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Mission in Action: Dr. Stefanie Colombo

Dr. Stefanie Colombo, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition, knows that relying on a limited resource like wild fish stocks to feed farmed fish is not sustainable for the environment or the aquaculture industry. Watch her explain how she’s working to create ingredients that are better for salmon, the environment and ultimately, us.

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Student Research Awards

Graduate students pursuing health research may be interested in the following opportunities offered by the MSSU and BRIC NS. 2021-2022 MSSU Student Awards…

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The 2021 Scotia Scholars Awards provide financial support to students with exceptional potential who are or wish to be engaged in health research. These awards will support the growth, acquisition, and retention of highly skilled individuals who are advancing and translating knowledge in disease detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, strengthening health care delivery systems, caring for vulnerable populations, and promoting better opportunities for future health and wellbeing. In the latest episode of the Research Nova Scotia podcast, Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon, Assistant Professor of History and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Post-Industrial Communities at Cape Breton University, explains why preserving the history of Cape Breton's economic decline could help create a better future for post-industrial communities in Nova Scotia, Canada and beyond. 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 in long-term care facilities will reduce influenza-like illnesses, respiratory infections, and COVID-19 infections among residents. In episode 10 of the Research Nova Scotia podcast, Dr. Sara Iverson, Scientific Director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) headquartered at Dalhousie University, explains how OTN, a Nova Scotia-based network, has become the world’s aquatic animal tracking network, deploying state-of-the-art ocean monitoring equipment around the world to inform conservation initiatives, including the protection of the North Atlantic Right Whale. In March, Dr. Karen Blair, assistant professor of psychology at St. Francis Xavier University and Dr. Kathryn Bell, assistant professor of psychology at Acadia University received a grant from the Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition to expand their research examining mental health outcomes and optimal coping strategies during the pandemic. Results from their national study highlight how relationships both fostered and challenged our well-being during a global crisis. More than 50,000 #Canadians suffer a stroke each year. Of those who survive, more than half will require ongoing assistance with daily activities due to cognitive deficits. 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 spread. EPISODE 7 Next week @kpedneault1 of @usainteanne will present her #research on the effects of #climate on ripening grapes in #EasternCanada as part of the @nsperennia ‘From Grapes to Wines: Cool Climate’ webinar series. #nswine