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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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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Some health products haven't been tested for the benefits that they claim to produce. Blue-light blocking lenses are promoted as helping sleep cycles, but there is no evidence to support this, writes PhD candidate Tareq Yousef.
Friday, September 4, 2020
After months of sheltering in place and physical distancing, many school children will be heading back to the classroom next week. Professor Sara Kirk provides perspective on the challenges kids may face and how parents and educators can help.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Dal grad student Stefan Heinze-Milne and colleague Phillip Joy explain how dealized standards for muscular, fat-free male bodies may be fuelling the use of SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators), unapproved muscle-building drugs that are easily available online.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
An enormous amount of fishing gear is cut loose in the ocean each year. The losses cut into fishers' profits and kill marine wildlife. Now, Dal researchers are part of a new project that aims to get ghost gear out of the ocean.
Friday, August 28, 2020
Researchers at Dalhousie are the recipients of $1.5 million in funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund that will help acquire the cutting-edge tools they need to push research and innovation forward.