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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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Dawn Morrison
Monday, March 17, 2025
New research from Dr. Niki Kiepek highlights the urgent need to rethink how substance use is addressed in Canada, moving away from stigmatizing and punitive approaches toward policies rooted in equity and harm reduction.
Matt Reeder
Friday, March 14, 2025
Dal placed in the top 200 globally in nine individual subject areas ranging from development studies and law to earth sciences and nursing.
Joshua Boyter
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Karen Eull
Thursday, March 13, 2025
A $3.5-million gift establishes the Roper-Hannah Chair in the History of Healthcare and Health Equity at King’s and Dalhousie.
Elaine Craig
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Rigorous enforcement of content moderation policies and absolute insistence on direct and meaningful consent are critical in the era of porn as social media.