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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, October 7, 2020
The classical music scene in Canada is shaped by histories and hierarchies that reinforce racism and cultural appropriation, writes MFA candidate Gloria Blizzard and colleague Gillian Turnbull. Black classical musicians are calling for systemic change.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
A ground-breaking court case in the Netherlands could influence the way Canadian courts rule on the government's actions on climate change, writes PhD student and part-time law prof Karinne Lantz.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Alice Aiken, Dal’s vice-president research and innovation, had the opportunity to share insight on Dal's incorporation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the university's research strategy at the 2020 International Conference on Sustainable Development.
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Growing up, Tim Bardouille had many hobbies, including music and judo. But it was his early fascination with technology and philosophy that sparked his desire to study physics — and which led him to a career in research focused on how best to capture and analyze brain signals. Learn more in this preview of the latest episode of the Sciographies podcast.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Yes, you read that right — it's called the SHaG (Sexual Health and Gender) lab, and it's where School of Health and Human Performance prof Matthew Numer and his team research topics as varied as LGBTQ health, sexualized violence, Indigenous boys and men's health, and e-learning.