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Please find below suggested Â鶹´«Ã½ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Thursday, March 21, 2019.Ìý

New Zealand moves quickly to ban all assault weapons after Christchurch attacks
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties: Global health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.

Misinformation making it difficult to treat Lyme disease 
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Todd Hatchette, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Research Specialties: Microbiology, vaccinology, virology, viral diagnostics, medical, microbiology, influenza pathogenesis, sexually transmitted infections.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýtodd.hatchette@nshealth.ca and 902-473-6885.

Violence against teachers on the rise, particularly in elementary classrooms
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties: 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.

Celina Caesar-Chavannes leaves Liberal caucus, will sit as an independent 
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.

Conservatives force marathon voting session in House of Commons
Â鶹´«Ã½ Expert: Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties: Social justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhoward.ramos@dal.ca and 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

EU leaders appear open to Brexit delay
Â鶹´«Ã½ Experts: Jerry White, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in European Studies.
Research Specialties: International trade, international finance, European Studies.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýJerry.White@dal.ca and 902-469-2027/ 902-494-3628.