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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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Graduate Studies
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.
Dawn Morrison
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.
Alison Auld
Thursday, December 11, 2025
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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Research shows that increased parental involvement in neonatal care improves outcomes for infants and their families. That's why Dr. Marsha Campbell-Yeo of Dal's School of Nursing is collaborating with peers at the IWK Health Centre and other partners on a new virtual platform — one that just received a $3M investment from the Government of Canada.
Matt Reeder and Michele Charlton
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Network, hosted at Dal, will continue its work helping Canada understand, predict and respond to marine risks thanks to a funding renewal through the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program.
Michele Charlton, Niecole Comeau and Allison Gerrard
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Three Dal researchers in the Faculties of Science and Medicine are receving a total of $350,000 in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation's John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Sallie Lau
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Collaborating with NSCAD students, Medicine student Saif Syed is working on a project to develop a better hospital gown for both patients and health-care providers.
Matt Reeder
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
A new study led by Dalhousie Dean of Management Sylvain Charlebois has found that a majority of Canadian consumers (63 per cent) are generally concerned about food fraud — food products that are counterfeited, adulterated or misrepresented.