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Magic mushrooms make mean fish lazier and more chill
Popular Science reported on research from Dayna Forsyth (Biology) and Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) and their UBC collaborators. It turns out, dosing a particularly aggressive species of fish with magic mushrooms helped them chill out and made them lazier.
Portia Clark honoured with Acadia honorary doctorate
The Caribbean Camera celebrates Portia Clark's forthcoming honorary degree from Acadia, to be conferred at spring 2026 convocation.
Youth Forum speaker offers help in hard times to Membertou teens
After experiencing a traumatic loss at 14, Acadia psychology student Sophie Rae has been educating Nova Scotia's youth on how to be resilient in the face of mental health struggles.
Ticks this spring: Acadia researcher says no suggestion they're back earlier or in bigger numbers in Nova Scotia
Dr. Laura Ferguson (Chronicle Herald) says that even though there are more anecdotal reports of ticks this spring doesn't mean the population is climbing or showing up earlier. Just that education about ticks is working, and more people are on the lookout for these bloodsucking creatures.
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