Updates
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Dal researchers tested the water in a local lake for viruses.
We’re proud of our ongoing support to the Centre for Water Resource Studies‘ research. Learn more. The following article was originally posted by Dal News. When Emalie Hayes and her colleagues began exploring ways to test wastewater for the COVID-19 virus, little did she know that the simple, inexpensive device she developed would end up…
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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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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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SMU Professor Examines Virus Spread in Nova Scotia
The following article was created and originally posted by Saint Mary’s University. Article be SMU Professor Dr. Yigit Aydede, published in scientific reports, examines virus spread in Nova Scotia. Understanding how influenza and other viruses such as COVID-19 migrate from one community to the next is key to predicting where disease will spread and determining how…