by Lohnes, Grant
by Lohnes, Grant
by Lohnes, Grant
Acadia researcher Tanya Surette investigates compassion fatigue
Up to 60% of Nova Scotian counsellors experience work-related ‘compassion fatigue’. Acadia University professor and researcher Tanya Surette is leading a project that will follow the development of counsellors over a sustained period of time to learn more about what helps and what hinders their mental wellness and ability to thrive.
by Lohnes, Grant
Campus Newsletter: Looking back and moving forward
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
As we head into 2021, we can all be proud of getting to this day - starting our winter term! Enjoy the opportunities to grow that are ahead, both the successes and the "failures," because this semester, we are all learning and growing in new ways.
by Lohnes, Grant
Acadia’s first Master of Science in Environmental Science Graduate
In the fall of 2020 Acadia University announced the launch of a new Master of Science in Environmental Science Program. This is an exciting development for the university, now students engaged in interdisciplinary environmental science research will have the option to choose a degree program that accurately reflects their work.
Student Lauren Muzak Ruff will be the first graduate of the new program, she successfully defended her thesis on December 16, 2020. Lauren is supervised by Dr. Ian Spooner, Research Director at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Dr. Mark Mallory, Canada Research Chair and biology professor at Acadia University.
by Lohnes, Grant
Campus Update: Winter Term COVID-19 Considerations
Students are returning in-person and online. Acadia University continues to be in Phase 4 of our Return to Campus Safely Plan.
by Lohnes, Grant
Acadia researcher Dr. Mark Mallory co-authors New ways forward in Canadian Arctic research
Catherine Girard (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi), Mark Mallory (Acadia University), and Warwick F. Vincent (Université Laval) have authored a feature in the Globe and Mail, "New ways forward in Canadian Arctic research". The researchers describe the difficulties in continuing vital arctic research brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Lohnes, Grant
Acadia researchers part of project to track presence of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia wastewater
Researchers across Nova Scotia are launching a project aimed at detecting the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in human wastewater, helping to identify the potential presence of the virus quickly and before it can spread.
Building on the recent results of a pilot study, the research team has begun to collect samples in locations throughout the province. Locations have been selected by the research team in conjunction with provincial public health officials and the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA).
by Lohnes, Grant
President Emeritus Ray Ivany named to Order of Canada
Acadia University President Emeritus and former Vice-Chancellor Ray Ivany has been named to the Order of Canada, one of only two Nova Scotians to join the Order this year.
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by Parker, Jordan
Irving family’s philanthropic impact on Acadia ‘incalculable’
The notion of family and taking care of one another are threads that are woven through the fabric of Acadia University’s illustrious 182-year history. One family in particular has had a significant and enduring impact at Acadia, tending carefully to the University’s students, faculty and staff while quietly establishing itself as Acadia’s most generous benefactors: the Arthur Irving family of Saint John, NB.
Read more … Irving family’s philanthropic impact on Acadia ‘incalculable’