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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, September 23, 2020
Canada's minister of national defence and the president of the Toronto Raptors will join retired Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire and others passionate about preventing the recruitment and use of children in violence in a global symposium online next week.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
A new economics study led by researchers at Dalhousie and the Shandong University of Finance and Economics in China offers fresh insight into how fossil fuel prices affect employment patterns.
Friday, September 18, 2020
At a time when many Canadian provinces are facing a surge in new COVID-19 cases, Atlantic Canada has garnered national attention for its ability to stave off any major new increases — thanks, in part, to more robust regional border controls. Political Science's Ruben Zaiotti explains some of the drawbacks of this approach and how it might be relaxed.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Taking early inspiration from famed broadcaster and sex educator Dr. Sue Johanson, Dalhousie researcher Natalie Rosen has made it her work's purpose to understand and help individuals and couples coping with sexual problems or changes to their sexual relationships. Learn more in our preview of this week's episode of the Sciographies podcast.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Young people often swallow any drugs they have on them when they encounter police, risking overdose to avoid a drug possession charge. Read more from Dal researchers Kristyn Anderson and Kirstin Weerdenburg.