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February 4, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on February 4, 2019

Please find below suggested Dalhousie University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýMonday, February 4, 2019.Ìý

It’s official: now cheaper to rent a home than buy one in CanadaÌý
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Dr. Lars Osberg, Professor, Department of Economics.Ìý
Research specialties:ÌýLabour economics, income and wealth distribution.
Contact:Ìýlars.osberg@dal.ca and 902-494-6988/902-579-9486.

On World Cancer Day, let’s talk about treatments and hope for today’s patientsÌý
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Dr. Rob Rutledge, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology.Ìý
Research specialties:ÌýCancer treatment and healing, pediatric radiation oncology, patient care.Ìý
Contact:Ìýrob.rutledge@nshealth.caÌýand 902-473-6185/902-489-6423.

Canada hosts Lima Group countries for emergency meeting on Venezuela
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Dr. Robert Huish, Associate Professor, Undergraduate Advisor, Department of International Development Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýGlobal health, North Korea, Cuban development, activism and social justice.
Contact:Ìýhuish@dal.ca and 902-494-2979.

Sentencing hearing begins today for serial killer Bruce McArthurÌý
Dalhousie Expert:
Dr.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.
Contact:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.ca and 902-483-7810.

iPad project to help young people address mental health and addictions issues
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Dr. Leslie Anne Campbell,ÌýSobey Family Child and Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes Chair, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.
Research Specialties:ÌýHealth services research, mental health, patient-centred health outcomes, population screening, administrative health data, simulation modelling, health technology assessment.Ìý
Contact:Ìýleslie.anne.campbell@dal.caÌýand 902-494-2408.

No evidence cannabis a suitable treatment for mental health
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Dr. Simon Sherry, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýClinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems.
Contact:ÌýSimon.Sherry@dal.caÌýand 902-494-7719.Ìý

Air Canada accused of reneging on promise to compensate passenger who gave up seat on overcrowded plane
Dalhousie Expert:Ìý
Gabor Lukacs, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýAir passenger rights, mathematics, actuarial models, theory of interest.
Contact:Ìýlukacs@dal.ca and 647-724-1727.

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