Dramatic structures in northern Quebec
Adjunct professor Deanne van Rooyen (Cape Breton University) provided us with some dramatic images of folded basaltic flows from her work in northern Quebec.
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Departmental News
AGS Colloquium, Truro 2020
The 46th Colloquium and Annual General Meeting of the Atlantic Geoscience Society were held at the Holiday Inn, Truro, Nova Scotia, on February 7 to 8, 2020. Twenty Acadia students and professors attended the two days of talks and posters and two Acadia alumni were recognized for the long-time commitment to science.
Ian Spooner appointed as Director of Research at the KC Irving Environmental Science Centre
Acadia University today announced the appointment of Dr. Ian Spooner as the Director of Research at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens.