Turning handwritten records into real insights, StFX research drawing on RCMP data is helping address intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia. More@ www.stfx.ca/news/Researc... #stfx #criminology

From @stfx-university.bsky.social : "English Department celebrates five new books" 🎉🥳🎉 www.stfx.ca/news/English...

With graduation just weeks away, StFX physics student Keely Ralf has already co-authored a paper in Science, contributing to research that helps explain water’s unusual behaviour under extreme conditions. www.stfx.ca/news/Keely-R... #stfx @science.org

Record night for student research at StFX: 130 posters, a packed Scholars Walk, and a campus full of ideas. www.stfx.ca/news/student... #stfx #novascotia

Research Celebration Week is underway at StFX, kicking off today with the Research Chairs Colloquium. Up next: Student Research Night, March 24, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Mulroney Hall. Full schedule @ stfxuniversity.ca/research/abo...

#StFX research contributed to the @worldhappiness.report 2026, examining social media and the wellbeing of young people. Full scoop @ www.stfx.ca/news/stfx-re... Join the team on the Live Happy Now podcast, out March 24: livehappy.com/season-11/

📢 Spring and Summer course registration is now open! 🔹List of course offerings: tinyurl.com/kbt8fr9k 🔹Registration deadline for spring courses: April 13 🔹 Registration deadline for summer courses: June 8 🔹 Have questions? Contact us at [email protected] @stfx-university.bsky.social

At #StFX, researchers are exploring how play-based learning can help Grade 9 students feel like they belong. 🧠 Meet Dr. Jennifer Mitton and Dr. Allison Tucker! www.stfx.ca/news/researc... #research

The #cannabis industry is booming worldwide, but many people still don’t understand how it works. A new book by StFX’s Dr. Opal Man-Ching Leung aims to change that. www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Opal... #stfx #novascotia

Dr. Britney Benoit’s research is improving early infant care and strengthening breastfeeding support for families in Nova Scotia. 👶 www.stfx.ca/news/researc... #stfx #healthcare

Why does Dr. Britney Benoit’s research matter to Nova Scotia? Let’s find out! Read more at www.stfx.ca/news/researc... #stfx #novascotia #HealthCare

Book launch! 12 March 4pm, Scholars Walk @stfx-university.bsky.social Feat. books by @wrightkailin.bsky.social , Conall Cash, & @lauraestill.bsky.social 4 collections: on Slings & Arrows, French Cinema, early modern digital humanities, & DH writ large & 1 🌟monograph🌟: on reproductive justice

Stay tuned for information about a book launch at @stfx-university.bsky.social ! @facultyofartsstfx.bsky.social

Wow. 2nd-year biology student Shirley Prescott serves as BLACC co-president, Students’ Union constituency director for Students of African Descent, is a biology TA, and incoming X-Oceans Outreach intern. #StFX www.stfx.ca/news/Shirley...

History made at #StFX 🎉 Dr. Kara Thompson and Dr. Arlinda Ruco have received StFX’s first-ever CIHR Project Grants, securing major national funding for research that will strengthen health outcomes across Canada. www.stfx.ca/news/CIHR-aw... #novascotia #publichealth

At #StFX, Dr. Ryan Reid is using wearable technology research to help transform everyday habits into powerful tools for reducing chronic disease and improving health care. 🏃 www.stfx.ca/news/Researc... #research

Out now: The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities in Practice www.routledge.com/The-Companio... Edited by @lauraestill.bsky.social , @raysiemens.bsky.social , Richard J Lane, and Constance Crompton And it's open access! @routledgebooks.bsky.social @stfx-university.bsky.social

The Dr. Agnes Calliste Academic and Cultural Centre is a dedicated space for Black students at #StFX to study, connect, and simply be. Grounded in community, it honours Dr. Agnes Calliste’s legacy by helping students build confidence and belong. www.stfx.ca/news/Dr-Agne...

Future dentist. Rural mental health researcher. First Responder. Kyrae Carvery is preparing an honours thesis on the mental health experiences of Black teens in rural and urban communities. She’s also captain of the #StFX Cheer Team. www.stfx.ca/news/Kyrae-C...

#StFX student Braelyn Spencer, a fourth-year Gerald Schwartz School of Business student, has received a McCall MacBain Regional Award, ranking among the top 90 of 700+ Canadian applicants.https://www.stfx.ca/news/2026-Social-Entrepreneurship-Fund

Jona White was named the 2026 Social Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) winner at Impact X Summit for Pikl Glasses, turning broken pickleballs into durable eyewear. ♻️😎 www.stfx.ca/news/2026-So... #stfx #pickleballlife

As Nova Scotia’s climate changes, winter survival is shaping the spread of dreaded black-legged ticks and spruce budworm. StFX research helps predict Lyme disease risk and forest impacts. www.stfx.ca/news/researc... 🐞 #stfx #research

The Canadian military would be “foolish” not to draw up plans on how to respond to a U.S. invasion, says Asa McKercher, an expert on Canada-U.S. relations. McKercher, an Associate Prof at @stfx-university.bsky.social, recently spoke to the National Post: bit.ly/4atmxzC

This Thursday! Come hear @lauraestill.bsky.social give the Humanities Colloquium Lecture at @stfx-university.bsky.social on "Words of Wisdom: Sententiae and Proverbs in Early Modern English Plays" Murder! Shakespeare! Oedipus! Typography! This lecture has it all. www.stfx.ca/events/human...

Adriel Uangbaoje placed third in the first-ever Xaverian Stock Pitch Competition and is part of the #StFX team competing at the CFA Research Challenge in Halifax. A third-year business student, he’s also active in residence life and student initiatives. www.stfx.ca/news/Adriel-...

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