Science Atlantic News

News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.

Gingko Tree Dedicated at Dalhousie Agriculture Campus

Living Fossil for Science Atlantic On October 15th, Dalhousie Agriculture honoured 60 years of Science Atlantic by dedicating a young gingko tree on campus. Although the tree is young, the species is not. Often referred to as ‘living fossils,’ Ginkgo biloba has been around for more than 250 million years-

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QAtCanSTEM

Queer Atlantic Canadian STEM is connecting queer members and allies of the scientific community to share experiences and exciting research being done nationally during their 2021 Colloquium and Canadian Queer Research Showcase. Get ready to hear about cutting-edge research from experts in their field! Izzy Jayasinghe (She/Her) on Molecular-scale optical

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Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science Conference 2021

Registration and abstract submission is now closed! The Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Conference (MSCS) 2021 will be hosted virtually by St. Francis Xavier University (STFX), October 22-24  via Zoom. This event will feature: Two competitions (mathematics and computer science) – Saturday morning Undergraduate student research presentations – Saturday afternoon 

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First Tree Dedication Ceremony taking place at UNB-F

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Science Atlantic, we have collaborated with many of our Member Institutions to arrange Tree Dedication Ceremonies on their campuses. Our first Tree Dedication Ceremony is taking place today, September 22nd on National Tree Day, during the CIF National Forest Week (Sept 19-25, 2021) at

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60 Years of Science Atlantic

25 Years of History                                  For a PDF containing a look at our first 25 years of history as APICS, click above. In 1962, the Atlantic Provinces Inter-University Committee on the Sciences (APICS) was founded

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A message from the Chair, Robert van den Hoogen

This is an exciting year for Science Atlantic.  The organization, born in the spirit of cooperation of several Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions, has withstood the test of time and is entering its 60th year of existence.  Who would have thought that what might be considered a notion in the early

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Science Atlantic Discussion on Academic Service

On September 17, 2021, at 11:30 AM ADT, panelists from Atlantic universities will discuss the broad topic of Academic Service, including perspectives on how to develop your own ‘service’ interests. This free virtual event will be hosted through Zoom and all attendees will receive the session link prior to the event.

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