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May 2, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on May 2, 2019

Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, May 2, 2019

IAAF accused of over-stepping medically and ethically with Caster Semenya ruling
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Sherry Huybers, Instructor, School of Health and Human Performance. 
Research Specialties: Fundamental movement skills and physical literacy, gender practices in alternative sports, marginalization in sport and coaching, competition and gender practices, sport injury. 
Contact: shuybers@dal.ca and 902-494-1151.

Greenhouse industry a labour of love with no guarantees of profits 
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Lord Abbey, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences.
Research Specialties: Health-based sustainable food systems, food security, vegetable and fruit production, domestication of native and wild plants in diversified systems, soil nutrient management systems, greenhouse production and technology.
Contact: labbey@dal.ca and 902-893-6683.

What to expect from meeting between Alberta Premier Kenney and Prime Minister Trudeau
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.

One dead, dozens injured during violent protests in Venezuelan capital of Caracas 
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. John Kirk, Professor, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies.
Research Specialties: Cuban colonial times, Cuban cultural revolution, Latin American dictators.
Contact: kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-1082/902-494-2544.