Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
Burning container ship remains bound for Halifax
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Mary Brooks, Professor Emerita, Rowe School of Business.
Research Specialties: Port policy, sea shipping and ferries, port governance and port reform.
Contact: M.Brooks@dal.ca and 902-818-2539.
Gallup poll says record number of Americans want to leave United States; Canada preferred destination
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor; Associate Dean Research, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice, equality, social movements, human rights, public attitudes and social values.
Contact: howard.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130 or 902-494-6595.
New Year’s resolutions and striving for perfection can be damaging to mental health
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.
Research Specialties: Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
Contact: Simon.Sherry@dal.ca and 902-494-7719.
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