News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
We are happy to share that our first virtual conference was a success! The 2020 Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Conference (MSCS) was hosted virtually by SMU on October 31 and November 1. There was a great turnout with 156 attendees, 25 Math contestants, 43 Programming contestants, 19 undergraduate and 6
Registration and abstract submission is now open! The Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference (AUGC) 2020 will be hosted by UNB-Fredericton, virtually, on Saturday, Nov. 21. Registration will be open until Friday, Nov. 20 at 11:00 pm. The registration fee is $20, this fee includes all conference events and an AUGC T-shirt. The abstract submission deadlines
Registration and abstract submission is now open! The Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Conference (MSCS) 2020 will be hosted by SMU, virtually, Saturday, Oct. 31 to Sunday, Nov. 1. All events will be held via Zoom. The event will feature: The Blundon, Field, and Sedgewick plenary lectures – Time: TBD The
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