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Please find below suggested ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýMonday, March 11, 2019.Ìý

Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes the latest to accuse Prime Minister of inappropriate behaviourÌý
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Experts:ÌýLori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, public engagement.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca or 902-494-6605.

Positive thinking can play key role in living with, and overcoming, cancer diagnosisÌý
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Melanie Keats, Associate Professor, School of Health and Human Performance.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýExercise and cancer, young adult cancer, health promotion, physical activity.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmelanie.keats@dal.caand 902-494-7173/902-494-2579.Ìý

Researchers say books that promise cure for autism offer dangerous and misleading information
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Isabel Smith, Division of Developmental Pediatrics.Ìý
Research Specialties:Development, health and wellbeing of individuals with developmental disabilities, longitudinal studies of ASD, development and evaluation of interventions for ASD and associated behavioural and mental health problems.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýisabel.smith@iwk.nshealth.caÌýand 902-470-7275.Ìý

Encouraging results from new research for men with prostate cancer
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Gabriela Ilie, Assistant Professor, Research Assistant, Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine.
Research Specialties:ÌýPatient-reported outcome measures, health related quality of life, health policy, prostate cancer.
Contact:ÌýGabriela.Ilie@dal.caÌýand 902-494-4527.Ìý

Ontario government considering ban on single-use plastics
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Tony Walker, Assistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties:Biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, health and environmental justice, Industrial sustainability, urban and regional issues.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýtrwalker@dal.caÌýand 902-494-4478.

Venezuela entering fifth day of country-wide blackout, hospitals at breaking point as anger mounts across nation
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ 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.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhuish@dal.caÌýand 902-494-2979.