Please find below suggested Â鶹´«Ã½ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, March 13, 2019.Ìý
Researcher focused on developing better therapies for breast cancer patientsÂ
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Paola Marcato, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Cell biology, cancer biology, breast cancer, cancer stem cells.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýaola.marcato@dal.ca and 902-494-4239.
Ontario to ban cellphones in classrooms next school year; could other provinces follow?
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Canadian 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.
Opposition parties calling for further testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould
Â鶹´«Ã½ Experts: 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.
Marine heatwave forced record number of sea creatures north
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Eric Oliver, Assistant Professor, Physical Oceanography, Department of Oceanography.Ìý
Research Specialties:Â Oceanography, physical oceanography, climate science, climate change.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýEric.Oliver@Dal.Ca and 902-494-2505.
As China works to contain outbreak of African swine fever, Canadian pork industry worries disease will make its way to North AmericaÂ
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:Â Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.