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Astrophysicist Beals Honoured with Hall of Fame & Award

Dr. Carlyle Smith Beals (1899-1979) has been posthumously inducted into the Nova Scotia Science Hall of Fame and received the Discovery Award for science and innovation. This award celebrates outstanding innovators whose achievements in science and technology put Nova Scotia at the forefront of global innovation.

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A female Acadia student kneels down atop a rock to examine a specimen while a cat curls up to her.

When Archaeology Met Geology: The Pottery That Rocked Acadia’s World

In summer of 2025, 15 members of an interdisciplinary crew, including Acadia students Bella MacQuarrie and Cameron Barnard, embarked on a trip  to southern Greece to work on the Southern Mani Archaeological Project (SMAP) led by Dr. Chelsea Gardner (History & Classics) Dr. Bill Parkinson (Field Museum, Chicago).

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