Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
Researcher focused on developing better therapies for breast cancer patients
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Paola Marcato, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Research Specialties: Cell biology, cancer biology, breast cancer, cancer stem cells.
Contact: aola.marcato@dal.ca and 902-494-4239.
Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms next school year; could other provinces follow?
Dalhousie Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
Contact: Wayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.
Opposition parties calling for further testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould
Dalhousie Experts: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.ca or 902-402-9893.
Marine heatwave forced record number of sea creatures north
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Eric Oliver, Assistant Professor, Physical Oceanography, Department of Oceanography.
Research Specialties: Oceanography, physical oceanography, climate science, climate change.
Contact: Eric.Oliver@Dal.Ca and 902-494-2505.
As China works to contain outbreak of African swine fever, Canadian pork industry worries disease will make its way to North America
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.