In apple breeding only around 0.014% of seedlings planted will make it to the final round of evaluations. And even fewer become commercially available cultivars. Researchers at Acadia are bringing together biology and computer science to bump that percentage up and make apple breeding and cultivation more sustainable.
A federal funding announcement today marks a significant new chapter for tidal energy research at Acadia University.
Acadia University is one of the first three recipients of funding from the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Project, receiving $320,643 to create a self-sustaining farm-to-school initiative with Northeast Kings Education Centre (NKEC) in Canning.
SSHRC-funded research from Dr. Emily Lockhart and Professor Allison Smith of Acadia's Law and Society program is working to create survivor-led solutions for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth who have experienced technology facilitated violence.
Accessible health care for some of the most remote patients in the Maritimes is on the horizon with a new program through Acadia’s School of Kinesiology. And the benefits are going both ways—the students are gaining insights and skills as well as the participants.
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