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Making friends with guilt: How personal experience inspired Dal prof's new book redefining guilt as a force for good

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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Alison Auld
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Children as young as five recognize the unfairness of gender-based pay inequality and appear willing to incur a personal cost to ensure both boys and girls are paid equitably, according to a new study by a Dalhousie researcher.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
3D BioFibR focuses on the production of biofibre that has the type of quality and scale not achievable with current manufacturing methods.
Stefanie Wilson
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The study of slavery in Canada has been largely marginalized within examinations of the topic in the Americas, something Afua Cooper has set out to change by assembling a foundational volume of essays on the under-researched subject.
Alison Auld
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
From a rural Newfoundland upbringing that sparked a love of science to conducting research with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the path that led Dr. Lisa Barrett to Dalhousie and helped her become a leading infectious disease and COVID-19 expert is an inspiring one.
Roberta Staley (from the Canada Foundation for Innovation)
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
With equipment funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Dal's Rita Orji explores the dynamic field of persuasive technology, developing interactive digital systems that motivate healthy behaviours.