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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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Monday, May 8, 2017
The School of Social Work’s Michael Ungar and his national team are receiving new funding to study how young people build resilience in the face of environmental challenges.
Friday, May 5, 2017
Dr. Patrick McGrath and Dr. Patricia Lingley-Pottie are among the 2017 recipients of the Governor General’s Innovation Award, celebrating their work with the Strongest Families Institute — an organization that has helped more than 12,000 families and counting across the country.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
For the second year in a row, a Dalhousie researcher has received one of Canada's top scholarly honours: the Killam Prize in the Natural Sciences. In selecting Dal’s Ford Doolittle for the award, the Canada Council for the Arts is celebrating an outstanding career that has reshaped our understanding of genetics and DNA multiple times over.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Dal postdoc Dara Orbach has earned international media coverage for her research into how dolphins and other cetaceans manage the physical side of sex.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Last month, Dalhousie was one of two Canadian universities to host a launch event for the World Bank's 2017 World Development Report, titled "Governance and the Law."