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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.
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Caitlynne Hines
Thursday, May 12, 2016
New research from Dal Biologists Derek Tittensor and Boris Worm is the first to map and predict seafloor biodiversity, offering a window into life at the furthest depths of the ocean.
Ryan McNutt
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Martha Crago, Dalhousie’s vice-president research, was in Ottawa Wednesday alongside Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Hunter Tootoo as they talked science with high school and university students and announced a significant expansion of the government’s marine and freshwater scientific staff.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
This week Dal's Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology is hosting a joint national conference between the Canadian and American anthropology societies.
Lindsay Loomer and Jane Doucet
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and former Ontario premier and MP Bob Rae were among the prominent attendees at Monday’s launch for the Dal-hosted MacEachen Institute: a nationally focused, non-partisan interdisciplinary institute supporting progressive public policy and citizen engagement.
Allison Gerrard
Friday, May 6, 2016
A clinical trial led by Dal cardiology professor Dr. John Sapp has identified a superior treatment for ventricular tachycardia, a life-threatening heart condition that affects about 50,000 Canadians.