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June 18, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on June 18, 2019

Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Tuesday, June 182019.

More at stake in Sackville-Cobequid by-election than just one seat in legislature 
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics. 
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

Federal Liberals expected to green light Trans Mountain expansion project today
Dalhousie Expert: 
Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
Contact: lturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.

Tick numbers could reach epidemic levels in Nova Scotia this summer
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Todd Hatchette, Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Infectious Diseases.
Research Specialties: Microbiology, vaccinology, virology, viral diagnostics, medical microbiology, sexually transmitted infections
Contact: todd.hatchette@nshealth.ca and 902-473-6885.

Floating plastic could affect the physical and biogeochemical processes of our oceans
Dalhousie Expert: 
Dr. Boris Worm, Department of Biology. 
Research Specialties: Marine biodiversity, its causes, conservation, marine sanctuaries, management of marine ecosystems.
Contact: bworm@dal.ca and 902-494-2478/902-210-8330.