January 2020

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: BRUCE MALLOCH, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: MITES, A TAXONOMIC TROVE OF STRANGELY SPECTACULAR SPECIES

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6/2020 IN BAC ROOM#236 AT 11:30AM

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. SMRITI SRIVASTAVA, POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: CLICK CHEMISTRY ROUTE FOR SYNTHESIS OF BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MODIFIED NUCELOSIDES FROM SIMPLE SUGARS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6/2020 IN ELLIOTT HALL ROOM#303 AT 12:00 NOON

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. GREGORY R. SIVAKOFF, DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

TOPIC: WINDS OF CHANGE AROUND BLACK HOLES

WEDNESDAY, FEBURARY 5/2020 IN HUGGINS SCIENCE HALL ROOM#202 AT 4:30PM

SCHOOL OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

SENIOR SEMINAR (NUTR 4903) IS THE CAPSTONE COURSE FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION IN THE SCHOOL OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS. STUDENTS ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ON A TOPIC OF THEIR CHOICE RELATED TO FOOD, NUTRITION AND/OR DIETETICS. THE COURSE IS A CELEBRATION OF LEARNING, DRAWING ON COURSES TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DEGREE. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MOST WELCOME.

PRESENTATIONS FOR TUESDAY/FEBRUARY 4/2020 FROM 7:00PM TO 10:00PM IN THE K. C. IRVING CENTRE AUDITORIUM:

SAMANTHA FIRTH - ALIGNMENT OF TRANS NUTRITION CARE GUIDELINES WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF CRITICAL DIETETICS

ALEXA MANUEL - THE DIETS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING AT SEA

SOPHIA KENNIE - RESIDENT MENU SATISFACTION IN LONG TERM CARE

SARAH WILSON - FROM FIELD TO FINISH: A SMALL SCALE WILD BLUEBERRY FARM'S PRODUCTION

THISURA JAYASINGHE MUDIYANSELAGE - IMPACTS OF PACKAGING AND SHELF LIFE ON FOOD WASTE IN DEVELOPED NATIONS

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. SEAN MCCANN, BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TITLE: WASP KILLERS! RED-THROATED CARACARA FORAGING AND NESTING BEHAVIOUR IN FRENCH GUIANA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30/2020 IN BAC ROOM#236

 

PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: SKYE STEPHENS, Ph.D., R. PSYCH - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY

TITLE: THE CONCEPTUALIZATION, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF SEXUAL INTEREST IN CHILDREN

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30/2020 IN ELLIOTT HALL, ROOM#207 AT 4:00PM

 

SCHOOL OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS

SENIOR SEMINAR (NUTR 4903) IS THE CAPSTONE COURSE FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NUTRITION IN THE SCHOOL OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS. STUDENTS ENGAGE IN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ON A TOPIC OF THEIR CHOICE RELATED TO FOOD, NUTRITION AND/OR DIETETICS. THE COURSE IS A CELEBRATION OF LEARNING, DRAWING ON COURSES TAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DEGREE. CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MOST WELCOME.

PRESENTATIONS FOR TUESDAY/JANUARY 28/2020 FROM 7:00PM TO 10:00PM IN PATTERSON HALL ROOM#207:

CASSIDY COLLINS - THE ROLE OF A PLANT-BASED DIET IN THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY

PHYLICIA BENEBY - AM I PERFECT YET? SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INFLUENCE OF YOUTH

THAARENEE WISANNADAN - PREVALENCE OF DIABETES IN ASIA

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. DAVE MCCORQUODALE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY - CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: HOW COSEWIC WORKS: EXAMPLES FROM BEES IN NOVA SCOTIA

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23/2020 IN BAC ROOM#236 AT 11:30AM

 

JODREY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE CO-OP PRESENTATIONS - FRIDAY, JANUARY 24/2020 IN CARNEGIE HALL ROOM#113 AT 2:30PM

BEHIND THE WEB SCENCES - NOOR AHMED, COLIBRI SOFTWARE INC., WOLFVILLE

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE TRUNK - THOMAS WALKER - LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, DARTMOUTH

CONVERTING LEGACY WINDOWS GDI CODE TO QT AND MACOS - LI QUAN, PROGENY GENEALOGY, WOLFVILLE

CSE: CRITICAL INTRASTRUCTURE, CANADIAN CENTRE FOR CYBER SECURITY - ANGELA DEAGUIAR, COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ESTABLISHMENT, WOLFVILLE

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST - ABDILLAHI HUSSEIN, THE DISCOVERY CENTRE, HALIFAX

DEVELOPMENT OF WEB APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE WHOLESALE INDUSTRY - LIAM JONES, ZIIWARE INC., KENTVILLE

 

BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. DAVE SHUTLER, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: TREE SWALLOWS, LEACH'S STORM-PETRELS, COYOTES AND MORE

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16/2020 IN HUGGINS SCIENCE HALL ROOM#202 AT 11:30AM

 

JODREY SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

SPEAKER: GREG HEARD

TOPIC: INDOOR POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY AND DATA SCIENCE FOR BETTER CARE OF SENIORS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17/202 IN CARNEGIE HALL ROOM#113 AT 2:30PM

 

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: MATH 1013 FACULTY, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: UPDATING INTRODUCTORY CALCULUS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17/2020 IN HUGGINS SCIENCE HALL ROOM#141 AT 3:30PM

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

SPEAKER: DR. NICOLETTA FARAONE, ACADIA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC: GREEN REVOLUTION: PLANT NATURAL PRODUCTS AS CONTINUING SOURCE OF NOVEL ACTIVE BIOCHEMICALS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9/2020 IN ELLIOTT HALL ROOM#303 AT NOON