ACADIA ALERT - Campus Closing Early (Weather)

Today, February 13, 2025 Acadia University campus will be closing at 12:30pm due to forecasted weather conditions. Conditions later in the afternoon are not expected to be favorable for local travel.

Students not living in residence and employees are not expected to remain on campus past 12:30pm. Only employees deemed essential are required to report to campus to work. Residence buildings will be accessible and Wheelock Dining Hall will be operational.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Thursday February 13, 2025 @ 6:00 am)

Welcome

Media relations at Acadia University falls within our Communications & Marketing department.

We serve as the media’s direct point of contact for accessing accurate and compelling content about our university. Our responsibilities include:

  • Crafting, publishing, and sending announcements, updates, and stories of interest about the university
  • Providing official information and quotes to the media on behalf of the university
  • Arranging for interviews between the media and Acadia’s community members, specifically our faculty experts, researchers, and administrators
  • Arranging for special filming on campus. Please be aware that the university is private property.

Note: Requests regarding Acadia Athletics can be sent directly to Chris Cameron.

Our office is staffed weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For the fastest and most efficient response, members of the media are asked to reach out via email: media.relations@acadiau.ca

Get in Touch with an Acadia Expert

Acadia University is home to experts in a variety of fields who can speak on a number of topics or comment on current affairs. Faculty members regularly share their expertise through interviews on television, radio, and online outlets. To see what’s making headlines, visit In the News.

The following Acadia experts can be approached directly by media, with our media relations cc’d in the request:

Dr. Mark Mallory

Dr. Mark Mallory

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  • Canada Research Chair Tier I
  • Biology Professor at Acadia University
  • Director of the Mallory Lab
  • Author of Common Birds of Nunavut; co-Editor in Chief of scientific journal Arctic Science

Topics of focus and expertise:

  • Marine birds and waterfowl in eastern and Arctic Canada
  • Mercury, organic contaminants and plastic pollution in wildlife
  • Wildlife as biovectors of contaminants
  • Coastal habitats for wildlife

Dr. Nelson O’Driscoll

Nelson O'Driscoll

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  • Head of Earth and Environmental Science & Coordinator of ENVS Programs
  • Full Professor at Acadia University
  • Director of the Mercury Lab
  • Author of several Google Scholar journal articles
  • Co-editor of “Wetland Restoration for Endangered Species Recovery: A Multidisciplinary Case Study of Big Meadow Bog, Brier Island, Nova Scotia” (2024); “Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury” (2012); and “Mercury Cycling in a Wetland-Dominated Ecosystem” (2005)

Topics of focus and expertise:

  • Mercury movements in ecosystems and bioaccumulation in food webs
  • Mercury speciation and photo-reactions

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