Media
Activities of the Chair as captured in the popular media:
May 2013: Chronic illness high near pulp mill. By Daniel Campbell. The News, May 3, 2013.
July 2012: The future of downtown: re-ripening Barrington Street. By Chris Benjamin. Openfile, July 6, 2012.
June 2012: Getting kids moving. Maritime Noon, CBC, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
June 2012: A television interview about the Environment, Nutrition and Physical Activity Project and the results of the paper published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. CTV Morning Live, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
May 2012: City kids get more exercise than rural ones. The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
April 2012: Obesity linked to neighborhood features: Do you live in a fat neighborhood? ABC News.
April 2012: New technology maps the surprising subtleties of childhood and teen obesity. Scientific American (Observations Blog).
August 2011: A television interview about the Legacy Research Grant and Kelsey O’Brien’s work on radon mapping. CTV Morning Live. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
July 2011: Feds to probe air pollution from ships; Study will analyze data from 55 air quality monitors in Halifax. [PDF - 33kB]. The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
August 2010: Researcher wants to probe air quality [PDF - 222kB]. The Chronicle Herald. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
February 2009: Tracking our eco-footprints. The Coast. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
June 2009: Is your neighbourhood healthy? Harrowsmith Country Life (Vol. 30, pp. 108-9).
November 2009: Sustainable Offices 101: Green Living Magazine.
October 2008: The Joy of Parking: Hot Meters Map and Map of Parking Ticket Intensity. CBC News Feature Report. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
February 2007: A night on the town: Interactive Map of Reported Crimes. CBC News Feature Report. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
March 2006: He knows where you’ve been. Dalhousie Alumni Magazine. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
February 2006: Research monitors fitness via satellite. CBC News Feature Report. Halifax, Nova Scotia.