Please find below suggested º£½ÇÉçÇøapp University experts on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest forÌýMonday, April 29, 2019.Ìý

As Ontario libraries hit with funding cuts, experts warn that libraries are fundamental to well-functioning societiesÌý
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Expert:ÌýDr. 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.

New ‘smart helmets’ key to improving player safety for Dal Tigers football team
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Expert:ÌýMark Haggett, Head Coach, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Football.Ìý
Research Specialties:ÌýUniversity football, university athletics, athlete safety.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýmhaggett84@gmail.comÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýfootball@dal.ca.Ìý

Six months before Federal Election, polls have Conservatives 13 points ahead of governing LiberalsÌý
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Experts:ÌýLori 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.caÌýor 902-494-6605; andÌýhoward.ramos@dal.caÌýor 902-402-9893.

Peas and soybeans the latest Canadian crops facing hurdles getting into China during bitter diplomatic dispute
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp 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.
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýsylvain.charlebois@dal.caÌýand 902-222-4142.

Experts calling for patience in rebuilding Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, warn project of this scale will take timeÌý
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Expert:ÌýDr. Kyle Tousignant, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering; and Dr. Cynthia Neville, Professor Emeritus, Department of History.
Research Specialties: Steel structures, structural mechanics, hollow structural sections, connections, welding;Ìýsocial history, cultural history, religious history, medieval English legal history.Ìý
°ä´Ç²Ô³Ù²¹³¦³Ù:Ìýkyle.tousignant@dal.caÌýand 902-494-3080; orÌýcneville@dal.ca and 519-766-7772.Ìý

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