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June 10, 2019

Posted by Darcy MacRae on June 10, 2019

Please find below suggested ±«Óãtv University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, June 10,Ìý2019.

Canada pledges to ban single-use plastics by 2021, but can it be done in two years?
±«Óãtv Expert: 
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.

What impact will banning single-use plastics have on our oceans and marine life? 
±«Óãtv Expert: 
Dr. 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.ca and 902-494-4478.

Strong support systems the key to personal success, improvement and change  
±«Óãtv Expert: 
Dr. Michael Ungar, Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience; Professor, School of Social Work.
Research Specialties: Child and adolescent mental health, family therapy, ecological social work, program evaluation, cross-cultural diversity research, delinquency, child development, social constructionism.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmichael.ungar@dal.ca and 902-229-0434.

±«Óãtv researchers to study Arctic spill response and clean-up
±«Óãtv Experts: 
Dr. Haibo Niu, Associate Professor, Department of Engineering; and Dr. Lei Liu, Professor, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering.Ìý
Research Specialties: Geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, site remediation system design, modeling of air/water/waste pollution control systems, water management and monitoring, water quality, sustainability, waste management, environmental management, hydrology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhaibo.niu@dal.ca and 902-893-6714; or Lei.Liu@Dal.CaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý902-494-3958.