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Please find below suggested ÍøºìºÚÁÏ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, January 28, 2019.Ìý

Parliament resumes for last sitting before Federal election
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert: Lori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties: Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605.  

Marine wildlife to benefit from decreased petroleum exploration in Nova Scotia waters 
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert: Dr. Hal Whitehead, Professor, Department of Biology.ÌýÌý
Research Specialties: Behaviour, ecology and evolution.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýhal.whitehead@dal.ca and 902-494-3723.

Deal struck to temporarily end U.S. government shutdown, but fight over border wall not over
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ 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.

Reusable bags offer benefits and risks as potential replacement for single-use plastics
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ 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.

Canada’s grocery chains have key role to play in eliminating single-use plastics
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert: 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.

Dal rheumatologist named national Clinical Teacher of the Year by AFMC
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert: Dr. Trudy Taylor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Education.Ìý
Research Specialties: Medical education, rheumatology.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýtrudy.taylor@nshealth.ca and 902-473-3818.