/news/media/media-releases.html »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ RSS Media Releases and Opportunities Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:51:13 GMT 2024-12-20T17:51:13Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/18/media_opportunity__new_lithium_ion_battery_material_for_evs_and_studied_by_dalhousie_university_lasts_for_10_times_more_charge_discharge_cycles_compared_to_a_conventional_battery__potentially_powering_cars_for_eight_million_kilometres.html Researchers from »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ used the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan to analyze a new type of lithium-ion battery material News Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/18/media_opportunity__new_lithium_ion_battery_material_for_evs_and_studied_by_dalhousie_university_lasts_for_10_times_more_charge_discharge_cycles_compared_to_a_conventional_battery__potentially_powering_cars_for_eight_million_kilometres.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-18T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/17/media_release___dalhousie_university_researchers_seek_to_improve_quality_of_life_of_long_term_cancer_patients_after_receiving_funds_from_a_terry_fox_research_program_developed_by_cancer_patients_for_cancer_patients.html A team of doctors and researchers from »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ will spend the next year finding ways to improve the quality of life of long-term cancer patients News Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/17/media_release___dalhousie_university_researchers_seek_to_improve_quality_of_life_of_long_term_cancer_patients_after_receiving_funds_from_a_terry_fox_research_program_developed_by_cancer_patients_for_cancer_patients.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-17T16:00:00Z 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/news/media/media-releases/2024/12/13/media_opportunity__the_serious_side_of_christmas_trees__they_bring_joy_to_the_holiday_season__but_your_festive_tree_also_plays_a_serious_role_in_sequestering_carbon_and_mitigating_greenhouse_gas_emissions.html A new project led by »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ researchers is hoping to quantify the carbon stores in balsam fir Christmas tree orchard biomass and soils News Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/13/media_opportunity__the_serious_side_of_christmas_trees__they_bring_joy_to_the_holiday_season__but_your_festive_tree_also_plays_a_serious_role_in_sequestering_carbon_and_mitigating_greenhouse_gas_emissions.html Communications and Marketing 2024-12-13T16:00:00Z /news/media/media-releases/2024/12/09/media_opportunity__dalhousie_university_researchers_use_novel_measure_to_assess_effects_of_vaping_on_young_adults__lungs__finding_e_cigarette_users_impair_lung_function.html A new study by researchers at »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥ has found that young people who 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