gabler 2024-07-31T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/30/oysters-boat-harbour.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Oysters can filter gallons of water a day, clarifying water and removing pollutants. That’s why a team of Dal researchers, in collaboration with Pictou Landing First Nation, are deploying locally sourced oysters in a body of water near Boat Harbour to evaluate whether they can help improve the local ecosystem. Research Science Oceans Marine Affairs Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/30/oysters-boat-harbour.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-07-30T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/26/dalhousie-study-hiv-drug-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Canadians have access to a drug that prevents HIV infection, but it's not getting into the hands of those who need it most. Ģ��AV’s Dr. Kyle Wilby is tackling the issue by collaborating with policymakers to make Nova Scotian pharmacists among the first in the country with the ability to prescribe the lifesaving medication. Research Pharmacy Health Professions Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/26/dalhousie-study-hiv-drug-nova-scotia.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Andrew Riley 2024-07-26T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/23/one-more-part-of-me.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews What do you need to make a hit song? It's all in the numbers, according to a Dal mathematician whose songwriting showcases fractals, the Cantor set and all things mathy. Mathematics and Statistics Research Science Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/23/one-more-part-of-me.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Alison Auld 2024-07-23T13:00:00Z /news/2024/07/23/franz-kafka-rawi-hage-cockroach.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Sixty years after his death, the work of German author Franz Kafka continues to resonate. To mark what would have been his 100th birthday, Brittany Kraus of Dal's English department writes about his influence on the 2008 novel Cockroach by Lebanese Canadian writer and photographer Rawi Hage. Research English Arts and Social Sciences Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:30:00 GMT /news/2024/07/23/franz-kafka-rawi-hage-cockroach.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Brittany Kraus 2024-07-23T11:30:00Z /news/2024/07/19/2slgbtq--poverty-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Two Dal researchers are part of the first national study to examine 2SLGBTQ+ poverty in Canada. Research Arts and Social Sciences Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/19/2slgbtq--poverty-study.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Genevieve MacIntyre 2024-07-19T11:00:00Z /news/2024/07/18/dalhousie-lung-health-cihr.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews “It’s a really exciting time to move lung health research forward in Canada,” says Ģ��AV's Dr. Sanja Stanojevic. Research Science Medicine Community Health and Epidemiology Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024/07/18/dalhousie-lung-health-cihr.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=dalnews Laura Eggertson 2024-07-18T13:00:00Z