Acadia University has been named one of the top undergraduate schools in Canada by Maclean's magazine in its 2014 University Rankings issue, released today and set to be on newsstands tomorrow.

Dr. Svetlana Barkanova is the new Vice-Chair of the Division of Theoretical Physics of the Canadian Association of Physicists.

Acadia University has been named an Atlantic finalist for the Canada’s Passion Capitalist Program, which honours long term success and a distinctive culture.

Hockey Axeman Travis Gibbons is one of Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s top eight Academic All-Canadians for the 2012-13 season. KingsCountyNews.ca Report

President Ray Ivany has announced the dedication of “The Raddall Wing” in the University’s Biology Building, in recognition of Dr. Thomas Raddall, Class of 1957. Dr. Raddall’s one-million dollar gift to establish The Raddall Research Fund in Biology, is among the largest made by an individual to Acadia and will greatly enhance student and faculty research in the life sciences.

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