Acadia ALERT - Full Campus Closure Due to Weather

Today, February 16, 2024 at 2pm, Acadia University will close the entire campus, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the forecasted weather. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours due to the weather and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life. The Acadia Athletic Complex, Vaughan Memorial Library, KC Irving Environmental Science Centre and the Manning Memorial Chapel will be closed in addition to the rest of the campus. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or canceled.

The campus will remain closed until 12pm on Monday February 17, 2025. An update on campus conditions will be provided no later that 11am on Monday. Should conditions allow campus will reopen at 12pm.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Sunday February 16, 2025 @ 12:59 pm)

Lauren Muzak-Ruff at Fisheries and Limnology conference in Halifax

Lauren Muzak-Ruff (Acadia University E&ES M.Sc. candidate) with her poster at the 2020 joint meeting of the Canadian Conference For Fisheries Research and the Society of Canadian Limnologists. January 3-5 in Halifax, NS. Lauren’s research focusses on understanding the factors that affect metal deposition and productivity in upland hydroelectric reservoirs.  Her field work took place on Gaspereau Lake and Black River Lake. She is also interested in the role of anadromous fish in the transfer of both contaminants and nutrients into freshwater systems. Lauren presented her research in the session on Temporal Dynamics in Aquatic Ecosystems. Her co-authors were Ian Spooner, Mark Mallory, Nic McLellan, Dewey Dunnington and Julia Crews.

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