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Please forward your submissions to the NSAC E-Bulletin to
the newsdesk at (news@nsac.ca).
for inclusion in the next edition, which run on Monday and
Thursday of each week. Remember you can post notices anytime
on the NSAC Forums at http://nsac.ca/forums
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Mason T. MacDonald, Rajasekaran R. Lada, A. Robin Robinson, J. Hoyle. Their scientific article titled "Seed preconditioning with natural and synthetic antioxidants induce drought tolerance in tomato seedlings" (published in Hort Science in August 2009) has been reported as one of the top 10 articles read in September 2009.
Click here to read the article
Video Crew on Campus Wednesday
A video crew will be on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to shoot general campus imagery for a project we are doing with Nova Scotia's brand, Come to Life. The film footage will be used in television spots and online creative positioning Nova Scotia as the University Capital of Canada.
This is a professional crew that will manage all issues related to video consent and the like. They will be shooting what's referred to as b-roll (landscape and general campus shots with only ambient audio), no on-camera interviews will be conducted. If you happen to run into the crew, please provide a warm welcome and feel free to let them know where they can capture the most beautiful vistas on our campus.
Also visit pomegranatephone.com to check out some of Nova Scotia's other beautiful locations and intriguing stories.
Upcoming Lecture
The NSAC Seminar Committee is proud to present a lecture by Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu from the School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Topic: Pollen Tube Capacitation in Arabidopsis
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Time: 11 a.m., 2009
Location: Cox room 31
For more information on Dr. Palanivelu’s research or the lecture, contact Dr. Prithiviraj at bprithiviraj@nsac.ca
All Seminar Series seminars are free and open to the public. The Seminar Committee is sponsored by NSAC Faculty Council. For more information on the series, contact Deborah Stiles, Chair of the Seminar Committee at dstiles@nsac.ca or 893-6705.
H1N1 Vaccine Clinic Update
As you are most likely aware, there has been a change to Nova Scotia’s immunization strategy because of national vaccine supply issues.
Starting this Monday, Nov. 2, the H1N1 vaccine will be limited to those most at risk from the virus. These are:
- Pregnant women
- Children younger than five (from six months to 59 months)
- People living in First Nations communities
- Health-care workers in district health authorities, long-term care facilities and home-care agencies who provide direct care to patients. This includes family physicians, family practice nurses, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Due to this change, the clinics planned for provincial government employees on Nov. 5 and Nov. 10 in Halifax have been postponed. We hope to reschedule the clinics for government employees in the near future and will let you know as soon as we are advised.
Fridays @ 3
Speaker: Sarah Morris
Topic: "A Primer of Professionalism: Basics that will boost your credibility"
Date: Nov. 6
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Cox room 257
Everyone Welcome!
Refreshments Provided.
Blue and Gold Awards RSVP Deadline
The RSVP deadline for the 2009 Blue and Gold Awards is Nov.5.
Please RSVP to Alisha Johnson at ajohnson@nsac.ca or 902-893-6022.
On Friday, Nov. 13, the nominees will receive their awards at a gala held in Jenkins Hall. We hope you will come spend an evening with these NSAC alumni stars. Spouses are welcome.
Recipients:
Charlie Embree ('61) has been named as Distinguished Alumnus.
Oliver Browning ('98) will receive the Young Alumnus Achievement Award.
The Alumni Volunteer of the Year award will go to Robert Murray ('52).
Engineering Open House Tomorrow
Engineering is hosting their annual Open House Tuesday, Nov.3 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Click here to see the poster with all the details
Take Your Kids to Work Day
Wednesday, Nov. 4 is Take Your Kids to Work Day for grade nine students. Recruitment will be hosting a luncheon for staff who are bringing their grade nine sons or daughters, nieces, nephews, neighbours, etc., and students. Following the morning in your work area, we will do a career education program over the lunch hour and then offer the students a campus tour and some activity through the afternoon.
To register a student(s), please call Sandra Murphy, administrative assistant in the Enrollment Management Office at 893-7900, or e-mail smurphy@nsac.ca
Halloween at NSAC
 On Friday, Oct. 30, the staff in Financial Services had a "Halloween Party". Staff participated by wearing black and/or orange and everyone contributed to the goody table. By mid-morning, sweets were being consumed, so sugar levels ran high all day. Wanda MacDonald really got into the spirit by dressing up in pumpkin inspired clothing. However, by days end she was short a few feathers.
A great day was had by all and they even had some visitors from another department drop by. Great team spirit!
Varsity Results
Rugby
ACAA Women's Rugby Championship
Sat.Oct 31 at MTA
NSAC 3, MTA 5
Congratulations to the NSAC Rams for such a great effort in the final and to the all-conference award winners:
All-Conference - Kelsey Harpman, Victoria Gilby, Patty Gilroy, Holly Morton
ACAA Rookie of the Year - Sara Nichols, NSAC
Photos of the Week
Shot of the foundation work at the new hatchery building at AgriTECH Park. Photo submitted by Phil Talbot.
Peaceful early morning irrigating of the NSAC-ATRF research golf green. Photo submitted by Dr. Kevin Sibley.
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