Science Atlantic News

News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.

The Flower That Brings People Together

The Science Atlantic mission brings staff, board of directors and other members of the organization together towards a common goal: connecting science education and research. We learned in 2020 that plants are another way for people to connect at Science Atlantic.  The Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster is a threatened plant

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Coming soon! 60 years of Science Atlantic

Where we started   In 1962, the Atlantic Provinces Inter-University Committee on the Sciences (APICS) held its first meeting. The goal of that initial group of deans was to enrich and strengthen research and technology in Atlantic Canada and foster cooperation between the region’s universities and government lab sector. Fast forward

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Academic Service Workshop – Follow Up

Our first webinar took place on March 29 with three panelists from Science Atlantic Member Institutions: Mount Allison University (Dr. Amanda Cockshutt), Saint Mary’s University (Dr. Colleen Barber), and the University of Prince Edward Island (Dr. Christian Lacroix) sharing their thoughts on academic service.  Panelists provided various perspectives and shared

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Join our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group

As part of our shift to support more members of the Atlantic post-secondary STEM community, we have looked at the overall structure of Science Atlantic and recognized there are gaps we need to fill. One of them is related to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).  As a first step, we

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Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference 2021

Registration and abstract submission is now open! The Science Atlantic Nutrition and Foods Conference (SANFC) 2021 will be hosted virtually by St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX) from Monday, Apr. 26 to Tuesday, Apr. 27.  The conference will include keynote speakers (see list below), a talk about the impact of

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Save the Date! Academic Service Workshop

On March 29, 2021, at 12:00 PM ADT, panelists from Atlantic universities will discuss topics regarding academic service. This free event will be hosted on Zoom and will run between 45 minutes and an hour. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session. REGISTER NOW! Panelists and themes/topics:  Amanda

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Environment Conference Coming Up!

Registration and abstract submission is now open! The Science Atlantic Environment Conference (SAEC) 2021 will be co-hosted by Cape Breton University and the University of New Brunswick – Fredericton. SAEC 2021 will take place virtually on March 13 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm with social and other activities from

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