Stephanie Reid
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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…
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Research Nova Scotia invests $250K in Dalhousie University Research Team for Emerging Poxvirus Surveillance
June 19, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Dalhousie University researcher Dr. David Kelvin, is launching an $850,000 research project to strengthen global and regional health security through the surveillance of emerging poxviruses in humans, domestic animals, livestock living around humans, as well as wildlife. Research Nova Scotia is investing $250,000 in the project, the Canadian Institutes…
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Research Nova Scotia Investing an Additional $1.1 Million in Infection Control Research in Long-Term Care Facilities
June 7, 2023 (Halifax, NS) – Research Nova Scotia is investing an additional $1.1 million to test whether UV lights installed in long-term care (LTC) facilities will reduce respiratory viral infections (RVI) among LTC residents. “The foundational work completed as part of a pandemic response has established Nova Scotia as a leader in this area…
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Ukrainian Researcher Spotlight: Yulia Komburlei
“There was one question; what should I do after this project? Because I couldn’t get back home. My town is occupied now, and I couldn’t do anything. I just had to find a possibility to stay here, to continue my project.” In February 2022, Yuliia Komburlei was ecstatic over the news that she was awarded…
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Ukrainian Researcher Spotlight: Kateryna Rudenko
“My parents lost their jobs, and they didn’t have any savings prepared for the war,” says Kateryna Rudenko. “I have to financially support my whole family at this point, simultaneously trying to build my network here, people I know, and trying to establish myself here in Canada, somehow, to be able to help them further…
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NSCAD Professor Jennifer Green’s Flaxmobile Project Recieves Support From Research Nova Scotia
The following article was created and originally posted by NSCAD. Jennifer Green, associate professor, Division of Craft, has received $232,524.52 in funding from Research Nova Scotia (RNS) for her Flaxmobile Project: From Producer to Maker, Closing the Material Security Gap Across Mi’kma’ki. Building on a pilot study completed last year, this RNS Intentional Initiative Award enables…