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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, January 17, 2018
In the latest contribution to The Conversation from Dal researchers, Sylvain Charlebois (Faculty of Management) argues against taxing a food product like meat and that the market should evolve and allow consumers to make their own choices.
Friday, January 12, 2018
Canadians are increasingly working in jobs where they have surplus skills or surplus education and qualifications. Management's Dana Kabat-Farr is embarking on new research into the rudeness these people often face in the workplace, with funding from SSHRC’s Insight Development Grants.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
In the latest piece for The Conversation, Robert Huish (International Development Studies) says Chrystia Freeland and Rex Tillerson should remember one point when they meet in Vancouver soon to discuss North Korea: Kim Jong-un runs a feudal gangland, not a nation state.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Schulich School of Law Professor Jocelyn Downie's contributions to Canadian health law and policy have been recognized with the Order of Canada. She is joined by former Dal VP Research Martha Crago and several other Dal-linked individuals.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
In a piece for The Conversation, food researcher Sylvain Charlebois looks at how climate change could severely affect coffee production over the next 80 years.