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May 22, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on May 22, 2019

Please find below suggested Ä¢¹½AV experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Wednesday, May 22,Ìý2019.

Another dead whale with stomach full of plastic washes up onshore, this time in Sicily  
Ä¢¹½AV Expert: 
Hal Whitehead, Professor, Department of Biology.
Research Specialties: Behaviour, ecology and evolution.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:ÌýHal.Whitehead@dal.ca and 902 494-3723.

Firefighter argues lack of access to vegan food is a human rights violation 
Ä¢¹½AV Expert: 
Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.Ìý
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.

Shoe giants Nike, Adidas urge United States to lift tariffs against China
Ä¢¹½AV 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.

Number of whooping cough cases in New Brunswick rises to 22, vaccination clinics set up in effort to contain outbreak
Ä¢¹½AV Expert: 
Dr. Joanne Langley, Division Head, Infectious Diseases.
Research Specialties: Vaccines, infectious diseases, child health, infections in children, evidence-based immunization policy, communicable disease control.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjoanne.langley@dal.ca and 902-470-8762.

Large number of Atlantic Canadians actually agree on a wide range of political issues, in contrast to reports of increasing polarization
Ä¢¹½AV 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.caÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý902-494-3130/902-494-6595.