News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
We’re happy to announce a plan to return to in-person events for the 2022-23 conference year. Here are confirmed locations and dates: Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (MSCS) October 14 to 15, 2022 Mount Allison University MSCS2022 website Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC) October 27 to 29, 2022 Acadia University
The annual Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Conference is being held in person at Mount Allison University this October! The conference will take place October 14 and 15 at the Mount Allison campus in Sackville, New Brunswick. Both Science Atlantic and Conference organizers are thrilled to be bringing in-person events
The 2022 Science Atlantic-CIC Chemistry Conference (ChemCon) was held May 26 to 28, hosted by St. Francis Xavier University.
Science Atlantic’s Board of Directors play an important role in guiding the strategic direction of the organization, contributing to the culture of the organization, and advocating for the mission to advance post-secondary science education and research in Atlantic Canada. Due to a recent vacancy, Science Atlantic is seeking a replacement to
StFX is hosting ChemCon 2022 virtually May 26 to 28, 2022. The conference is free to attend and will feature live key-note lectures, Q&A sessions with plenary speakers, and pre-recorded oral and poster presentations for undergraduate and graduate students. Plenary speakers will include Francesca Kerton (Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Science Atlantic is proud to help promote an upcoming conference which celebrates the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities of Atlantic Canada: QAtCanSTEM 2022. We spoke with organizer, Landon Getz, about the exciting conference details. The QAtCanSTEM Colloquium is an annual science, technology, engineering, and mathematics conference with the goal of bringing together 2SLGBTQIA+ folks to
On April 27, deans of science and other senior representatives of Science Atlantic member institutions welcomed special guest speaker, Leah ML Creaser (she/her/nekm). Leah, an Acadia Masters student and an NSCC instructor, is working to address the lack of Indigenous perspectives in science education by introducing the concept of Etuaptmumk,
Lois Whitehead is the lucky winner of a $5,000 donation from Pivoter and GIV3. The donation will be gifted to Science Atlantic, where Lois has been Executive Director for over 20 years! Pivoter is a Canadian changemaking engine using the wisdom of many to inform policy recommendations. Through the discussion of
The Annual Science Atlantic Psychology Conference is now open for registration! The event will be hosted virtually by St. Francis Xavier University on May 4th and 5th, 2022. Conference activities include: an interactive and collaborative hackathon*, research presentations from students across Atlantic Canada, an informative keynote presentation, and a career
