Research Nova Scotia
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Dr. Sanja Stanojevic – Diving Deeper into the Under-represented canadian CF Population
“Research Nova Scotia is proud to partner with Cystic Fibrosis Canada to support Dr. Stanojevic, an early-career researcher at Dalhousie University,” says Stefan Leslie, CEO of Research Nova Scotia. “This work will address issues of health equity and access in segments of our population that are currently underrepresented in CF treatment and research.” The following…
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Study: How do Atlantic Canadian Universities perform in campus alcohol policies?
This article was written by St. Francis Xavier University ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA — The Campus Alcohol Policy Project (CAPP), led by Dr. Kara Thompson, Director of the SHEA (Substance Use & Health in Emerging Adulthood) lab and Associate Professor of Psychology at StFX, brought together alcohol policy experts and stakeholders from 12 Atlantic Canadian…
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CBC Nova Scotia: 5-year study to look at how move to ecological methods affects N.S. forests, economy
Photo description: A five-year study will look at the effects of Nova Scotia’s shift to ecological forestry techniques on biodiversity, carbon sequestering, recreation and roads. (CBC) We’re proud to support this research led by Dr. Alana Westwood. The new project forms the cornerstone of Research Nova Scotia’s (RNS) forestry research program, which seeks to identify…
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CBC Nova Scotia: New research device now in place to measure storm surge in Northumberland Strait
Photo description: Research scientist Tim Webster, left, helps install a tidal measuring device at the wharf in Northport, N.S., along the Northumberland Strait. (Submitted to CBC News Nova Scotia by Municipality of Cumberland). We’re proud to support Dr. Tim Webster and his team at Nova Scotia Community College with their work on coastal flood vulnerability…
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Research Nova Scotia at the 2023 Northern Hardwood Conference
Research Nova Scotia was a White Oak-level sponsor for the 2023 Northern Hardwood Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick from August 1-3, 2023. Northern hardwood forests cover millions of hectares in eastern North America, making it one of the most economically important and ecologically diverse forests. These forests face a variety of threats such as climate…
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Research Nova Scotia and CANSSI Atlantic Announcing Over $273,000 in Climate Change Funding
(Halifax, NS) In 2022, Research Nova Scotia (RNS) and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) Atlantic launched the Atlantic Climate Research Collaboration (ACRC) to fund research that will tackle complex data-focused problems related to climate change and its impact on coastal communities. “Since launching this research fund, our region has experienced unprecedented climate-related events including…