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The Acadia delegation poses outside the United Nations Office in front of the array of flags and the Broken Chair monument.

From the Classroom to the United Nations: Transformational Mentorship and Black Excellence in Action

鈥淭hey stood behind me, uplifted me, and carried confidence until I found my own. When my voice shook or I stumbled over my words, I couldn鈥檛 help but smile because I was speaking at the UN, and people were listening, nodding, and seeing value in my statement.鈥�

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Professor Jon Saklofske and a student in discussion, seated next to vintage Apple and PC computers.

Curiosity at the heart of gaming, learning, and The Acadia Centre for Critical Play

If you鈥檙e wandering the basement hallways of the Vaughan Memorial Library and hear a distant 鈥渓et鈥檚 a go!鈥� you鈥檙e not hallucinating.

Nestled between rooms containing the Acadia Archive鈥檚 kilometers of books and paper is another kind of collection: the Acadia Centre for Critical Play (ACCP). Gathered in one space lives the entire span of video gaming history.

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Meet 外流影片鈥檚 First McCall MacBain Scholar

Congratulations to Nick Lundrigan on winning the prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarship!

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Dr. Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) warns that Lyme isn't the only disease to worry about when it comes to ticks. Cases of Anaplasmosis are also on the rise in Nova Scotia.

Information Morning chatted with Dr. Jennifer Brady (Nutrition & Dietetics) about how your diet can worsen--or help you manage--your anxiety.

Amanda Peters (English & Theatre) joins Books and Backroads with a reading from her debut novel, The Berry Pickers, at Sheet Harbour public library.

Wildlife biologists are advocating to a change to the Canso Causeway that would allow safe passage for animals.

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The Acadia delegation poses outside the United Nations Office in front of the array of flags and the Broken Chair monument.

From the Classroom to the United Nations: Transformational Mentorship and Black Excellence in Action

鈥淭hey stood behind me, uplifted me, and carried confidence until I found my own. When my voice shook or I stumbled over my words, I couldn鈥檛 help but smile because I was speaking at the UN, and people were listening, nodding, and seeing value in my statement.鈥�

Read more 鈥�
Professor Jon Saklofske and a student in discussion, seated next to vintage Apple and PC computers.

Curiosity at the heart of gaming, learning, and The Acadia Centre for Critical Play

If you鈥檙e wandering the basement hallways of the Vaughan Memorial Library and hear a distant 鈥渓et鈥檚 a go!鈥� you鈥檙e not hallucinating.

Nestled between rooms containing the Acadia Archive鈥檚 kilometers of books and paper is another kind of collection: the Acadia Centre for Critical Play (ACCP). Gathered in one space lives the entire span of video gaming history.

Read more 鈥�

Meet 外流影片鈥檚 First McCall MacBain Scholar

Congratulations to Nick Lundrigan on winning the prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarship!

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Campus Briefs

Summer 2026 Office Relocations
LinkedIn Learning Available for free through Halifax Public Libraries
Film Crew on Campus
Relocation of Safety and Security Offices
Upcoming Transition to New Campus Scheduling Software

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Other Areas of Interest

Event Calendar In Memoriam Pre-2024 News Archive

In the News

Dr. Nicoletta Faraone (Chemistry) warns that Lyme isn't the only disease to worry about when it comes to ticks. Cases of Anaplasmosis are also on the rise in Nova Scotia.

Information Morning chatted with Dr. Jennifer Brady (Nutrition & Dietetics) about how your diet can worsen--or help you manage--your anxiety.

Amanda Peters (English & Theatre) joins Books and Backroads with a reading from her debut novel, The Berry Pickers, at Sheet Harbour public library.

Wildlife biologists are advocating to a change to the Canso Causeway that would allow safe passage for animals.

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Episode 2: Mani鈥檚 multi-coloured marbles

Amplifying voices: interdisciplinary research is transforming student experience

Acadia Faculty Secure Competitive SSHRC Research Grants

"Thank you." with an icon of an envelope in a mailbox.

The 2026 Thank You Letter Series is here

Acadia celebrates $716,000 of NSERC Discovery Grant Funding

A drummer performs in the Atlantic Theatre Festival venue.

Band camp is for everyone!

Acadia hosts the glorious return of the Atlantic Universities and Colleges Technology Conference

National Law and Society Conference Comes to Acadia

10 Things I Wish I Knew in My First Year of University

Dr. Panchen counts specimens in a rocky arctic landscape.

Acadia Research Featured in State of The World's Plants and Fungi Report

What Aesthetic is Your Major?

Celebrating Indigenous History Month

Acadia staff and students recognized for excellence in student services

An underwater photo of a bluefin tuna with its mouth open, about to eat a smaller fish.

Tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna tell story of species鈥� recovery

The Acadia delegation poses outside the United Nations Office in front of the array of flags and the Broken Chair monument.

From the Classroom to the United Nations: Transformational Mentorship and Black Excellence in Action

Professor Jon Saklofske and a student in discussion, seated next to vintage Apple and PC computers.

Curiosity at the heart of gaming, learning, and The Acadia Centre for Critical Play

Meet 外流影片鈥檚 First McCall MacBain Scholar

Snakes in a Library

Joyce, Esteve, and Nitish each point their smartphone apps at a large painting of Indigenous peoples in a museum.

AI bringing museums to life

Sea Spray Garden Initiative Board Chair Tracy Milsom, Acadia student Robyn Dearman, and Board Vice-Chair Tracey Smyth stand together in a greenhouse.

Rooted in Community: Acadia student helps grow food security on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore

Blowing away the competition: Acadia engineering students tie for first place in offshore wind competition

From Nepal to Nova Scotia to Award-Winning Business Owner

Visionary Nova Scotians recognized with honorary degrees at 外流影片

外流影片 research assistants and faculty working side by side to document the everyday labour and uncertainty faced by caregivers. The team reflected a range of academic backgrounds, including sociology, English, nutrition, political science, and

Formula for change: Student researchers bridge infant feeding crisis stories and policy

A Night at the Blackity, Black, Black Gala

Acadia Experts Help Bird Country Take Flight

Acadia sure cleans up nice!

Jazz, community, and an open invite: Acadia musicians bring monthly jam session to Wolfville

Drs. Chelsea Gardner and Juan Carlos L贸pez smile and hold up their identity badges at the CAUT conference

Equity Award shines bright light on EDI-AR at Acadia

Charlie Angus stops at Acadia for Sydney Taylor Memorial Lecture during his Resistance Tour

Drs. Melanie Coombs and Randy Newman smile together while holding a plaque reading "Discovery Awards- science champion" in a conference centre setting.

Acadia is Recognized for being WISE

Over a dozen Enactus Acadia students in business attire cheer in front of an enactus banner in a conference venue lobby.

Enactus students come home as Atlantic Champs

Black Women in Care Together

Dr. Jane Francis smiles for the camera while bottle feeding an infant boy in a childcare facility kitchenette area.

There鈥檚 no single 鈥渞ight鈥� path: Dr. Jane Francis on curiosity, taking chances, and coming full circle at Acadia

Get AI literate with a free online course from Acadia

Dietitian Paula Farrell ('20) smiles while sitting at a table in Wheelock Dining Hall wearing a white 外流影片 sweatshirt.

10 Questions with Acadia鈥檚 On-Site Dietitian

Social Justice at the Centre of the Black Brilliance Research Circle

A split image of Rowan, standing over a table to address a group at Launchbox, and Nick, in the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens. Nick portrait courtesy of Mary Knockwood.

How two McCall-MacBain Scholarship finalists found themselves and their paths at Acadia

Dr. Martin Tango is pictured between stacks of equipment in an engineering workshop space at Acadia. He wears a lab coat and holds a hardhat.

Dr. Martin Tango on Skill, Voice, and Self-Determination

Alumni Profile: Prof. Amb. Judi W. Wakhungu EGH ('86)

Lock in for a Celebration of African Heritage

Alumni Profile: Chuck Smith ('76)

Student Profile: Deja Forbes

Angel Percentie and a friend smile and huddle together in winter jackets on a stormy winter night in downtown Wolfville.

POV: You woke up to a snow day

Teaching and Learning Enhancement Awards yield outsized impact

From climate change to nursing, Zabrina Whitman centres Indigenous ways of knowing

Celebrating warmer days ahead at the Mid-Winter Feast

Small but mighty: Acadia students take second place on national economics stage

University Hall on a winter evening, with the clock tower brightly illuminated by a red floodlight.

Wear Red Canada at Acadia: Turning awareness into action for women鈥檚 heart health

Student Profile: Joyce Adeyi

Dr. Kristin Williams and Victoria Martinez smile while posing for a photo in a Patterson Hall boardroom.

Empowered Voices: Youth Leading the Way at Student Research Lab

Student Profile: Saheed Akande

Heard it through the grapevine: Acadia students getting published

Katie McNeill and Dr. Allison Walker examine a tray of mycelium samples in an Acadia laboratory

From Spore to Store

Envisioning Mi鈥檏maq-led Food Futures

Art Gallery Kicks off 32nd Annual Acadia Art Exhibition

S.M.I.L.E. Thrives in Every Environment: Taking Physical Activity to the Ice and Beyond

The Acadia and Holiday Spirit were Strong this Giving Tuesday

Kitchen Wizards Celebrates 15 Years of Culinary Magic

New Computing Cluster to Model Tidal Energy Turbines

Taking the pulse of Canadian physical activity

Elevating your dining experience at Wheelock Dining Hall

A view of Huggins Science Hall at sunset, as seen through the trees from the Northwest corner of University Hall.

How to choose a university that鈥檚 right for you

Acadia & SEIU negotiate positive change with new agreement

A Story of Page and Place: Gaspereau Press Comes Home to Acadia

Astrophysicist Beals Honoured with Hall of Fame & Award

A group of students practice administering Naloxone using training kits in a Patterson Hall classroom.

A jab well done: students take naloxone training

Acadia Researcher Wins Prestigious Mitacs Award for Tick Repellent Discovery

The Supreme Court Comes to Acadia

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鈥檚 World

Family food security work leads to Canada Research Chair renewal

Dr. Esteve Hassan observes as two students in a computer electronics lab read code on laptops.

Gut check: computer science leading AI health care innovation

Anna Lukeman holds a laboratory beaker in a chemistry laboratory and looks at the camera.

Breaking Down Barriers: Acadia鈥檚 Anna Lukeman Named 3M National Student Fellow

Student increasing accessibility on campus through Enabling Accessibility Fund Grant

A group of students smiles with CTV broadcasters behind the CTV News Atlantic news desk

Field trip offers field day for students, politicians & media

A young researcher extracts a sample of a tick in a laboratory workspace at Acadia.

Good news breeds more good news (and ticks): Acadia to establish Canadian Tick Research and Innovation Centre

外流影片 Breaks Ground on New Student Centre: A Historic Investment Supporting the Student Experience

Wellness Champion Michaela Dankwa smiles as she stands in front of University Hall on an autumn day.

Meet Acadia鈥檚 First Wellness Champion

Acadia climbs to #3 in Maclean鈥檚 rankings 鈥� big recognition for a small university

Angel Percentie smiles and poses with the stone "外流影片" sign, with University Hall visible in the background.

10 Things Every Student Should Know About 外流影片

Kelsey MacGowan, Collections & Outreach Assistant, 外流影片 Art Gallery. Copyright: 外流影片 Art Gallery

Light in the Forest: Coming Home 鈥� An exhibit with Holly Carr

New learning opportunities with new School of Counselling

Apple bytes: how data science is shaping better fruit

The Axewomen Soccer Team Creates Truth & Reconciliation Chair to Strengthen Community Connections

外流影片 has achieved an important milestone in labour relations

Now we know the place they鈥檒l go: new childcare centre announced for Acadia

Acadia鈥檚 tidal energy research gets federal funding boost

Enactus Acadia Makes History on the National Stage

An overhead view of a backpack and its contents, including a mug, notebooks, tablet, pouch, granola bar, USB charger, and water bottle.

What鈥檚 in My University Bag: What I Pack (and What I Leave Out)

Graduating 外流影片 students share thank you letters with faculty & staff

Students will grow with Acadia and $320,000 Lighthouse Project funding

Remedying injustices in justice for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

Virtual physical rehab program stretching across the Maritimes

Dr. Erin Crandall receives Acadia Alumni Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

How regenerative education helps us respond to the most complex challenges of our time

How Canada鈥檚 next generation of political leaders are rising to steer us in a positive direction

外流影片 announces four honorary degree recipients to be celebrated during its 2025 Convocation ceremonies

Acadia researchers contributing to the future of sustainable wildlife management through mercury testing

Acadia launches new EDI-AR portfolio, led by Lerato Chondoma

Supporting Our Community During Sexual Assault Awareness Month

鈥淩emarkably consequential鈥�: four Acadia political science students on why you should vote this April

S.M.I.L.E. legacy: New research article captures the long-term impact of Acadia鈥檚 S.M.I.L.E. program

Acadia researchers make breakthrough discovery involving all-natural tick repellant

Voting: as easy as one, two, three, four

Celebrating Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A Night to Remember at the inaugural Launchbox Innovation Awards Banquet

Third-year entrepreneurship and innovation student, Dawson McCulloch, wins the Frank. H. Sobey Award

AJ Magamura laughs and chats with friends while seated with friends on the lawn in front of the University Hall steps.

Refresh and Recharge: Fun Study Break Ideas to Boost Productivity

Axewomen hockey players centre representation, making hockey accessible to local youth

Down the rabbit hole of impostor syndrome, gender, labour, and neoliberalism with Dr. Kait Pinder

Chief Terrance Paul brings inspirational message to Acadia鈥檚 BMO Lecture Series

Dr. Kirk Hillier and a team member bend down tree branches to look for signs of infestation.

Acadia to lead groundbreaking research to save Nova Scotia's hemlocks, mitigate impacts of climate change鈥�

Reflecting on 鈥淎n Evening to EmpowHER鈥�

A new season of growth for the Red Spruce Mental Health Centre

Freya Milliken (鈥�23) keeps the Acadia connection strong in post-grad music career

McCall MacBain Scholarship finalist, Chloe Reid, leads with compassion

Sneak peek: Your first chance to support next generation local businesses

Do you hear the students sing? Acadia grad brings revolution to rural music education in Nova Scotia

AJ Magamura and friends take a selfie in front of the Al Whittle Theatre

The Final Stretch: Embracing Your Senior Year and Preparing for the Future

鈥淎 legacy of brilliance, a legacy of resilience鈥� Celebrating African Heritage Month at Acadia

Celebrating Acadia鈥檚 first Africentric B.Ed. Cohort

Dr. Chelsea Gardner鈥檚 students make the past present with community movie nights

Top 10 Winter Activities in Wolfville

Campus resources we're crushing on

5 Campus Resources We're Crushing On

Acadia to welcome Yukon University students to Geology and Environmental Geoscience programs

Acadia students take anti-racism education beyond the classroom

外流影片 Announces Permanent Pool Closure Effective June 15, 2025

Celebrate Midwinter Feast at Acadia

外流影片 and the Town of Wolfville recognize African Heritage Month

You鈥檙e Invited to Sex Week 2025 with the Acadia Sexual Health Resource Centre!

Acadia student the only Canadian to bring home two medals at 2025 FISU winter games

Acadia students feel the Anne-tasy in transformative public humanities engagements

Why Dr. Allison Walker wants you to put the 鈥渋" in 鈥渇ungi鈥�

Acadia researchers are tackling climate change

Serving up soup with a side of community

外流影片鈥檚 ALAB to expand services for Atlantic craft beverage producers and retailers thanks to new funding

Congratulations to Acadia's King Charles III Coronation Medal Recipients

Acadia鈥檚 Residence Buildings 鈥� Taylor's Version

外流影片 Kinesiology student takes lesson and runs鈥攐r walks鈥攚ith it

Marking December 6: A Day of Remembrance

We Got This: Staying Strong Together Through Exam Season

Acadia students discover new passions while exploring roles in theatre production

The 外流影片 Singers perform at the base of the Vimy Ridge memorial.

Singing 鈥業n Flanders Fields鈥�: Canadian Reflections on War and Remembrance

Acadia welcomes musical talent from across the province for Nova Scotia Music Week

Students across all faculties invited to converge at newly renovated space offering study help, socializing, and snacks

Acadia students making a CHANGE in youth eating habits

Find connection and community at mental health week events

Partnership with the provincial government and Wolfville Farmers鈥� Market helps the Acadia community discover local products

Acadia moves up a spot in Maclean鈥檚 rankings of primarily undergraduate universities

Acadia鈥檚 B.Ed students receive extra support thanks to new rural educator program

Acadia Celebrates New SSHRC Grant Research Funding

Acadia students are changing the food industry while gaining hands-on research experience

Elder Joe Michael appointed to Mi鈥檏maq Grand Council

Announcing Zabrina Whitman: Executive Advisor, L鈥檔u Affairs and Indigenization

Acadia professors included in a $3.2M NSERC grant to bring sustainable fashion to Atlantic Canada

Welcome to Acadia 2024 / 2025

Student researchers take on exciting summer projects

Prominent public figures hold open conversation at Acadia to encourage high standards of political leadership

Lerato Chondoma named Acadia鈥檚 Associate Vice-President, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility

Acadia archeology professor and student dig crew featured in The Globe & Mail

Acadia music instructor, Dr. Krissy Keech, named Teacher of the Year

VIDEO: Meet Erin Richelle, 3M National Student Fellowship Award Winner

A message from Elder Dr. Joe Michael on National Indigenous Peoples Day

Acadia researcher launches new podcast series: Indigenous Research Spotlight

Acadia celebrates $1.1 million in NSERC grant research funding

Acadia's Dr. Daniel Lametti taps into emotions with AI journal bot

Two Kinesiology students push the needle in concussion recovery

Dr. Nancy McCain appointed as 外流影片鈥檚 new Chancellor

Acadia names Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo Provost and Vice-President, Academic

Video Diaries: Acadia grads surprise faculty and staff with messages of thanks

ASU President Sadie McAlear ('24) smiles in front of Wheelock Dining Hall

Acadia Students' Union pledges $2M to help revitalize Student Centre

Student POV: Future politicos from Acadia gain insights during legislature visit

外流影片 announces four honorary degree recipients to be celebrated during its 2024 Convocation ceremonies

Acadia's 2024 TLEA Award Winners

Spencer Richard named 2024 recipient of The Athenaeum and Acadia Alumni Student of the Year Award

Dr. Caroline Cochran receives Acadia Alumni Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

外流影片 Receives $1M Gift to Transform Student Centre

New business ideas take centre stage at Acadia Launchbox鈥檚 Pitch Perfect 3

Acadia's solar eclipse interactive livestream attracts hundreds of star gazers

Two Acadia students win prestigious Frank H Sobey Awards in recognition of their business accomplishments and potential

Dr. Mark Mallory inducted as Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Students reflect on Jeremy Dutcher鈥檚 intimate campus performance

DPAA France Mission 2023 crew (students and staff) posing with DPAA flag.

Acadia鈥檚 newest archaeologists dig with a purpose: An account of WWII field work in France

Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week highlights some sobering facts

International Women's Day

Celebrating International Women鈥檚 Day: Axewomen of note

Kirsten Lawrence: Tackling food insecurity on campus with local and global insights

K茅sa Munroe-Anderson leads transformative change

Amanda Peters: storyteller, teacher, mentor

$1.1 million awarded to Emily Bremer for new lab

Acadia to Build a New Nursing Building

Empowering Change: Africentric Program to Boost Representation in Nova Scotia Schools

外流影片 celebrates $1-million gift to bolster MacNeill Scholar-Bursaries

Erin Beaudin named Vice-President, Finance and Administration

Acadia supports 鈥淐an鈥檛 Buy My Silence鈥� campaign to end NDA use for sexual misconduct

Unravelling the mystery behind the shortage of infant formula

Acadia to Host Canadian Curling Olympic Pre-trials

New Partnership Brings Opportunities to 外流影片 and Canada鈥檚 Research Community

Bridging the Mental Health Gap in Rural Nova Scotia

外流影片 researchers receive significant investment in science and research

Move In, Matriculation, and More 2023

PHOTOS - Start of Term BBQ 2023

Acadia faculty focused on excellence in education

VIDEO - Empowering the next generation to adapt to climate change 2023

A fresh start for Acadia鈥檚 new academic year

外流影片 and Universit茅 Sainte-Anne forge unique educational agreement

Empowering Acadia students - research on rural mental health care

Acadia student researchers receive prestigious Scotia Scholar Awards

外流影片 launches Evans Teaching and Learning Scholar Program, appoints Scholars

Dr. Jeff Hennessy named 外流影片鈥檚 17th President

Acadia fulfills pledge to hire three Indigenous and three Black faculty members

Acadia Board of Governors appoints Ray Ivany Interim President

President Peter Ricketts bids farewell to Acadia

Wolfville, Acadia, and Students' Union renew Memorandum of Understanding for mutual success

Two Acadia students offered prestigious game-development internships

Acadia stalwarts receive prestigious Arthur L. Irving Medal of Commitment

Nursing home residents evacuated to 外流影片 for safety reasons

Smiles all around as unique program accessibility is enhanced at Acadia

Change Maker Series - Meet Dr. Lesley Frank

Acadia student Kirsten Lawrence honoured for entrepreneurial excellence

High school students to tackle climate change at Nova Scotia Envirothon at Acadia

PHOTOS - Acadia Nursing Announcement 2023

New partnership brings nursing to Acadia

Piano Intensive Weekend welcomes young talent to Acadia

Acadia master鈥檚 student Diane Grant Top 25 Storytellers Challenge finalist

Acadia to monitor ticks in all of Atlantic Canada

Acadia will honour distinguished individuals from the arts and public service during Convocation

Dr. Lesley Frank spearheads change on food insecurity

Acadia student Maura Whitman two-time 2023 ECMA nominee

PHOTOS - Axe Oppression Rally 2023

Acadia excited to hire more Indigenous faculty, Black faculty through cluster hiring

New research to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation for women with COPD

Change Makers Series - Meet Dr. Claudine Bonner

Students encouraged to 鈥榢eep it social鈥� this spring

Acadia celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day

PHOTOS - Caribbean Hymnody 2023

Acadia top two in Canada, first in Atlantic region for corporate research income

Dr. Lesley Frank awarded Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Dr. Claudine Bonner is leading change as Acadia鈥檚 first Vice-Provost, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

外流影片 welcomes inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership

New study may lead to better health for young people with disabilities

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