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… at promoting healthy populations in rural Nova Scotia has received a $15 million gift from Dr. …

It was an historic day for St. Francis Xavier University—and for health care in rural Nova Scotia—March 9 with the announcement that StFX will be receiving an investment of $37.4 million from the Government of Nova Scotia for its new Institute for Innovation in Health. This is the largest single investment in the university’s 170-year history. “This is wonderful news for our entire campus...

The corridors and spaces inside Mulroney Hall hummed with ideas, conversation, and energy March 23 as StFX students presented over 100 research posters and oral presentations, showcasing the impressive breadth and depth of their work, during the 20th annual Student Research Day at StFX. Research work spanned a wide variety of topics, from the impact of ocean temperature on snow crab catch along...

… BBA with Co-op Throughout my time at St. Francis Xavier University, I've discovered … tasks in diverse areas like sustainability, finance, and recreation, which allowed me to …

Alison LeBlanc, a student-athlete already making waves in her home province of New Brunswick for her prowess on the rugby pitch and her impact in the community, is the recipient of this year’s David Bernatchez Memorial Bursary at StFX. “I am so honoured to receive this bursary,” says Ms. LeBlanc, a St. Malachy’s Memorial High School graduate from Saint John, NB, who will study human kinetics at...

An interest in Nova Scotia’s snow crab industry combined with a StFX undergraduate research course has resulted in StFX student Nick Levangie turning work he completed for a class project into a paper published in a peer-reviewed journal. Mr. Levangie of Bible Hill, NS, who graduated from StFX in May 2023 with a double major in aquatic resources and biology, has had his article published in the...

StFX’s Mulroney Hall has been certified LEED® Gold. LEED is an acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a globally recognized environmental building standard that recognizes exceptional commitment to sustainability in design, construction and operation. When it comes to being green, StFX’s Mulroney Hall is gold—LEED® Gold, that is, a global recognition of its outstanding...

Helping grade school children in her home community of Hay River, Northwest Territories fall in love with science was how StFX student Victoria Tweedie-Pitre spent part of her summer. Ms. Tweedie-Pitre, a third-year honours biology and chemistry student, designed and presented a science outreach program in three schools in the small northern community where she grew up—at the local Francophone...

Ten StFX students have recently been awarded the 2023 Wallace Family Internships to pursue their own unique business idea while receiving funding for 12 weeks of full-time summer employment. Administered by the StFX DiscoverBox, Wallace Family Internships provide students with a self-directed learning experience that helps strengthen entrepreneurial skills through hands on exploration and...

… Economic Forum Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the inaugural Atlantic Economic Forum, … who in turn introduced Mr. Trudeau. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston; the Honourable …

… former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney helped opened the event  on Monday June 19th.  Danny … Graham, Chief Engagement Officer, Engage Nova Scotia, served as moderator of the fireside …

A forum at St. Francis Xavier University dedicated to continued economic development and growth in Atlantic Canada came to a close June 21 with a call to action. The inaugural Atlantic Economic Forum, hosted by StFX’s Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, ended with a clear message that Atlantic Canada has to take up a lot more space in the global conversation and it has to continue to think big...

When former Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil uttered the now famous pandemic motto, “Stay the Blazes Home,” the phrase took on a life of its own—so much so that it captured the attention of two StFX sociologists, Dr. Lynda Harling Stalker and Dr. Patricia Cormack, who began to investigate the cultural phenomenon. Now, their paper “Staying The Blazes Home: Group Charisma, Government Messaging and...

Peals of laughter echo joyously in the crisp October air as over 20 elementary school children from Paqtnkek Education Centre, from the nearby Mi’kmaw community of Paqtnkek, run around, play and prosper on the StFX turf field as they learn to play the culturally relevant sport of lacrosse. Their teachers—StFX human kinetic students—lead drills at several stations and stand ready in nets positioned...

From her food research lab at St. Francis Xavier University, human nutrition professor Dr. Marcia English is leading an exciting research challenge that may directly impact the food on one’s plate—and help mitigate climate impacts of global seafood consumption. Dr. English is the recipient of an international research award worth $120,000 U.S. over two years to investigate the use of plant...

… and families explore StFX during annual Open House October 22, 2023 Students take a … is its graduation rates are the highest in Nova Scotia, she says. “That doesn’t mean it is …

Ten students from StFX attended the annual Atlantic Region Philosophers Association meeting, held in Charlottetown, PEI at the University of Prince Edward Island, in late October. Two of the students, Isaac Stuckless and Zoey Phillips, presented papers, along with three StFX alumni, and three StFX professors. According to Dr. William Sweet of the Department of Philosophy, it is very rare to have...

In a symbol of solidarity, a large crowd gathered just outside Morrison Hall on Oct. 26th to celebrate and to help officially inaugurate the newly installed Black Lives Matter crosswalk. “Thank you for taking a moment to commemorate the Black Lives Matter crosswalk,” said StFX Black Student Advisor Akua Amankwah-Poku, the emcee for the well-attended commemoration ceremony. The installation, she...

… StFX computer science students excel at Science Atlantic …

When the 2023 Atlantic and University Rowing Championships took place October 28 and 29th at Lake Banook in Dartmouth, NS, StFX development studies professor Dr. Jonathan Langdon, on the water as a solo exhibition racer, laughs as he later recalls how his wife couldn’t believe all the people cheering him on. Members of the StFX Rowing team—students with whom he trained all fall—crowded the shore...