Research Nova Scotia is announcing two new student research challenges designed to inspire student researchers with exceptional potential who are engaged in various research disciplines at post-secondary institutions across Nova Scotia
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2021 Legacy Research Grant Recipients Announced
The Lung Association of Nova Scotia (LANS) is delighted to congratulate two local researchers who were each awarded $25,000 from the annual Legacy Research Grant awards.
$3.6 Million in Funding Announced for the Formation of the Atlantic Cancer Consortium
Nova Scotia researchers join Atlantic Cancer Consortium to accelerate precision medicine for cancer patients. The group will work together under a joint pilot project over the next two years with the goal of becoming a member of the Terry Fox Research Institute’s new Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, a pan-Canadian research network to accelerate precision medicine for cancer patients.
Clean Marine Propulsion Lab Coming to NSCC
This story originally appeared on NSCC's website and has been republished with their permission. Envision a future where boats that serve inland coastal operations, inshore fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, marine research, the Navy, and the Coast Guard are cheaper to operate, quieter and less polluting. That’s the goal for the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) Clean Marine Propulsion…
Data Access: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a large, national research platform on health and aging allowing researchers to answer critical questions on the biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of aging, disability and disease. The long-term, national study follows approximately 50,000 individuals between the ages of 45-85. Researchers can apply to…
Canada-U.S. team looks to genomics to guide North Atlantic right whale conservation
The number of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales continues to be buffeted by high mortality rates from vessel strikes, fishing gear entanglements, and by a low rate of reproduction. There is now estimated to be fewer than 400 individuals left, including less than 100 breeding females.