COVID-19
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Study suggests a future for medical-grade pulp production in Nova Scotia
Last spring, a team of chemists at Saint Mary’s University collaborated with Port Hawkesbury Paper in hopes of developing a home-grown solution to the global shortage of N95 respirators masks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the study suggest the Nova Scotia pulp and paper industry may have a future in the production of…
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Study Highlights Impact of State of Emergency Measures on Infant and Caregiver Well-being
It’s been over a year since Nova Scotia entered a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, triggering subsequent orders to limit social contact. Results from a study conducted during the early-days of lock-down demonstrate how this time period exacerbated existing challenges for new parents and infant caregivers. “Restrictions on in‐person services…
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Research team to determine if UV-C light can reduce infections in Long-Term Care facilities
February 17, 2021 (Halifax, NS) – Nova Scotia has the highest proportion of seniors in Canada. Investing in high quality and safe solutions for long-term care facilities is an important healthy aging strategy here and around the world. That is why researchers in Nova Scotia are launching a project to test whether UV lights installed…
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Coping From Home: Study Highlights Interpersonal Relationship Risks During COVID-19
Last winter, as physical distancing and stay-at-home orders began to disrupt social and relational interactions around the world, the threat of COVID-19 became more than physical. Results from a national study on coping highlight how relationships both fostered and challenged our well-being during a global crisis. “Research repeatedly demonstrates that those with close personal connections thrive in…
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Research Project to Track Presence of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia Wastewater
UPDATE (April 7, 2022): Centre for Water Resources Studies Launches Public Covid-19 Wastewater Dashboard January 8, 2021 (Halifax, NS) Researchers across Nova Scotia are launching a project aimed at detecting the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in human wastewater, helping to identify the potential presence of the virus quickly and before it can…
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‘The echo pandemic of mental health’: survey finds that Nova Scotia has the highest COVID-19 Anxiety and Depression levels in Canada
HALIFAX, NS (October 1, 2020) “The echo pandemic of mental health will be one of the legacies of COVID-19” said Dr. Katie Aubrecht, assistant professor in the department of sociology at St. Francis Xavier University. Nova Scotians are reporting Canada’s highest levels of anxiety and depression due to COVID-19, and the greatest nation-wide increase since…