News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
Welcome to Another Year With Science Atlantic! Dear colleagues, The upcoming academic year is turning out to be one of the most unique for science education in recent times. Many of us have been busily making plans to deliver our courses and mentor our students under fairly restrictive conditions. Despite
Update: September 17, 2020 Thanks to the generosity of IMPART, AFRED.ca will be available for the next several months while we continue to investigate options for its continuation. Please let me know if you are interested in being part of this discussion. Lois August 12, 2020 Almost ten years ago, Science Atlantic decided
Science Atlantic welcomed several students over the summer and fall semesters. Read on to learn more about them, and some of the ongoing projects at Science Atlantic. Ben Dornan Communications and Membership Engagement Assistant Ben, a fourth year business student at Dalhousie University, recently completed his third co-op term at
We have prepared our very own informational repository to help you stay up-to-date on our member institutions’ COVID-19 response plans and to keep you informed on how each institution plans to deliver their Fall 2020 semester. This information will be updated on a daily-basis. Each institution’s summary is complete with a link
CSPC has announced that the 12th Canadian Science Policy Conference will be held virtually through the week of November 16th – 20th, 2020! More information here: https://www.sciencepolicy.ca/cspc-2020-goes-virtual The panel submission deadline is extended by one more month, to June 12th, 2020. CSPC encourages organizations from across Canada and around the
The Dalhousie University innovation sandbox, ShiftKey Labs, is hosting a COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon, May 4-6, 2020. The goal is to have students and professionals from diverse programs and fields work together to identify innovative solutions to the many challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those interested can apply as a team
MAPS (Mount Allison Programming Showdown) is an open, online programming competition that takes place annually in late winter or early spring. MAPS is organized through Mount Allison University (MtA). MAPS features a full problem set with a wide range of difficulty levels and draws hundreds of teams from all over
March 18, 2020, 12:00 pm Science Atlantic has been diligently following federal, provincial, and institutional policies and statements to ensure the best possible decisions for students and faculty taking part in our activities. The following outlines the most recent decisions regarding the 2020 Psychology and Chemistry student conferences. Note: Potential
March 12, 2020, 11:15 am As a body representing 17 post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada, Science Atlantic follows the policies of its member institutions. With conferences planned for March 13-15, 2020, at Cape Breton University and University of Prince Edward Island, we have been monitoring posted updates regarding COVID-19 on