Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

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

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Acadia Hosts National Conference

Acadia University will host the Canadian Reptile and Amphibian Conservation Network (CARCNET) and Canadian Association of Herpetologists (CAH) 2010 Annual General joint meeting September 18-19.

More than 70 academics, scientists, students, and serpent lovers from across the country are set to attend the national conference in Wolfville.

Presentations will be held in the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre auditorium on Saturday and Sunday. During the banquet Saturday evening, the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute and Kejimkujik National Park and Historic Site will each be recognized for their contributions to conservation of herpetofauna.

Faculty and students at Acadia have a long history of collaboration with these institutions, in furthering our understanding and conservation of threatened biodiversity in Nova Scotia.

"Reptiles and amphibians face tremendous pressures from climate change, habitat degradation and direct human interference, and are disproportionately represented among our species-at-risk," says Dr. Tom Herman, Acadia's vice-president, academic. Jose Lefebvre, adjunct professor and recent Acadia graduate, has taken the lead on organizing the conference along with Dr. Herman, Dr. Steve Mockford and several Acadia graduate students.

For more information, contact:

jose.lefebvre@acadiau.ca