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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

The Brian Mulroney Institute, Development Studies, and Coady Institute Present: The New Global (Dis)Order: The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism and Its Consequences. A panel event, featuring five speakers, and one moderator. Oct. 7, 2025. 7-9 pm. Mulroney Hal 4030.

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-...