Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, February 15, 2019.
Research into friendship shows there are no rules or guidelines to follow in non-romantic relationships
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Laura Eramian, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Economy, work and development, social justice and inequality, ethnicity, personhood.
Contact: leramian@dal.ca and 902-494-2523.
British PM Theresa May loses another Brexit vote – fears of a no-deal departure grow
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.
Vegan cheese? Fake meat? Dairy and meat sectors could look to end ‘food category appropriation’
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Trump to declare national emergency to free up billions for border wall
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
As opioid crisis worsens, poll indicates Canadians support compulsory treatment for users
Dalhousie Expert: Matthew Herder, Director, Health Law Institute; Associate Professor of Medicine, cross-appointed in Law.
Research Specialties: Health law and policy, law and technology, health care policy, health care regulation, and health law.
Contact: matthew.herder@dal.ca and 902-494-2567.
Will ‘snow beef’ be a game changer in Canadian beef industry?
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.