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2025 Huggins Science Seminar

March 31st @ 7:00pm

Huggins Science Hall - room 010

Reception to follow

Dr. Emily Haigh - University of Victoria  Dr. Emily Haigh

Associate Professor and Chief Mungo Martin Research Chair in Indigenous Mental Health

Centring Indigenous Knowledge in Clinical Psychology: Towards Epistemic Inclusion

Dr. Haigh will describe efforts to build a research program focused on:  1) increasing expertise in applying Indigenous knowledge and methodologies in clinical psychology, and 2) producing Indigenous-led knowledge on new approaches to understanding and promoting mental health. Drawing on insights from three ongoing research projects, Dr. Haigh will highlight the challenges and tensions associated with centering Indigenous ways of being and knowing in mental health research. The goal of this work is to improve the ability of Indigenous Peoples to both benefit from and contribute to the future of clinical psychology, making it a more inclusive and responsive discipline.

The Huggins Science Seminar was established in 1972 on the initiative of Acadia graduate Dr. Charles Huggins, Nobel laureate and former Acadia Chancellor.

Tuesday November 5, 1:30-2:30ppm HSH 336

Dr. Liesel Carlsson – Nutrition and Dietetics

Title: The Social Impact Potential of Dietitians on Planetary Health

Description: Food systems and dietary patterns are strong drivers of climate change, ecological and social system instability. Liesel will share some insights from collaborative research that examines the social impact and potential of nutrition and dietetics professionals in four countries on food systems and diets. If time, she’ll also share some of the ways our future workforce are being equipped (or not) to participate as health professionals under a Planetary Health paradigm.

Gratitude to SSHRC for an Insight Development Grant, the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Practice and Research, a Harrison McCain Visitorship, and the International Confederation of Dietetics Associations for funding this work.

 

Tuesday November 19, 1:00pm-2:00pm HSH 336

Dr. Allison Walker – Biology

Title: Dispatches from the Bay of Fungi: Coastal fungal biodiversity research at Acadia

Description: Join us for a deep dive into the world of coastal and marine fungi! Dr. Walker and her Fungal Dream Team explore seagrass beds, salt marshes, mangroves and more to characterize unexplored fungal biodiversity, distribution and interactions with other organisms.

This series is made possible by the generous support of the Office of the Dean of Science, the Harrison McCain Foundation and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies

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