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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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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 Read more
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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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