/news/media/media-releases.html HÂþ»­ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:37:01 GMT 2025-12-12T19:37:01Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/12/11/media_release__canadian_researchers_capture_rare_video_of_killer_whales_and_dolphins_working_together_to_forage_salmon__suggesting_the_two_species_have_forged_a_co_operative_relationship.html A new study has revealed that two top ocean predators join forces to find and feast on salmon off British Columbia, with the first video of its kind showing the two species hunting for food News Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/12/11/media_release__canadian_researchers_capture_rare_video_of_killer_whales_and_dolphins_working_together_to_forage_salmon__suggesting_the_two_species_have_forged_a_co_operative_relationship.html Communications 2025-12-11T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/28/global_aid_cuts_put_millions_at_risk__dr__robert_huish_available_for_expert_commentary.html HÂþ»­ professor Dr. Robert Huish, a leading voice on global relations and humanitarian issues, is currently travelling to South Africa to deliver a keynote speech at Nelson Mandela’s home. News Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/28/global_aid_cuts_put_millions_at_risk__dr__robert_huish_available_for_expert_commentary.html HÂþ»­ Communications 2025-11-28T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/26/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_research_tracks_drop_in_fatal_opioid_overdoses_in_nova_scotia_early_in_pandemic__followed_by_steady_increase_in_deaths_linked_to_illicit_drugs.html New research shows that the rate of fatal opioid overdoses in Nova Scotia declined in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but rose again after 2021 News Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/26/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_research_tracks_drop_in_fatal_opioid_overdoses_in_nova_scotia_early_in_pandemic__followed_by_steady_increase_in_deaths_linked_to_illicit_drugs.html Communications 2025-11-26T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/25/media_release__dalhousie_university_launches_new_institute_to_drive_digital_agriculture_in_atlantic_canada.html Truro-based research hub will help producers adopt precision farming tools built specifically to meet the challenges of the region’s crops, climate and scale News Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/25/media_release__dalhousie_university_launches_new_institute_to_drive_digital_agriculture_in_atlantic_canada.html Communications 2025-11-25T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/19/media_release__faculty_of_science_student_isaac_bahler_named_dalhousie_university_s_95th_rhodes_scholar.html HÂþ»­ University congratulates fourth-year science student Isaac Bahler on being named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar. News Wed, 19 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/19/media_release__faculty_of_science_student_isaac_bahler_named_dalhousie_university_s_95th_rhodes_scholar.html HÂþ»­ Communications 2025-11-19T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/17/media_opportunity__unique_national_study_to_examine_social__biological_factors_of_people_with_multiple_sclerosis_in_canada.html Researchers are launching a national study to better understand how biological and social factors can influence health outcomes for Canadians living with multiple sclerosis News Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/17/media_opportunity__unique_national_study_to_examine_social__biological_factors_of_people_with_multiple_sclerosis_in_canada.html Communications 2025-11-17T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/10/media_opportunity__sleepless_in_atlantic_canada__dalhousie_university_research_uncovers_the_high_rate_of_sedative_use_in_the_region__shares_ways_to_reduce_reliance_on_sleeping_pills.html Dr. David Gardner will outline the results of a clinical trial looking at the high rates of sleeping pill use in Atlantic Canada News Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/10/media_opportunity__sleepless_in_atlantic_canada__dalhousie_university_research_uncovers_the_high_rate_of_sedative_use_in_the_region__shares_ways_to_reduce_reliance_on_sleeping_pills.html Communications 2025-11-10T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/07/media_opportunity__report_evaluates_canada_s_implementation_of_work_guidelines_set_by_the_international_labour_organization_for_migrant_workers_in_the_agri_food_sector_and_what_remains_to_be_done.html A new report is providing a comprehensive evaluation of Canada's implementation of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Decent Work Guidelines in the agri-food sector News Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/07/media_opportunity__report_evaluates_canada_s_implementation_of_work_guidelines_set_by_the_international_labour_organization_for_migrant_workers_in_the_agri_food_sector_and_what_remains_to_be_done.html Communications 2025-11-07T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/06/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find_a_variety_of_microplastics_in_edible_lobster_meat_caught_in_commercial_fishing_areas_in_nova_scotia.html Researchers examining N.S. lobster find six to seven microplastic particles in a single gram of meat News Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/06/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_find_a_variety_of_microplastics_in_edible_lobster_meat_caught_in_commercial_fishing_areas_in_nova_scotia.html Communications 2025-11-06T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/03/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_release_first_ever_national_database_tracking_environmental_impact_assessments_of_canadian_mines__quarries_over_almost_50_years__finding_gaps_in_transparency_and_consistency.html Researchers have compiled the first database of mine and quarry projects subject to environmental impact assessments across Canada over a 50-year period News Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/11/03/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_release_first_ever_national_database_tracking_environmental_impact_assessments_of_canadian_mines__quarries_over_almost_50_years__finding_gaps_in_transparency_and_consistency.html Communications 2025-11-03T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/30/media_release__researchers_make_first_ever_discovery_of_sub_arctic_seafloor_seasonal_movements.html A team of Canadian researchers has uncovered a surprising seasonal rhythm beneath the icy waters of the sub-Arctic, revealing that the seafloor may not be as static as we think News Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/30/media_release__researchers_make_first_ever_discovery_of_sub_arctic_seafloor_seasonal_movements.html Communications 2025-10-30T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/29/media_opportunity__study_of_fruit_flies_during_courtship_identifies_genes_needed_for_memory_and_the_switches_that_turn_them_on__yielding_critical_information_about_human_memory_and_disease.html Researchers studying the courtship behaviour of a tiny, pesky insect have identified the genes that are needed for the formation of long-term memory and the switches that turn them o News Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/29/media_opportunity__study_of_fruit_flies_during_courtship_identifies_genes_needed_for_memory_and_the_switches_that_turn_them_on__yielding_critical_information_about_human_memory_and_disease.html Communications 2025-10-29T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/27/media_release_dalhousie_university_unveils_beaty_marine_centre_for_biodiversity_.html Today, HÂþ»­ University unveiled the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity, a showcase of ocean science and conservation for all ages located in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building off Oxford Street in Halifax. News Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/27/media_release_dalhousie_university_unveils_beaty_marine_centre_for_biodiversity_.html HÂþ»­ Communications 2025-10-27T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/23/media_opportunity__by_listening_to_the_sounds_of_the_ocean__dalhousie_university_researchers_can_determine_its_alkalinity_and_monitor_changes_in_acidity.html Canadian researchers have found they can determine the levels of acidity in the ocean by listening to sounds found well below the water's surface News Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/23/media_opportunity__by_listening_to_the_sounds_of_the_ocean__dalhousie_university_researchers_can_determine_its_alkalinity_and_monitor_changes_in_acidity.html Communications 2025-10-23T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/22/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researcher_examines_the_emotional_toll_of_relocating_due_to_climate_risks_in_atlantic_canada_in_bid_to_ease_the_psychological_impacts_of_leaving_home.html Study examines people's emotional response to climate-induced relocation and the disruption to connections they have to their homes News Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/22/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researcher_examines_the_emotional_toll_of_relocating_due_to_climate_risks_in_atlantic_canada_in_bid_to_ease_the_psychological_impacts_of_leaving_home.html Communications 2025-10-22T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/15/media_opportunity__new_app_created_by_dalhousie_university_researcher_gives_voice_to_the_voiceless____cows_____and_could_help_create_smarter__more_profitable_farms.html A new app can help farmers interpret their cow's sounds -- or 'emotional fingerprints' -- which could make the difference between a healthy herd and thousands of dollars in losses News Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/15/media_opportunity__new_app_created_by_dalhousie_university_researcher_gives_voice_to_the_voiceless____cows_____and_could_help_create_smarter__more_profitable_farms.html Communications 2025-10-15T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/14/media_release__students_at_dalhousie_university_receive_canada_s_largest_science__technology__engineering_and_math__stem__scholarship.html Two HÂþ»­ University students have been named recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship. News Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/10/14/media_release__students_at_dalhousie_university_receive_canada_s_largest_science__technology__engineering_and_math__stem__scholarship.html HÂþ»­ Communications 2025-10-14T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/08/07/media_release__canadian_researchers_find_new_methods_to_track_glacier_erosion__providing_vital_information_for_landslide_management__nuclear_waste_storage_and_climate_change_mitigation.html Research team provides the most comprehensive view of how fast glaciers erode, and how they change the landscape News Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/08/07/media_release__canadian_researchers_find_new_methods_to_track_glacier_erosion__providing_vital_information_for_landslide_management__nuclear_waste_storage_and_climate_change_mitigation.html Communications 2025-08-07T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/31/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_student_led_team_develops_communications_system_that_could_revolutionize_how_scientists_monitor_polar_regions.html Student researchers recognized for finding way to collect vital ocean data from sensors deployed beneath ice sheets News Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/31/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_student_led_team_develops_communications_system_that_could_revolutionize_how_scientists_monitor_polar_regions.html Communications 2025-07-31T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/29/media_opportunity__endangered_northern_bottlenose_whale_population_grew_significantly_after_the_gully_submarine_canyon_off_nova_scotia_declared_a_protected_area__shifting_their_greatest_threats_away_from_their_habitat.html New research shows that the endangered northern bottlenose whale may be seeing measurable benefits from the creation of the Gully Marine Protected Area News Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/29/media_opportunity__endangered_northern_bottlenose_whale_population_grew_significantly_after_the_gully_submarine_canyon_off_nova_scotia_declared_a_protected_area__shifting_their_greatest_threats_away_from_their_habitat.html Communications 2025-07-29T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/28/media_opportunity__citizen_scientists__dalhousie_university_researchers_will_build_a_unique_database_of_marine_species_off_nova_scotia__providing_valuable_baseline_to_track_long_term_environmental_changes.html Citizen scientists and HÂþ»­ University researchers will fan out across Nova Scotia to gather samples of seawater that will identify which species are just off our shores News Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/28/media_opportunity__citizen_scientists__dalhousie_university_researchers_will_build_a_unique_database_of_marine_species_off_nova_scotia__providing_valuable_baseline_to_track_long_term_environmental_changes.html Communications 2025-07-28T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/18/media_opportunity__fifteen_kilometre_long_cable_with_thousands_of_underwater_microphones_provides_clear_picture_of_fault_zone_off_northern_british_columbia__improving_forecasting_of_the_type_of_earthquakes_that_occur_in_the_region.html New research into the Queen Charlotte fault system has produced the first images of the fault zone architecture offshore Haida Gwaii that confirm that the area off B.C. can produce so-called megathrust earthquakes News Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/18/media_opportunity__fifteen_kilometre_long_cable_with_thousands_of_underwater_microphones_provides_clear_picture_of_fault_zone_off_northern_british_columbia__improving_forecasting_of_the_type_of_earthquakes_that_occur_in_the_region.html Communications 2025-07-18T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/09/media_opportunity__first_text_message_app_tailored_specifically_to_new__non_birthing__parents_makes_them_feel_included__provides_information_on_baby_care_and_fills_gap_in_postpartum_support.html Researchers have developed the first-of-its-kind postpartum text message program for non-birthing parents News Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/09/media_opportunity__first_text_message_app_tailored_specifically_to_new__non_birthing__parents_makes_them_feel_included__provides_information_on_baby_care_and_fills_gap_in_postpartum_support.html Communications 2025-07-09T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/03/media_opportunity__expeditions_to_recently_discovered_coral_gardens_will_deepen_understanding_of_the_health_of_the_vulnerable_ecosystems__inform_decisions_on_protecting_the_dense_stands_in_labrador_sea.html Project will inform the development of Inuit-led conservation areas and influence regional conservation policy to better protect vulnerable marine ecosystems News Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/03/media_opportunity__expeditions_to_recently_discovered_coral_gardens_will_deepen_understanding_of_the_health_of_the_vulnerable_ecosystems__inform_decisions_on_protecting_the_dense_stands_in_labrador_sea.html Communications 2025-07-03T15:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2025/07/02/media_opportunity__teachers_feeling_the_effects_of__masculinity_influencers___male_supremacist_ideology_in_the_classroom__dalhousie_university_research.html Research finds teachers, classroom environment affected by rhetoric, social media 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