for Journalists
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Contact1: Stephanie Rogers
Phone (Bus): (902)893-7247
(Fax): (902)897-9399
E-mail: srogers@nsac.ns.caContact2: Theresa Blois
Phone (Bus): (902)893-6720
(Fax): (902)897-9399
E-mail: t.blois@nsac.ns.caAddress: Box 550, Truro, NS B2N 5E3
Main Switchboard: (902)893-6600
Web Site: www.nsac.ns.ca
Keys: Academic Freedom; Agricultural Business; Agricultural Chemistry; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Engineering; Agricultural Loans; Agriculture; Agriculture and Pests; Animal Behaviour; Animal Management; Animal Nutrition; Animal Physiology; Animal Product Technology; Animals; Apprenticeship Programs; Aquaculture; Beef; Beef Cattle Management; Biodiversity; Bioengineering; Bio-Interaction; Biological Warfare; Biotechnology; Blossoms; Blossoming Season; Blueberries; Blueberry Management; Botany; Bovine Spongiform Encephelopathy; BSE; Business & Ethics; Business & Literacy; Business Solutions; Carbon Dioxide; Carbon in Wood Products; Cellular Immunology; Cereals; Chemical Control; Chicken; Climate Change; Clone; Cloning; Cod Farming Research; Combating Obesity; Continuing Education; Cows; Cranberries; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; Crop Breeding; Crop Management; Crop Physiology; Cultural Studies; Dairy; Dairy Products; Depression-Free; Disease Control; Distance Education; DNA Fingerprinting; DNA Sequencing Facility; Ecology; Economics; Education Research; Eggs; E-Learning; Emissions; Environmental Microbiology; Environmental Technology; Farm Families; Farm Machinery; Farming; Food; Flowering Crops; Food Science; Foot and Mouth; Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Forages; Forest Management; Fruit Trees; Fur Animal Management; Garden; Garden History; Gender Selection; Genetic Engineering; Genetic Modification; Genetically Modified Food; Genetics; Genetics; Genetics & Breeding; Genome Sequencing; Geology; Germ Warfare; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas; Harvest; Harvesting; Harvesting Equipment; Herbal; Herbal Remedies; Hogs; Horticulture; Hydroponics; Image Analysis; Insects; International Development; Irrigation; Kyoto; Landscape; Mad Cow Disease; Mathematical Modelling; Meat; Meteorology; Milk; Milk Composition; Molecular Biology; Molecular Genetics; Monogastric & Ruminant Nutrition; Nutraceuticals; Nutrient Management; Omega-3; Organic Agriculture; Organic Agriculture; Organic Farming; Pest Management; Pests; Pigs; Plant & Animal Tissue Culture; Plant Biotechnology; Plant Pathology; Pollen; Pollination; Pollinating Insects; Potato Biotechnologists; Poultry; Protein Fingerprinting; Research; Rural Research; Salmon; Soil Chemistry; Soil Fertility; Soil Physics; Soil Remediation; SPARK (Students Promoting Awarness of Research Knowledge); Strawberry Prices; Sustainability; Sustainable Agricultural Communities; Sustainable Agriculture; Tele-Education; Transgenic; Veterinarians; Virology; Volleyball; Waste Management; Water; Water Management; Water Conservation; Weather History; Weed; Weed Control; Weeds; Wetlands; Nova Scotia*.
Expertise: Established in 1905, the Nova Scotia Agricultural College currently maintains 825 students, 164 staff members and 66 faculty.
International Operations: NSAC is developing an international reputation through its global outreach programs and projects with exchanges to such countries as Jamaica, Cuba, Ghana, England, China and Estonia. The NSAC recently received an honorable mention in the Curriculum Change category for its course in Island Food Systems through the Scotiabank-AUCC Awards for Excellence in Internationalization.
Mandate: The Nova Scotia Agricultural College takes a leading role in providing education, research and public service in the agricultural and food industries and related disciplines. The College is dedicated to helping people acquire the skills, wisdom and independence needed for a lifetime of learning and contribution to the well being of Atlantic Canada and other regions both Canadian and international.
Features:
· Over ninety per cent of students are employed or pursuing further studies within six months of graduation.
· Working in co-operation with all aspects of industry, producers and government, the NSAC has become a key centre of agricultural research in Atlantic Canada.
· Cited by Chatelaine magazine as one of the ten best towns in Canada, Truro is home to the NSAC. Situated on 265 hectares of fertile intervale along the Salmon River, this university college is one of the most modern, best-equipped colleges in Atlantic Canada.
· NSAC provides the only comprehensive professional program in Aquaculture in Atlantic Canada. A 12,000 sq. ft Aquaculture facility provide students with state-of-the-art technology for dealing with finfish and shellfish species.
· Accommodation and dining facilities are available for up to 350 students. Graduate student housing is also available.
· At NSAC, professors take a personal interest in students (12:1 student/teacher ratio) and students are encouraged to participate in all areas of college life, including a wide variety of sports teams, clubs and social activities.
· Registration for NSAC is conducted by a computerized registration system allowing students to register and make course selections from the comfort of their own home.
· The College awards a renewable entrance scholarship valued at $6,000 to the top applicant from each of the four Atlantic provinces and one to a non-Atlantic student. The scholarship encompasses tuition and residence costs at a shared room rate.
Story Ideas:
2007
October 30, 2007: Atlantic Agricultural Science & Communication Workshop
2007: Clean, Safe Water
October 29, 2007: NSAC Professor Dr. Samuel Asiedu receives International
Award from Chinese Government; Conserve Energy, Save Money: Opportunities
for Nova Scotia farms
October 23, 2007: Technology Education Conference at NSAC
October 22, 2007: NSAC Scholarship banquet
October 16, 2007: Atlantic Agricultural Science & Communication Workshop
2007- Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
October 9, 2007: Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
October 5, 2007: NSAC Alumnus to Deliver Al Gore's Global Warming Message
October 2, 2007: NSAC to Host Visiting Scientist
October 1, 2007: NSAC Engineering Open House; AASCA 2007 -
Agri-BioProducts - New Wealth Opportunities
September 25, 2007: NSAC Career Fair 2007
September 18, 2007: 2007 Atlantic Agricultural Science and Communication
Workshop: November 15-16, "Atlantic Bio-Renaissance: Health is our Future
Wealth". Key themes: Bio-energy, Food and the Value Chain and Rural and
Agricultural Health.
September 14, 2007: Helping to heal the Ozone Layer - September 16th
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 6, 2007: NSAC's first female president welcomes students to
campus and the community
August 23, 2007: 2007 Atlantic Scholars Award Recipients Named
June 12, 2007: NSAC professors and students receive national level research funding and scholarships
June 6, 2007: Nova Scotia Agricultural College freezes Tuition
May 30, 2007: Atlantic Poultry Research Centre on the NSAC campus to open today
May 28, 2007: Poultry Research at NSAC: Graduate student sees potential in using by-products from Atlantic shellfish industry as alternative feed ingredient for laying hens
May 17, 2007: Grand Opening Atlantic Poultry Research Centre
May 11, 2007: NSAC's Fantastic Four
May 10, 2007: NSAC Gears up for Canada Wide Science Fair
May 4, 2007: Friend of NSAC Award to be presented at NSAC Convocation
May 3, 2007: Contribution to Student Life Recognized at NSAC's Graduation Banquet
May 2, 2007: Nova Scotia Agricultural College's Valedictorian reflects on his past four Years
March 20, 2007: Graduate Research Day at Nova Scotia Agricultural College, March 30
March 19, 2007: Well-Known Journalist and Author to speak at NSAC
March 5, 2007: Developing Rural Entrepreneurs - A project of NSAC
February 27, 2007: New Graduate Scholarship Program to Benefit Dairy Industry
February 21, 2007: Nova Scotia Agricultural College Launches Business Program for the Food Retail Industry
February 5, 2007: NSAC President's List Posted
January 25, 2007: Carrot Production In Silico; Tools and Technologies to Control Aleutian Disease in Mink
2006
December 11, 2006: Fat Taxes to Control Obesity - A research study at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College
November 29, 2006: Nova Scotia Agricultural College and Acadia University to host Open House
November 27, 2006: Nova Scotia Agricultural College Receives $263,665 in CFI Funding
November 24, 2006: Nova Scotia Agricultural College and Acadia University to host Open House; Agri-Education for Extension - Cambodia ....an international development project of NSAC
November 9, 2006: NSAC Receives a Proof-of-Concept Fund Award
November 6, 2006: Rural Water Policy Symposium
October 26, 2006: Autumn Assembly Program; Scholarship students to be honoured at NSAC; NSAC Launches New Marketing Campaign
October 25, 2006: Robert Zed to Speak at NSAC Autumn Assembly
October 24, 2006: NSAC Faculty recognized at Autumn Assembly
October 20, 2006: NSAC Alumni to be Honoured this Weekend
September 22, 2006: NSAC Leading the Pack - Enrolment up nearly 4 per cent NSAC Seminar Series; Join Dr. Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare, from the University of Guelph for a seminar entitled: Why do captive animals perform stereotypic behaviours?
September 11, 2006: Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame Nominees Announced
August 28, 2006: NSAC enjoys largest influx of International Students
May 25, 2006: 3rd Annual Ag Zone at NSAC
May 4, 2006: 101st Convocation at NSAC; Contribution to Student Life Awards Announced
May 2, 2006: Two Honourary Doctorates to be Presented at NSAC Convocation
February 1, 2006: NSAC Celebrates International Development Week - February 5th - 11th, 2006
January 16, 2006: Will Fat Taxes Cause North Americans to become fatter?
January 12, 2006: First International Organic Apple and Pear Symposium February 28th - March 2
January 9, 2006: NSAC Ranked #1 in Research Intensity in Atlantic Canada
2005
December 7, 2005: New Poultry facility slated for NSAC
November 24, 2005: Graduate Research Training Scholarship Prove Successful at NSAC
October 27, 2005: Scholarship Students to be Honoured at NSAC; Managing our Mood (MOM): A Rural Option for the Treatment of Post-partum Depression, By Dr. Patrick McGrath, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University Principal Investigator, Women's Health in Rural Communities, November 2, 2005
October 25, 2005: Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame to induct four new members
October 11, 2005: Special Seminar Sponsored by the NSAC Seminar Committee in Honour of the Year of Einstein: The Only Fundamental Problem in the Physical Universe - at this time. The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox in Quantum Physics.
October 3, 2005: NSAC Career Fair to be held October 5th
September 27, 2005: "Food is the New Sex" By Dr. Jerome H. Barkow, Professor Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
September 26, 2005: Mink Feeds and Feeding - New Guide published at NSAC
September 13, 2005: Agricultural Sustainability - Ethiopia ....an international development project of NSAC
July 7, 2005: NSAC Receives Canada Research Chair in Organic Agriculture
June 29, 2005: Grand Opening - Centennial Amphitheatre
June 23, 2005: NSAC Students Compete in Nationals after Winning Gold at Skills Competition
June 20, 2005: NSAC President Inducted as a Fellow into Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
June 15, 2005: NSAC's Bernard Jackson receives honorary doctorate for Botanical Garden
June 8, 2005: NSAC Launches new Undergraduate Degree Program
June 7, 2005: NSAC Receives Prestigious National Funding for Research Initiatives; Canadian Centre for Fur Animal Research opened at NSAC
May 25th, 2005: Tuition Fees set at NSAC
May 19, 2005: Biosolids and Bioethics Seminar at NSAC May 25th
May 6, 2005: NSAC Faculty Excellence Recognized at NSAC Convocation
May 4, 2005: Contribution to Student Life Recognized at NSAC's Graduation Banquet
May 2, 2005: Honourary Doctorate To Be Presented to The Honourable Roger S. Bacon at NSAC Convocation
February 1, 2005: President's List Posted: Students Honoured For Academic Achievement
January 20, 2005: Students Receive Prestigious Graduate Research Training Scholarships2004
November 17, 2004: Fourth annual Atlantic Agricultural Science and
Technology Workshop at in Truro. His seminar, "Low Carb": Is this the right way for weight control and good health?" Effective use of Agricultural By-Products; Spoon-Feed Your Potatoes to Improve Tuber Quality; Are consumers willing to pay for bio-products? What is Canada's Carbon Economy?
November 02, 2004: Atlantic Agricultural Science and Technology Workshop, November 17th and 18th; Continuing Education Units Offered At AASTW; Can you Imagine Wild Roses and Ground Hemlock as Field Crops?
October 15-16th, 2004: Homecoming Weekend 2004
October 2004: Scientists To Look At Regional Opportunities In The Bio-Based Economy At Agricultural Science And Technology Workshop For November 17th And 18th
Summer 2004: Homecoming Weekend 2004: October 15-16th, 2004
2003
September 4, 2003: NSAC Receives Grant For Rock Garden
2002
April 24, 2002: Dates Announced for Biennial Science and Technology Workshop
April 22, 2002: Honourary Associate to be Awarded at NSAC Convocation
April 18, 2002: Millbrook Band Contracts with NSAC to Provide Training Program
April 10, 2002: Bay of Fundy Region to be Nominated as a Biosphere Reserve
April 5, 2002: Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada Boosts Staff
April 4, 2002: NSAC Students Receive Prestigious National Post Graduate Scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
March 22, 2002: Climate Change in Atlantic Canada
March 1, 2002: Poetry Reading to be Held at NSAC and a Celebration of International Women's Day
February 20, 2002: An Unlikely Tag-Team
February 11, 2002: NSAC to Honour Its 9th Principal
February 6, 2002: NSAC Principal's List Posted - Students Honoured for Academic Achievement
February 4, 2002: NSAC International to Launch Agri-Entrepreneurship Bookupdated: November 5, 2007