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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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Alana Milner
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Dal PhD student Alec Falkenham has developed a new tattoo removal technology that offers an alternative to going under the laser.
Marie Visca
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Postdoctoral fellow Amarnath Amarasingam, with Dalhousie's Resilience Research Centre, is quickly becoming one of Canada's go-to experts when it comes to understanding how youth are recruited into radical Islamic groups.
Robyn McCallum
Monday, February 2, 2015
Dalhousie's Faculty of Agriculture will lead a Government of Canada-funded initiative that aims to help train the next generation of Ethiopian farmers and help fight poverty.
Robyn McCallum
Friday, January 30, 2015
Dal's Faculty of Agriculture is focused on building agricultural capacities around the globe, from Nova Scotia to Ethiopia.
Dan Wolley
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Faculty of Agriculture grad student Carolyn Wilson looks to increase potato yields through stronger, more compost-based soils.