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Student Input Changes Open Educational Resource Textbook

The 45th annual Science Atlantic Psychology Conference began in a somewhat unconventional way, with a Hackathon. Hackathon organizers Dr. Erin Mazerolle and Dr. Erin Austen, psychology professors at St. Francis Xavier University, asked the 34 participating students and faculty to comment on an open educational resource (OER) textbook used to

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2023 Science Atlantic Environment Conference Details!

The 2023 Science Atlantic Environment Conference (SAEC) will be held on March 25, hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus. The fully virtual conference is open to all students and faculty working in fields related to both environmental science and environmental studies. The conference will include oral and poster

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2023 Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference Details!

The 2023 Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference (SANFC) will be hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island on April 28 and 29. The conference will now be an entirely virtual event with no in-person attendance option. It will feature three guest speakers and a pre-conference workshop highlighting Indigenous Food

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Science Atlantic-Canadian Association of Physicists Lecture Tour 2023

Science Atlantic is proud to sponsor the Atlantic leg of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Undergraduate Lecture Tour series. For more details about the other events in the series, please visit the CAP website.   Dr. Cliff Burgess Department of Physics and Astronomy McMaster University Date and Location MtA: January

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