Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, June 14, 2019.
Raptors’ championship win brings Canadians together as only sports can
Dalhousie Expert: Rick Plato, Head Coach, Dalhousie men’s basketball team.
Research Specialties: Student athletics, basketball.
Contact: plator@dal.ca and 902-494-2738/ 902-499-3288.
Researchers find that the culture of animals actually shapes their evolution
Dalhousie Expert: Hal Whitehead, Professor, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Behaviour, ecology and evolution.
Contact: Hal.Whitehead@dal.ca and 902 494-3723/902-405-9434.
Federal Conservatives continue to lead polls, but decline in Liberal support has stopped
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.
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