Laser system set up at Acadia scans skies to analyze the dirt in our air. Reported in The Chronicle-Herald.

Descendants of Planters honour 250 years of history. Reported in The Chronicle-Herald.

Acadia University is launching a new, dynamic program designed for students with an interest in environmental sustainability. Beginning in September 2010, Acadia will offer a four-year program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies. The program will be limited to 30 students per year and will emphasize individual and group hands-on learning. Students entering the program can choose to pursue either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Recreation Management.

Nova Scotia will honour some of our finest Acadia athletes during its 2009 Sports Hall of Fame Induction this Saturday, November 7 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax.

Acadia University has maintained its reputation as one of Canada’s best primarily undergraduate universities in the annual Maclean’s magazine ranking of post-secondary institutions. This year, Acadia placed second behind Mount Allison University, up from third overall last year. In the 19 years that Maclean’s has published its annual comparisons, Acadia has been in the top three 18 times.

Nova Scotia companies will improve their business skills, gain insight into potential new markets, and network with organizations dedicated to helping companies grow, at the Annapolis Valley Export Rally in Wolfville on November 4 and 5.

Acadia University today announced that it has adopted a campus-wide policy that limits vehicle idling to exceptional circumstances. Acadia’s new Share the Air policy is an initiative of the University’s Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.

Wolfville, NS, September 18, 2009 – Anna Maria Tremonti, CBC Radio’s host of The Current, will deliver a free, public lecture on October 2nd at 7:30 pm

(Wolfville, NS) -- Acadia University will have a role on the small screen next week when CBC Television premieres Canada's Super Speller. The five-episode, dynamic take on the classic spelling bee will air in one-hour segments on CBC Monday to Friday starting at 8 p.m. on September 14.