Follow along for updates on current funding opportunities, upcoming events, award recipients, and researcher stories that highlight the research taking place in Nova Scotia.
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NS Researcher is Connecting Cannabis and Mental Health
Phil Tibbo knows cannabis use can impact young people diagnosed with psychosis. That’s why he’s researching the effects of its use on brain health in youth and young adults. “We know that within our early intervention services for psychosis, cannabis use is fairly high,” says Tibbo. “Unfortunately, what we see is that those individuals who are Read more
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St. Francis Xavier University Researcher Hopes to Blur the Boundaries Between Fresh and Frozen
Most agree that fresh is better than frozen, but a researcher at St. Francis Xavier University may change that. Dr. Shah Razul, an Assistant Professor in the department of Chemistry, has been studying how water freezes for over a decade. Recently, he’s focused his expertise on answering an important question facing one of Nova Scotia’s Read more
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CIHR Funding Opportunity: SPOR National Training Entity (NTE)
A component of the SPOR Capacity Development Initiative, the National Training Entity (NTE) will: Funding Info: $5,250,000 available to fund 1 grant over 6 yearsUp to $100,000 is available to fund Travel AwardsOpportunity does NOT require 1:1 matching of CIHR funds Key Dates: CIHR Webinar: October 9, 2019Letter of Intent: December 10, 2019Application Deadline: June 30, 2020 Read more
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Research Nova Scotia Introduces Inaugural CEO
September 04, 2019 Research Nova Scotia (RNS), a not-for-profit corporation created last year to support local academic research and development opportunities, welcomes Stefan Leslie as Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds interim CEO Marli MacNeil, whose leadership was invaluable throughout the organization’s first few months of operation. Leslie holds degrees in international development (University of King’s Read more
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Researcher Creates State-of-the-Art Music Studio at Acadia University
This fall, students of Acadia’s School of Music should expect to get an earful – of sound that is. Dr. Derek Charke, Professor of Composition and Theory in the School of Music at Acadia University is the creator and director of the new Acadia Electroacoustic Music Studio (AEMS). With his summer break nearing its end, the award-winning Read more
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