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Please find below suggested HÂþ»­ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýTuesday, February 19, 2019.Ìý

Gerald Butts leaves PMO, resigns as principal secretary to the Prime Minister
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýLori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.
Contact:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.Ìý

Social media partly to blame for anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
HÂþ»­ Experts:ÌýDr. Noni MacDonald, Professor, Department of Pediatrics.Ìý
Research Specialties: Vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine pain mitigation.Ìý
Contact:ÌýNoni.MacDonald@Dal.Ca and 902-470-8799.Ìý

Climate change and the impact on coastal communities: Ocean Frontier Institute invests $16 million into new researchÌý
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Anya Waite, Associate Vice-President Research (Ocean).Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýOcean biogeochemistry, particle dynamics, marine food webs, biophysical coupling, mesoscale dynamics, carbon fluxes, nitrogen uptake, nitrogen fixation.
Contact:Ìýanya.waite@dal.caÌýand 902-494-1921/902-494-8823.Ìý

Truck convoy driving from Alberta to Parliament Hill to put spotlight on Canada’s energy sector
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýSocial justice and inequality, migration – immigration, social change, social movements, social statistics.Ìý
Contact:Ìýhoward.ramos@dal.caÌýand 902-494-3130/902-494-6595.

New research suggests best way to manage nutritional health is to build personalized diets
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. Sara Kirk, Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýSocio-ecological approaches, population health intervention research, chronic disease prevention, obesity prevention, healthy public policy, weight bias and weight-based teasing.Ìý
Contact:Ìýsara.kirk@dal.ca and 902-494-8440.Ìý

Sixteen states suing President Trump’s administration over national emergency declaration
HÂþ»­ Expert:ÌýDr. 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.