Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, May 6, 2019.
UN report says human behaviour threatens one million species with extinction
Dalhousie Expert: Dr. Peter Tyedmers, Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties: Ecosystems, industrial sustainability, life cycle assessment, ecological economics, carbon footprint, ecosystem services.
Contact: peter.tyedmers@dal.ca
Many unsure of legal, and human rights as hearings begin on secularism bill in Quebec
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.
Canada-China dispute has created stressful, uncertain climate for canola farmers
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.
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