Please find below suggested Â鶹´«Ã½ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýTuesday, February 5, 2019.Ìý
Flu vaccine shortage could have major repercussions for Nova ScotiaÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Experts:ÌýDr. 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:ÌýVaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine pain mitigation, bacteriology, vaccinology, pertussis, clinical trials, immunization, meningococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýscott.halperin@dal.caÌýand 902-449-8502;ÌýNoni.MacDonald@Dal.CaÌýand 902-470-8799.
Canada continues to back Juan Guaido in Venezuela; United States considering military intervention in support of self-proclaimed interim president
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.
New genetic tools being developed to fight superbugs
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Robert Beiko, Professor; Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Computer Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýBioinformatics, comparative genomics and phylogenetics, machine learning, visualization of biological data, human microbiome.Ìý
Contact:Ìýbeiko@cs.dal.caÌýand 902-494-8043.Ìý
Cryptocurrency exchange remains a risky businessÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics.Ìý
Research specialties:ÌýLabour economics, income and wealth distribution.
Contact:Ìýlars.osberg@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6988/902-579-9486.
Another impact of climate change: our oceans are changing colourÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Zoe Finkel, Department of Oceanography. Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýBiological oceanography, phytoplankton, marine phytoplankton, climate change.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýzfinkel@dal.caÌýand 902-494-3557.Ìý
Bruce McArthur sentencing hearing enters second day
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýWayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, cyberbullying, education law, human rights, humanitarian law, public policy analysis, public law and public interest.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.