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July 16, 2026

For one month, StFX is home to 62 of Canada's most driven high school students Read More

Dr. Asa McKercher

August 12, 2024

StFX welcomes Dr. Asa McKercher as Steven K. Hudson Research Chair in Canada-US Relations

Kara Thompson

Pivotal work: Dr. Kara Thompson appointed Research Chair in Substance Use Policy and Prevention at StFX

How Co-op at St. FX Made 'What Do You Want to Do?' Easier to Answer

Discovering the Right Career Fit Through Co-op

Cover of Kinship Publication in Rooted

Congratulations to Dr. Terry Beaulieu on his published article in Rooted

Why My Co-op Experience Was the Key to Post-Graduation Success

StFX

Leaders in youth learning: X-Oceans and X-Chem STEM Outreach receive NSERC PromoScience funding

Lavinia Stan

Outstanding expertise: StFX professor Dr. Lavinia Stan appointed to prestigious European Research Area Chair

StFX co-op student at desk with computer

How Co-op at St.FX Prepared Me for a Career in Public Accounting

Erin Kinzie

StFX undergraduate political science research results in published paper

Adam Lajeunesse

Cutting edge Arctic research: StFX’s Dr. Adam Lajeunesse awarded Fulbright Fellowship

BC mussels and light

BC intertidal mussel stands recovering after severe 2021 heatwave, StFX professor finds

Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Hall groundbreaking

Creating a better society for all: New chapter for health research at StFX, healthcare in rural Nova Scotia with groundbreaking for Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Hall

Margo Watt

‘Cases in Clinical Forensic Psychology’ earns national recognition for StFX psychology professor

Christy Mazuir

StFX’s Rankin School of Nursing expands seats prioritized for Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotian students

Mackenzie

Three Minute Thesis: StFX master’s student third at regional competition in Quebec

earth sciences

StFX’s Dr. Donnelly Archibald leading $1.322 million project in critical mineral research

My Journey from Co-op Student to Sustainability Manager

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New Course: ANTH 298 – The Politics of Territory and Identity

Arlinda Ruco

New research paper from StFX professor looks at timelines for reduced risk of colorectal cancer after a colonoscopy

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a Mi'kmaw word meaning 'human being' or 'the people.'

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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