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Biology is an empirical science that advances our understanding of the living world through the application of the scientific method in experimental and observational studies. Accordingly, the Biology B.Sc. Honours program is designed to enable undergraduate students to gain exposure to original field and laboratory research, including the design of an investigation, data collection and analysis...

Hurricane season is a time for all members of the StFX community to stay alert and plan ahead for extreme weather. Below are some resources to help you and your neighbours stay safe. Sign up for StFX Alerts StFX Alerts is a notification service that allows registrants to opt-in to receive emergency messages via text, email (i.e. can be a different address than your StFX-issued email), and/or voice...

Mecha is not Orga: The Fiction of AI and the AI Industry Date & Time: Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, 4-5pm Location: TBA Abstract This talk considers the fictional roots of recent claims of AI as an existential risk that have been making headline news. Dating back to Alan Turing, literal readings of fiction, including the threat of superintelligent machines taking control of the world, have long shaped...

Know the Emergency Evacuation plan for your building. Become familiar with the Evacuation Map and Safety Wardens in your area. Ensure you know the location of the primary and secondary evacuation routes, pull stations and fire extinguishers. When a building fire alarm system is activated, all faculty, staff and students must evacuate immediately and not remain in the building. Do not re-enter the...

Accommodations If you are registered with the Tramble Centre for Accessible Learning, please send an email advising your instructor of this fact within one week of the start of the course. This email should be copied to the Tramble Centre for Accessible Learning ( @email ) and to the applicable department: StFX Online Learning & Professional Studies (e.g., undergraduate, non-credit...

Direct Funding and Health Equity in Dementia Care: Evaluating a New Direction in Service Delivery Project Info Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Health Services & Policy Research Program: Quadruple Aim and Health Equity for All Catalyst Grant Partners: Nova Scotia Department of Seniors and Long Term Care & Nova Scotia Health-Continuing Care NPI: Dr. Katie Aubrecht Co-PI...

Scholarships for New Students August Wilkins Scholarship in Engineering Value: $2,500 for one year only Eligibility: All 1st-year, undergraduate students from New Brunswick accepted into the Diploma in Engineering Program. Student must demonstrate StFX qualities of leadership and service to the community. Minimum 85% average. This award can be held in combination with any StFX award. Open to New...

Our chapter network is critical to our success. Below are links to best practices and materials that can help to support chapter initiatives: Alumni Chapter Handbook Application for Event Support

These terms of reference establish a comprehensive framework for guiding the Athletics Equity and Safety Advisory Committee's activities, aligning with the university's core values of equity, safety, and inclusion, leading to systemic change within the institution. These draft terms of reference shall be reviewed and updated based on recommendations by the Advisory Committee, once formed. Goal: To...

Your Impact: Empowering Student Success Bursaries and other donation-driven funding empowers students to realize their full potential and make a difference in their communities. Below are statements from students discussing the tangible impact that your generosity has had on their lives. For more information on student scholarship/bursary donations, visit this page. My name is Julianna Drake, a...

Safety in sport encompasses measures and initiatives that ensure all individuals, regardless of their background or identity, can participate in sport without facing discrimination, exclusion, or harm. We acknowledge that broader societal issues, including sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response, equity, anti-racism, accessibility, and inclusion, must be addressed to promote a...

In recent years, a critical examination of inequity, discrimination, and gender-based violence in sports has gained momentum across Canada and the globe. StFX is not immune to the pressing issues of systemic inequity, gender-based violence, sexual violence, racism, discrimination, intolerance, injustice, and colonialization within the realm of athletics. StFX President Dr. Andy Hakin has...

The Athletic Equity and Safe Sport Committee will play a crucial role in setting direction and creating an implementation and accountability framework, identifying priorities for action within the varsity athletics culture, with a focus on gender-based violence and sexual violence prevention and response, equity, and safety. A draft of the Athletic Equity and Safe Sport Committee Terms of...

Carla van den Berg is a former Human Kinetics graduate from StFX and currently works as a sports scientist in women’s and youth soccer. She enrolled in the honours program in her fourth year, which sparked her research interest. After graduation, Carla moved to Alberta to pursue an MSc in Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. She also completed a certification as a Clinical Exercise...

Requirements     6 credits of introductory (101/102 or 121/122);     9 credits of analytical (265, 361, 362);     6 credits inorganic (245, 341);     12 credits of organic (221, 222, 6 credits from 421, 422, 445);     6 credits of physical (231, 232);     12 credits biochemistry (255, 355, 452, 455);     3 credits of chemistry electives Honours Thesis Research (490, 6 credits) for other required...

Requirements 6 credits of introductory chemistry (101, 102 or 121, 122); 6 credits of analytical (265, 361); 6 credits of inorganic (245, 341); 9 credits of organic (221, 222, 3 credits from 421, 422, or 445); 3 credits of physical (231); 9 credits biochemistry (255, 355, 452 or 455); 3 credits chemistry electives for other required (non-CHEM) courses, see Academic Calendar Total of 42 chemistry...

Brian Mulroney Institute of Government One of Canada's preeminent centres for undergraduate education in the areas of government, public policy, and leadership, the Brian Mulroney Institute contributes innovative research and creative solutions to complex national and global political, economic, and social problems. Its public outreach activities influence and stimulate national and international...