2010

Acadia Geologist Sandra Barr explains the "Chinese ruins" on Kellys Mountain

Dr. Michael Stokesbury, Acadia University's newest Canada Research Chair, researches how to balance coastal resource development while protecting fish stocks.

85 students attend the 60th Annual Atlantic Undergraduate Geology Conference

Acadia programming team is the top Canadian Team at the Northeast North America Regional Contest.

Biology faculty, alumni, and students from Acadia University will gather with community members November 5-7 to reflect on the 100-year history of the Department of Biology and the E.C. Smith Herbarium.

Acadia University’s Phil Taylor and his graduate student, Brad Woodworth, are deploying tiny transmitters on small songbirds in southwestern Nova Scotia.

Sandra Barr goes back in time to the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary at Fortune Head

Two students in Acadia University's Jodrey School of Computer Science have developed and launched a mobile "app" for use on Apple Computer's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Congrats to fourth-year students Ryan Wooden of Canaan, NS and Alex Sanford of North Alton, NS.

Congratulations to Matt Dugie - CAS - Engineering Student who wins Scholarship.

Dr. Sandra Barr led a group of about 20 geologists from 9 different countries on a 3-day geological tour of Cape Breton Island, Sept. 2-4, 2010.

Nova Scotia House Resolution 523 recognizes the Acadia Robot Programming Competition and the Jodrey School of Computer Science.

SSHRC CURA Award goes to researchers in the School of Nutrition and Dietetics and the School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology

A study conducted by Acadia psychologists finds that insecurity and anxiety about a relationship may not only generate heart ache, but also heart attacks.

Geologist Dr. Sandra Barr serves as a flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick

At its Annual Meeting in Quebec City in June, the Statistical Society of Canada awarded its 2010 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Paul Cabilio, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

On the 10th Anniversary of the Walkerton tragedy, an Acadia Chemisty has created an innovative system that could help prevent similar drinking-water contamination.

Science Student Team Alexander Kaul and Leah Chiste finish second at the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists 2010 Challenge Bowl.

There were a number of successes in student awards for Acadia Science students in recent external competitions. Congratulations to all the winners!

In an increasingly competitive and challenging research funding environment in Canada, it is a pleasure to acknowledge and celebrate colleagues who have been successful in grant applications.

Acadia University will help Nova Scotians learn more about unique species and their habitats through three projects funded by the Province's Habitat Conservation Fund.

NRAO Scientist, Dale Frail, has been Awarded a Pretigious Fellowship from Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Acadia Alumna, Dr. Elizabeth Cannon, will become the First Female President of the University of Calgary

Acadia Physics Math double major, Matthew LeBlanc, wins the TRIUMF Summer Research Award for the Atlantic Region

Jenny Dea ('09) will be heading to Africa as one of six sports interns selected to be part of the Commonwealth Games Canada's groundbreaking Capacity Support Program

Jodrey School of Computer Science partners with the local Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in "Robot Madness"

Ashley Hardman and Lauren Kiri, Acadia Engineering Students, Celebrate National Engineering Month

Luke Marshall, a third-year Geology major, visited Trinidad to learn more about the petroleum industry.

Acadia University recently hosted 39 teams from across Nova Scotia in the fifth annual Robot Programming Competitions.

A series of activities, celebrating both historic and current research efforts, will mark this significant milestone.

March is Nutrition Month across Canada - Local Valley Kick Off Event

We are initiating a search for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Coastal Wetland Ecosystems.

Acadia was well represented at the recent Atlantic Geoscience Society Colloquium held at the Old Orchard Inn.

The weekend of February 6-7 is a busy place at Acadia, with both a Geosciences and a Physics and Astronomy Conference.

Matt LeBlanc, an Acadia Physics Math double major, is off to Europe this summer to spend two months at CERN.

Dr. Amitabh Jha has been awarded the Associated Alumni of Acadia University (AAAU) Award for Excellence in Faculty Research

Dr. Jennie Rand (engineering) and Dr. Kirk Hillier (Biology) receive Canada Foundation for Innovation funding