Science Atlantic is a charitable association of 17 post-secondary and research institutes in Atlantic Canada. Each year, Science Atlantic hosts annual conferences for undergraduate students in nine disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. The Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Student Conference occurs annually in March and is hosted by a different Institution in Atlantic Canada each year. Typically, as many as 150 students and faculty assemble for a weekend of oral and poster presentations by undergraduate students, informal communication and networking. MSVU Biology students who are conducting research are encouraged to attend! This conference is an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to present the results of their hard work to an audience of other students, faculty and community members from across Atlantic Canada.
For more information visit scienceatlantic.ca or contact Dr. David Awde (MSVU Science Atlantic Biology Committee Representative).
Science Atlantic BAAS conference 2026 (Mount Allison, Sackville NB)
Congratulations to the MSVU Biology students who attended the 2026 Science Atlantic conference in Biology and Applied Aquatic Science from March 6-8 hosted at Mount Allison University. In total, 9 students from the Department of Biology presented their original research as posters or oral presentations, and learned about research from peers across the Atlantic provinces. Professors, researchers, and students from other universities praised the work and engagement of MSVU students that was on display at the conference. Emily Murphy (Insect physiology lab) won the Biology Best Communication Award, for her talk on ladybeetle thermal tolerance plasticity.
