News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
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
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) recently became the only college member of Science Atlantic. For almost 60 years, Science Atlantic has been helping universities advance post-secondary education and research throughout the region. NSCC looks forward to students, faculty and scientists now benefitting from the opportunities Science Atlantic has to offer. “We’re
Registration closed. Please visit our conference page to see when the next event is happening. — The 2020 Aquaculture and Fisheries and Biology Conference is being held March 14-15th at Cape Breton University. Important deadlines: February 21: Abstract submission deadline February 28: Registration deadline The Second Annual Science Atlantic Nutrition
Two of our Science Communication Award winners took the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Atlantic Student Research Journal (ASRJ) to publish an article about their research. Learn more about Elizabeth Dreise and Devon McGrath below and stay tuned for more articles written by young scientists in the Atlantic region!
Registration closed. Please visit our conference page to see when the next event is happening. — Important deadlines: January 11: Abstract submission deadline January 11: Registration deadline
The second in a series of workshops supporting inter-disciplinary professional development of post-secondary educators interested teaching climate change will take place at Mount Allison University on: Friday, January 17, 2020, 7-9pm Saturday, January 18, 2020, 9-4pm [back-up Storm Dates: January 24-25] The initiative, funded by the federal Climate Action Fund, through the New
AUGC 2019 was held October 24-26, 2019 at St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish NS. Six students were recognized for their excellent presentations. Miguel Vaccaro (Acadia): Science Atlantic Best Paper Award Andrew Wagner (SMU): Imperial Oil Best Poster Award John Mishael Dooma (SMU): Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Award Natalie McNeil (SMU):