ACADIA ALERT - Campus Closed - Monday January 26, 2026

Acadia University will be closed on Monday January 26, 2026 due to expected weather conditions.

All classes are cancelled for the day. Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Residence buildings will be accessible, and Wheelock Dining Hall will be open but at reduced hours.

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

(Sunday January 25, 2026 @ 6:00 pm)

8 Skills You Need to Be a Data Scientist

Are you interested in landing a job as a data scientist? Want to know what skills you need in the quickly growing field of data science? An article by Thomas H. Davenport and D.J. Patil in the Harvard Business Review talk about data science and some of the qualities required. You can read the article (4 free articles a month) at HBR.com. If you want a more condensed version, you should check out a blog post entitled "8 Skills you need to be a Data Scientist" by Udacity which can be found at blog.udacity.com.

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