Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, Dec. 14, 2018.
Stigma of addiction makes it impossible for some addicts to seek help
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Niki Kiepek, Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy.
Research Specialties: Health professional education, mental health, therapeutic relationships, addiction, substance use.
Contact: niki.kiepek@dal.ca and 902-452-3365.
Tensions between Canada and China continue to grow after arrests of Huawei executive and two Canadians
Dalhousie Expert: Robert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties: International criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law.
Contact: robert.currie@dal.ca and 902-494-1012.
Steep decline in southwest Nova Scotia lobster population reported
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Sarah Stewart-Clark, Associate Professor, Shellfish Aquaculture, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture.
Research Specialties: Shellfish aquaculture, responses to environmental stressors, genetic brood stock enhancement in shellfish production, population studies and phylogenetic analysis of invasive tunicates.
Contact: sarah.stewart-clark@dal.ca and 902-893-8072.
Recent News
- Federal Budget
- Violent extremist groups, youth and cyber security, Halloween scares, and daylight savings time
- World Occupational Therapy Day
- Whale Sanctuary approved in NS
- Canadian Tire Data breach and cyber security
- Carney‑Trump meeting, ceasefire talks, protests/national guard deployment, and lice and pinworm treatment
- Ottawa denies Marineland request to export remaining beluga whales to China
- Dalhousie University has experts who can speak on the impacts of drought on blueberry crops, the Trump‑Putin summit, and the Global Plastics Treaty