Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Monday, February 23, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the forecasted weather. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours due to the weather and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO). If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Monday February 23, 2026 @ 5:55 am)

March 2020

Seminars Happening March 16-20/2020

Please note due to the suspension of classes for this week -- no seminars will be happening this week.

 

The Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Presents - Please note - this event has now been cancelled.

IMPACT

Undergraduate Science Research Summit

Thursday, April 2/2020 - Huestis Innovation Pavilion - 6:00pm to 9:30pm

Members of the Acadia campus community are invited to discover the far-reaching effects of undergraduate research at Acadia

 

Biology Department

Speaker: Dr. Mirwais Qaderi - Department of Biology, Mount Saint Vincent University

Topic: Plant-derived methane: what do we know about it?

Thursday, March 19/2020 in Beveridge Arts Centre Room#236 at 11:3am

 

Earth and Environmental Science Department

Speaker: Dr. Marc Laflamme

Tuesday, March 17/2020 in Huggins Science Hall Room#336

10:00am - The Paleontological Toolset: How fossils help interpret the history of the Earth (classroom talk)

4:00pm - Complexity in the Oldest Animal Ecosystems

 

Jodrey School of Computer Science

Justin Hiltz - BCSH Thesis Defence: Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Image Classification via Feature Prediction and Localization

Friday, March 20/2020 in Carnegie Hall Room#113 at 2:30pm

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Seminars Happening March 9-13/2020

The Faculty of Pure and Applied Science Presents

IMPACT

Undergraduate Science Research Summit

Thursday, April 2/2020 - Huestis Innovation Pavilion - 6:00pm to 9:30pm

Members of the Acadia campus community are invited to discover the far-reaching effects of undergraduate research at Acadia

 

Biology Department

Speaker: Dr. Anna Metaxas, Department of Biology - Dalhousie University

Topic: Evidence-based conservation: ecological connectivity and the design of marine protected areas

Thursday, March 12/2020 in Beveridge Arts Centre Room#236 at 11:30am

 

Earth and Environmental Science Department

CSPG East Coast Lecture Tour

Speaker: Dr. Genevieve Bordeleau

Topic: Shale Gas and Groundwater: When Isotopes get together and tell their story

Friday, March 13/2020 in Huggins Science Hall Room#336 at 12:30pm

 

Psychology Department

Speaker: Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Reseacher - Queens University

Topic: Femmephobia: A new approach to gender-based discrimination

Friday, March 13/2020 in K. C. Irving Centre Auditorium 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, March 10/2020 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm in the K. C. Irving Centre Auditorium.

Three students will defend their Honours thesis. Their thesis presentations will be 30-45 minutes each, including questions.

Alexis Tomchuk (Dr. M. Kaviani, Supervisor) - Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extra Supplementation on Cardiovascular Function and Running Performance in Athletes

Tim Lamont (Dr. M. McSweeney, Supervisor) - Surf'n Bake: Exploring the Sensory Characteristics of Seaweed Composite Bread

Madalyn Higgins (Dr. M. Kaviani, Supervisor) - Assessing Prevalence and Effect of Nutrition Education on Female Athlete Triad Risk at Acadia University

 

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