Please find below suggested Â鶹´«Ã½ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýFriday, February 8, 2019.Ìý
Allegations of bullying and assault at North Vancouver hockey program should have been brought to police much sooner
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.
Flu vaccine shortage comes at worst time for Nova Scotia
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.ca and 902-449-8502; Noni.MacDonald@Dal.Ca and 902-470-8799.
Prime Minister’s Office denies report it pressured Attorney General to help SNC-Lavalin avoid going to trial
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýLori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.
Do different strains of marijuana cause different highs? Research says probably not.Ìý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Sean Myles, Associate Professor, University Research Chair, Department of Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences.Ìý
Research specialties:ÌýGenomics, population genetics, genetic mapping, apples.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýseanmichaelmyles@dal.ca and 902-365-8460/902-690-7093.
Fake olive oil a real concern for Canadian consumersÌý
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert:ÌýDr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
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