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CBC Nova Scotia: New research device now in place to measure storm surge in Northumberland Strait
Photo description: Research scientist Tim Webster, left, helps install a tidal measuring device at the wharf in Northport, N.S., along the Northumberland Strait. (Submitted to CBC News Nova Scotia by Municipality of Cumberland). We’re proud to support Dr. Tim Webster and his team at Nova Scotia Community College with their work on coastal flood vulnerability… Read more
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Research Nova Scotia at the 2023 Northern Hardwood Conference
Research Nova Scotia was a White Oak-level sponsor for the 2023 Northern Hardwood Conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick from August 1-3, 2023. Northern hardwood forests cover millions of hectares in eastern North America, making it one of the most economically important and ecologically diverse forests. These forests face a variety of threats such as climate… Read more
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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… Read more
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Advancing Research—StFX chemistry professors awarded close to $600,000 in funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation, Research Nova Scotia
The following article was created and originally posted by St. Francis Xavier University. Two research projects in the StFX Department of Chemistry, one a team project led by Dr. Erwan Bertin, Dr. Geniece Hallett-Tapley and Dr. Gerry Marangoni, and the other led by Dr. Alex Foo, have received almost $600,000 in infrastructure funding through the… Read more
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Ukrainian Researcher Spotlight: Dmytro Tymoshenko
“I had thought about coming to Canada before, but not so suddenly,” explains Dmytro Tymoshenko. “Due to the beginning of the full-scale war, I didn’t know what would happen to my studies and future academic pursuits.” Dmytro arrived in Nova Scotia in August 2022 to be a Research Assistant with Dr. John Archibald, Professor in… Read more
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Open Research in Nova Scotia
With the current global and national focus on open science, Research Nova Scotia is exploring best practices and opportunities in open science that meet the needs of Nova Scotia’s research community. We have retained an open science and data consultant to help develop a report for us to: Our objective is determining how to best… Read more
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