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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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Jasmine Smart
Monday, October 31, 2016
A Q&A with English doctoral candidate Kala Hirtle, whose research explores consciousness in gothic fiction — everything from vampire lore to fears of being buried alive.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Dalhousie Postdoctoral Society hosted its annual Research Day event to share some of the postdoctoral research happening on campus and allow postdocs to network with colleagues across disciplines.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Students from Dal and Kiel's joint Transatlantic Ocean System Science and Technology’s (NSERC CREATE TOSST) summer school recently had the opportunity to pitch their best ocean business concepts to a panel of Nova Scotian business moguls, "Dragon's Den" style.
Zoe Bell
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Thanks to a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, Dal Political Science student John Mitton is getting to advance his award-winning international conflict research at the University of Southern California.
Michele Charlton
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Psychiatrist Dr. Rudolf Uher is this year's recipient of the $100,000 Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research, in recognition of his innovative approaches to helping pre-empt mental illness.