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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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Larry Hughes
Friday, February 22, 2019
Canadians will start paying for their carbon emissions this year but the cost will depend on where they live, writes Larry Hughes, a founding fellow of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance.
Cheryl Bell
Thursday, February 21, 2019
For students and profs in Dal’s Faculty of Dentistry, the launch of the new version of Canada’s Food Guide is like introducing a new textbook — offering new opportunities to learn and educate about good oral health.
Patti Lewis
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow Erin Black is helping to better understand how the ocean moderates our global climate, thanks in part to the Ocean Frontier Institute's International Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
Stephanie Rogers
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Deborah Adewole’s research at Dal’s Faculty of Agriculture is focused on alternatives to antibiotics in poultry, with the goal of sustainable chicken production and responsible use of antibiotics in Atlantic Canada.
Sylvain Charlebois
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Canada’s Food Price Report, recently published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph, predicts significant price hikes for vegetables this year, writes lead author Sylvain Charlebois.