Universities are enriching their communities, provinces and the Atlantic Region with Research That Matters.

The Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU) is pleased to share recent news about how our 16 public universities support regional priorities of economic prosperity, innovation and social development.

• Taste testers at Acadia University were asked to try soup made with Irish moss and rockweed
  CBC News Nova Scotia, 02 March 2025

• Dalhousie scientists hunt climate clues on first‑ever Canadian‑led research mission to the Antarctic
  Dalhousie University, 06 March 2025

• MSVU researcher writes an important piece in The Conversation about how women caregivers need better financial support
  Mount Saint Vincent University, 07 March 2025

• MUN Department of Ocean Sciences’ researcher and her team of students and post-doctoral fellows developed new learning opportunities and are conducting fieldwork in Nunavut in collaboration with Inuit communities, to do just that
  The Gazette – Memorial University, 12 March 2025

• Dalhousie researcher’s breakthrough in heart treatment best practice sparks global rethink
  Dalhousie University, 14 March 2025

• Zebra mussel discovery in N.B. triggers meeting of scientists
  CBC News New Brunswick, 18 March 2025

• Research Aiming to Improve Housing Support for CBU Students
  Cape Breton University, 18 March 2025

• How two Halifax universities are turning research and innovation into life-changing discoveries with a global impact
  Universities Canada, 18 March 2025

• Acadia University to lead groundbreaking research to save Nova Scotia’s hemlocks, mitigate impacts of climate change
  Acadia University, 19 March 2025

• UNB researcher appointed as the CRC in Rehabilitation Engineering, enhancing UNB’s leadership in biomedical engineering, while working with the Institute for Biomedical Engineering to drive innovation in prosthetic control and train future experts
  University of New Brunswick, 19 March 2025
  

• Climate change means even ‘very, very wet’ Nova Scotia feels drought
  CityNews Halifax, 22 March 2025

• Mount Allison Psychology professor examining the cognitive benefits of meditation
  Mount Allison University, 26 March 2025

Springboard Greatest Hits

• Acuicy – business intelligence software using AI and deep industry data to help companies take the financial guesswork out of cutting carbon emissions

• The St.FX FluxLab: taking research to the front lines of climate change

• AtlanTick worked with Acadia researchers to create all-natural tick repellents

• Lobster Quality Centre: Protecting Nova Scotia’s Lobster Industry Through Climate Challenge

• How Adaptiiv became a global MedTech company

Submissions

The AAU is please to share our recent Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research (June 2024).