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
Image: Dr. Kailin Wright next to two book covers Slings & Arrows; No Mother No Future Image: Dr. Conall Cash next to book cover: Far from the Masters Image: Dr. Laura Estill next to two book covers: The Past, Present, and Future of Early Modern Digital Studies and the Routledge companion to Digital Humanities in Practice Text: Book Launch 4:00pm March 12 2026 Scholar's Walk, Mulroney Hall Department of English, StFX University
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
poster for talk: "Words of Wisdom: Sententiae and Proverbs in Early Modern English Plays" @stfx-university Humanities Colloquium Lecture by Dr. Laura Estill Thursday 5 February 2026 at 7:30pm MULH 3034, open to all. Image: sig. C2 from Q1 Hamlet with Corambis speech with commonplace markers in print echoed by added manuscript commonplace markers
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.
