Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
U.S. government shutdown in fourth week – Canada could feel impact
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
Contact: huish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979
British MPs vote today on Brexit deal
Dalhousie Experts: Jerry White, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in European Studies.
Research Specialties: International trade, international finance, European studies.
Contact: Jerry.White@dal.ca and 902-469-2027/ 902-494-3628.
Some Canadians would like to follow Canada’s food guide, but can’t afford to do so
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sara Kirk, Professor, Health Promotion, School of Health and Human Performance.
Research Specialties: Socio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.
Contact: sara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.
Smarter, more efficient machines needed to assist farmers in planting and harvesting
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Ahmad Al-Mallahi, Research Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering.
Research Specialties: Smart agriculture, sensing and automation, machine vision.
Contact: ahmad.almallahi@dal.ca and 902-890-2601.
Expect a plastic bag ban in Halifax in 2019
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Tony Walker, Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties: Biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, health and environmental justice, industrial sustainability, urban and regional issues.
Contact: trwalker@dal.ca and 902-494-4478.