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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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Ryan McNutt
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Over the past two weeks, Dalhousie President Richard Florizone hosted year-in-review sessions on each of Dal's four campuses, offering an update on progress towards the university’s Strategic Direction and answering questions from the Dal community.
Michele Charlton
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
On Monday, Federal Minster of Science Kirsty Duncan launched an independent review of federal funding for fundamental science, led by an expert panel of nine including Martha Crago, Dalhousie’s vice-president research, and Dal alumnus and Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald.
Caitlynne Hines
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Dal atmospheric scientist Randall Martin is part of an international team that recently identified 39 unreported major sources of sulfur dioxide pollution worldwide, a finding with significant ramifications for human health and climate change.
Michele Charlton
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
This week (June 8) marks World Oceans Day. To celebrate the occasion, we’re updating on how Dal research is helping monitor “the ocean's breathing."
Cheryl Bell
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Dr. Richard Price from Dal's Faculty of Dentistry has been helping to lead a global conversation on improving resin fillings, the most popular method for eliminating the use of mercury in dentistry.