Please find below suggested ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Friday, March 15, 2019.Ìý
Nova Scotia introduces biodiversity bill to protect wild animals, plants and water
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøExpert: Dr. Kate Sherren, Associate Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Climate adaptation, ecosystem services, energy, environmental education, landscape values, water, spatial and visual methods.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýkate.sherren@dal.ca and 902-494-1359.Ìý
Many children aren’t getting enough sleep, and it’s impacting their education, emotions and memory
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøExpert: Dr. Penny Corkum, Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Research Specialties:Â Clinical and school psychology, sleep and childhood psychopathology, psycho-social interventions, school psychology.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýPenny.Corkum@dal.ca and 902-494-5177.
Liberals set to unveil last federal budget before fall electionÂ
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøExperts: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:Â Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605; and howard.ramos@dal.ca or 902-402-9893.
Republican senators defy Trump on emergency declaration
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøExpert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties:Â Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
Angela Price’s blog post sheds light on risks of vaccine misinformation
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøExperts: Dr. Scott Halperin, Division of Infectious Diseases, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; and Dr. Noni MacDonald, Professor, Department of Pediatrics.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine pain mitigation, bacteriology, vaccinology, pertussis, clinical trials, immunization, meningococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýscott.halperin@dal.ca and 902-449-8502; Noni.MacDonald@Dal.Ca and 902-470-8799.
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