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Please find below suggested ÍøºìºÚÁÏ experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýThursday, April 11, 2019.Ìý

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested, faces possible extradition to United States
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert: Dr.ÌýRobert Currie, Professor of Law, Schulich School of Law, Law and Technology Institute.
Research Specialties:ÌýInternational criminal law, international litigation, international law, extradition, civil procedure, criminal law.Ìý
Contact:Ìýrobert.currie@dal.ca.Ìý

Astronomers reveal first-ever picture of a black hole
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert:ÌýDr. Scott Chapman, Professor, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýSubmillimetre-wave Instrumentation, adaptive Optics, instrumentation, gravitational lenses, archaeology, astrophysics, cosmology.
Contact:ÌýScott.Chapman@Dal.caÌýand 902-494-2340.

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer encourages Prime Minister to move ahead with libel lawsuit
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert:ÌýLori Turnbull, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science.
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.Ìý
Contact:Ìýlturnbul@dal.caÌýand 902-494-6605.

Newfoundland and Labrador joins PEI in banning plastic bags – will other provinces follow?
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert:ÌýDr. Boris Worm, Professor, Department of Biology; and Dr. Tony Walker,ÌýAssistant Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies.
Research Specialties:ÌýMarine biodiversity, management of marine ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, freshwater and marine systems, industrial sustainability.
Contact:Ìýbworm@dal.caÌýor 902-494-2478/902-210-8330; andÌýtrwalker@dal.caÌýor 902-494-4478.Ìý

Should people be afraid of genetically-modified foods?
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert:ÌýDr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties:ÌýFood distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.caÌýand 902-222-4142.

Examining how B.C. man was guilty of driving while on his phone, when phone was dead and stored in cubby hole
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Expert:ÌýWayne 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.
Contact:ÌýWayne.Mackay@dal.caÌýand 902-483-7810.

Childhood immunization rates still too low in Canada
ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Experts:ÌýDr. Noni MacDonald, Professor, Department of Pediatrics.Ìý
Research Specialties:Vaccine safety, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine pain mitigation, immunization, meningococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine.
Contact:ÌýNoni.MacDonald@Dal.CaÌýand 902-470-8799.