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Making friends with guilt: How personal experience inspired Dal prof's new book redefining guilt as a force for good
Chris Moore, professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, knows a great deal about the painful and profound journey through guilt — 40 years ago, he lived it, following a drunk driving incident with deadly consequences. Now, that personal experience has helped inspire a highly anticipated new book on why we feel guilt and why it's so important to building and healing relationships with one another. Read more.
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Monday, January 12, 2026
Dal's OpenThink program helps PhDs showcase their research impact and dive into the world of public scholarship. For 2025 participant Lindsay Van Dam, it's become an essential part of her overall PhD experience.
Friday, January 9, 2026
Dr. OmiSoore Dryden brings visionary leadership to the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Health as Canada Research Chair in Black Health Studies: Antiracism in Health Education and Practice.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
New research suggests the two top predators have forged a co-operative rather than competitive relationship to find and feast on salmon off B.C. coast.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Tharindu Senadheera applied to the Dal Innovates Path2Innovation and Lab2Market programs ready to explore the marketplace for North Atlantic sea cucumber.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
A recent Dalhousie research study found that couples homeschooling their kids during COVID-19 experienced more conflict between family and work and that women who spent more time homeschooling their kids tended to drink more frequently. Go behind the headlines with insight from Sherry Stewart, the study's senior author.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
In partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University and the University of King’s College will host the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) conference in the fall of 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the first USS conference to be held outside the United States. Dalhousie and King’s will also host a one-day virtual pre-conference this October on reparations and education.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Physics professor and outgoing Senate chair Kevin Hewitt has been honoured by NSERC with its Science Promotion Award, celebrating his work to foster interest in science among students of African descent in Nova Scotia.
Monday, July 12, 2021
New research from Sociology prof Michael Halpin into "incels" — a misogynistic online community — suggests their discussion boards are surprisingly diverse. Despite this diversity, the research finds incels are united by their hatred of women.