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Please find below suggested AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Expert:ÌýMark Haggett, Head Coach, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ 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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