Black X-cellence Panel: #StFX Alumni Lifting Others explores how X shaped alumni lives and how they continue to lift others, hosted by Kwame Osei ’10. Feb 24, 7 p.m. AT. Virtual. https://www.alumni.stfx.ca/s/650/17/interior.aspx?sid=650&gid=1&pgid=4116&cid=7676&ecid=7676

Day of Giving 2026 is a simple idea: every act of generosity, big or small, helps build the world we want to live in. Your support helps students through bursaries, tuition relief, and food security. Tues, March 24, 2026 Mulroney Hall (9 a.m.–3 p.m.) www.stfx.ca/2026dayofgiving

"Canadians should be concerned." OpEd by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Adam Lajeunesse: bit.ly/3LrHEc9 Whitney Lackenbauer is a professor and Canada Research Chair at Trent University. Adam Lajeunesse is the Mulroney Chair in Arctic and Maritime Security at @stfx-university.bsky.social.

Two StFX professors with great chemistry are developing a light-driven way to produce green hydrogen using both artificial and natural solar light. www.stfx.ca/news/Researc... #stfx #research #hydrogen

$3.5M in federal funding announced at #StFX will strengthen support for seniors in northeastern Nova Scotia. www.stfx.ca/news/New-Hor...

#StFX researchers are addressing timely global issues. Dr. Adam Lajeunesse, Chair in Arctic and Maritime Security at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, examines how Canada’s Arctic sovereignty differs from Greenland’s.

The new Rachel MacFarlane Memorial Bursary will support #StFX students with financial need, honouring the life and legacy of Rachel MacFarlane, a 1995 graduate and former university employee. To find out more, visit: https://www.stfx.ca/news/Rachel-MacFarlane-Memorial-Bursary

Methane measurement that matters for Nova Scotia. Dr. Dave Risk leads one of the world’s largest research teams at StFX. www.stfx.ca/news/Researc... 🌍 #stfx #research

Who wants to come to a bug conference on the east coast? Save the date for the Acadian Entomological Society's 2026 meeting, June 18-20, to be held right here in Antigonish @stfx-university.bsky.social @davidawde.bsky.social

🌈 The Pride flag is flying! Yesterday, we celebrated the start of Pride Month with the Antigonish and StFX communities. 🏳️‍🌈 #stfx #pride

Happy New Year! 🎉🥂 Rest up. Recharge. We’ll see you back on campus soon. 😇

#StFX Annual Giving celebrates alumni who make a real difference. Meet Brenda Lehmann, supporting StFX students for 30 years. www.stfx.ca/alumni/give-... For more info on Annual Giving or to donate, www.stfx.ca/annualgiving or phone 1-888-222-0227.

Erin’s levelling up brain health in all the right ways, from creating a low-cost imaging tool for rural communities to digging into what makes “super agers” stay sharp. 🧠 Nova Scotia, she’s thinking of you. @nsgov.bsky.social www.stfx.ca/news/Researc... 💙 #stfx #healthcare

Join this Sunday @ 6pm as we light up Xavier Gardens. Stay cozy with hot chocolate and cookies, carols, and festivity!

Happy X-Ring Day! December 3rd marks the anniversary of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, also known as X-Ring Day to the #StFX community. Congratulations to all who are receiving their rings today!

Campus opens 10am Dec 3. Essential services open. X-Ring Ceremony ON. Details: https://www.stfx.ca/alumni/x-ring/x-ring-ceremony #stfx

The X-Ring ceremony on Dec 3 is still proceeding as planned, as are Students’ Union events. We are monitoring the weather and will provide updates through #StFX Alerts, email, social media, and stfx.ca/convocation if needed.

🎬 Get some background on Hamnet’s hidden history and listen to StFX’s Dr. Laura Estill on CBC’s Day 6 as she spills the Bard tea on what we really know about Shakespeare and his son. 📻🔥 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Last night, @seanfraser.bsky.social Fraser ‘06 announced a potentially transformational private sector panel for the Atlantic Canadian economy. As Minister of Justice and minister responsible for ACOA Sean is a trusted minister in the Carney government. Well done Sean!

StFX master’s student Yaseen Ginnab earned a national scholarship for his research on how Nova Scotia’s ladybugs are handling warmer winters. www.stfx.ca/news/Yaseen-... #stfx #climatestudies

Excited to share that Dr. Steve Iduye and Dr. Khaldoun Aldiabat of the Rankin School of Nursing are co-leading a knowledge mobilization project in LTC homes throughout Nova Scotia.

@mackinnonart.bsky.social, StFX / Antigonish’s own award winning editorial cartoonist, will receive an honorary degree this December. More: www.stfx.ca/news/StFX-Br... #stfx

Stuff the Bus for Giving Tuesday on November 25! 🎁 Drop by Morrison Hall from 11 AM to 2 PM with food or hygiene donations supporting Kevin’s Corner and the Antigonish Food Bank. www.stfx.ca/give #stfx

#StFX is coming to Halifax! 🌟 Join us on Nov 27 for an exclusive event for future Xaverians. Learn about programs, scholarships, and campus life — plus a chance to win great prizes! 📍 Diman Lebanese Centre | 🕕 Nov. 27, 6:30–9 PM

🎉 Congrats to Erica Cameron and Braelyn Spencer on receiving the 2025 Dr. Trudy Eagan Women in Business Award at StFX! 🙌 Thanks to this year’s keynote speaker Tiffany Mackay French for sharing her inspiring story. www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Trud... #stfx #wib

Congratulations to Currie Dixon, StFX Class of 2008, on being named the premier-elect of Yukon!

Students put their finance skills to the test at the inaugural Xaverian Stock Pitch Competition, with Nick E. MacDonald taking first place! 💸 www.stfx.ca/news/Xaveria... #stfx

Call for Papers - Celtic Studies Association of North America (CSANA) annual conference to be hosted by the Dept of Celtic Studies @stfx-university.bsky.social 7-10 May 2026. #CelticStudies

@stfx-university.bsky.social 🙏 for inviting us to celebrate X @SenateofCanada @SenatorMaryCoyle

StFX Biology professor Dr. Russell Wyeth is working on sustainable lobster bait and new antifouling solutions to help our ocean and industry 🦞🌊 stfx.ca/news/Dr-Russ... #stfx #lobster

2024 Nobel Prize Laureate James A. Robinson spoke at today’s Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Speaker Series at StFX. His talk, A Nation’s Prosperity Relies on Its Institutions: The More Inclusive, the Better, challenged ideas and inspired new perspectives. 🌍 #stfx @barrick_mining

90+ young explorers spent their summer as paleontologists, rockhounds and climate detectives at StFX’s first X Earth Outreach camps. 🌍✨ #stfx #earthscience www.stfx.ca/news/X-Earth... #stfx

From pocketing rocks as a kid to leading clean energy research today, StFX’s Dr. Celeste Cunningham is uncovering critical minerals in coal mines and seabeds. Canada’s green transition has a rock-solid ally. 🪨 www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Cele... #stfx

Today, the StFX and Antigonish communities pause to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, reflecting on Indigenous resilience and the shared journey toward healing. #StFX #TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters

UPCOMING PANEL EVENT The New Global (Dis)Order: The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism and Its Consequences 🗓️ October 7, 2025 | 7-9 pm Mulroney Hall 4030 @stfx-university.bsky.social Presented by the Mulroney Institute, Development Studies, and Coady Institute.

🌟 StFX students are taking on big challenges through the Cunningham internships. Maddy Hill (Math & Engineering), Lauren Gatto and Amaya Giraudier (Chemistry) each received $9,000 to pursue 16 weeks of hands-on research. 🌱✨ www.stfx.ca/news/Cunning... Award #stfx

Professors Patti Hansen-Ketchum and Meagan Ryan are driving RN-led research at StFX to improve how Nova Scotia’s health care teams share information in real time. Their work highlights both innovation and the human side of research. 🌟 www.stfx.ca/news/RN-led-...

The Deveau Centre for Indigenous Governance and Social Justice at StFX is hosting a free concert commemorating the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Alan Syliboy & The Thundermakers Sept. 30, 2025 | 7 p.m. Schwartz Auditorium @stfx-university.bsky.social

14 StFX students received the $9,000 Scotia Scholars Award from Research Nova Scotia, funding health research projects that address real world challenges from caregiver burnout to brain health. 🌟 Congrats! www.stfx.ca/news/Scotia-... #stfx

Are you an English student or a student interested in learning more about the English program? If so: join @stfx-university.bsky.social 's English society! Trivia! Crafts! Book events! Movie Nights! Find us at our booth during Society Night on Sept 15

Come study forest pests with Jantina & me on the east coast! @stfx-university.bsky.social

Four StFX Computer Science students each received $9,000 through the Alley Heaps Undergraduate Research Internship, supporting summer projects in medical software, computer graphics, evolutionary computation, and self-driving AI. www.stfx.ca/news/Alley-H... 🎉#stfx #computerscience

Perfect skies, fresh starts, and plenty of first-day energy. The year ahead is looking brighter already. 🌟 #stfx

NEW: We’ve assembled a global team of leading researchers to examine the association between social media and #wellbeing for World Happiness Report 2026.👇

Who deserves an Honorary X-Ring? 💍 Every year, we recognize one outstanding individual who embodies the Xaverian spirit. 📅 Nomination deadline: October 15, 2025 📌 Open to faculty, staff, students, and alumni 🔗 Details: stfx.ca/alumni/x-ring/honorary-x-ring