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*Please note that due to Acadia's 4 day work week program the Earth and Environmental Science Main Office will be closed on Fridays from June 13th, 2025 until August 15th, 2025. Emails will be answered in order when it reopens on Monday morning.*

Earth and Environmental Science at Acadia offers programs leading to B.Sc. degrees in Environmental Science, Geology and Environmental Geoscience, and M.Sc. degrees in Geology, Environmental Science and Applied Geomatics.


Departmental News

Sandra Barr awarded the 2021 CFES Mentorship Medal

The CFES mentorship award was created to recognize the sustained and inspirational mentorship of colleagues and employees including peers, graduate students, undergraduate students and technicians.

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Science Atlantic (Environment) conference

The annual Science Atlantic Environment Conference was held virtually on March 13th hosted by Cape Breton University and the University of New Brunswick. Brianna Bowes gave an oral paper and Molly Bradford was winner of best poster award.

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Gearing up for summer?

Students are starting to look forward to summer research - graduate student Évelyne Sunatori is getting samples prepared for thin section examination.

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