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April 9, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on April 9, 2019

Please find below suggested ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýTuesday, April 9, 2019.Ìý

Do self-checkouts lead to job losses at grocery and retail stores?
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.caÌýand 902-222-4142.

Examining the impact on people and society when workplace automation replaces human employees
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýEconomy, work and development, science and expertise, rural communities, social policy.
Contact:Ìýkaren.foster@dal.caÌýand 902-233-0912.

Report indicates upcoming Federal election likely target of foreign interferenceÌý
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Jonathon Penny, Associate Professor, Law and Technology Institute, Schulich School of Law.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýLaw and technology, empirical legal studies, online privacy, surveillance security, hacker culture, AI and the law.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjon@dal.caÌýandÌý902-494-4231.

Facebook bans Canadian far-right commentators and extremist groups for promoting organized hate online
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Wayne MacKay, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian 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.caÌýand 902-483-7810.

Rock music facing uncertain, and possibly bleak, future as industry legends age
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Jacqueline Warwick, Professor, Fountain School of Performing Arts.
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýjwarwick@dal.caÌýand 902-494-1142.

Trudeau’s threatened lawsuit against Scheer may keep SNC-Lavalin affair in the news longer than Prime Minister intendedÌý
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Experts:Ìý
Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; and Dr. Howard Ramos, Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement, social change and social movements.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.caor 902-494-6605; andÌýhoward.ramos@dal.caÌýor 902-402-9893.

What are the keys to community happiness?
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:Ìý
Dr. Martha Radice, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýSocial justice and inequality, urban studies, space and place, ethnicity, cosmopolitanism, applied action research.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmartha.radice@dal.caÌýand 902-478-7546.