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Lily Nottage is preparing to make her filmmaking debut during this month鈥檚 Halifax Black Film Festival.

The graphic designer, photographer and digital artist can now add filmmaker to her list of accomplishments when her short film Farrin premieres during the online festival beginning Feb. 23.

Saltwire interviews Andrew Biro, political scientist and professor in 外流影片鈥檚 Department of Politics, about Stephen McNeil stepping down as premier but continuing to serve as an MLA for Annapolis.

Acadia鈥檚 Margaret Hopkins named a McCall MacBain scholar finalist

外流影片 student Margaret Hopkins (BScH 鈥21, BMus 鈥21) has been named a finalist for the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarships, Canada鈥檚 first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship for master鈥檚 and professional studies.

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President's Message: Staying Local this Reading Week

While I extend best wishes for a pleasant long weekend and study break, I share Public Health鈥檚 concern over the potential spread of the virus, especially with the presence of the more aggressive mutations. I strongly agree with Public Health鈥檚 advice to you to avoid leaving Nova Scotia. To help contain the spread of the Coronavirus and prevent the need for further restrictions, please stay locally at home or in residence here in Wolfville during the break.

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Beginning this weekend, Acadia, Saint Mary's, and Dalhousie will compete in a limited series of exhibition games in several sports. Fans will not be in attendance. Learn more in this story from the CBC.

Last winter, as physical distancing and stay-at-home orders began to disrupt social and relational interactions around the world, the threat of COVID-19 became more than physical. Results from a national study on coping highlight how relationships both fostered and challenged our well-being during a global crisis.

鈥婥ommunity-based water monitoring, or CBWM, is an increasingly popular model of data collection in Nova Scotia and elsewhere. In this model, community members are out on the water collecting samples used to better understand water quality.

This report draws on extensive interviews and meetings with CBWM groups and policy makers in Nova Scotia to answer the question, 鈥渨hat happens to CBWM data after it has been collected?鈥 The findings suggest ways to better align data use with data collection, and present a decision-making framework useful for both decision makers and CBWM groups.

The Chronicle Herald speaks to Acadia's Dr. Kenneth Leslie about an experimental new Coors Super Bowl commercial designed to influence our dreams.