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January 20, 2026

StFX receives $3.5 million in Government of Canada funding to advance support for seniors in northeastern Nova Scotia Read More

BC mussels and light

BC intertidal mussel stands recovering after severe 2021 heatwave, StFX professor finds

Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Hall groundbreaking

Creating a better society for all: New chapter for health research at StFX, healthcare in rural Nova Scotia with groundbreaking for Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Hall

Margo Watt

‘Cases in Clinical Forensic Psychology’ earns national recognition for StFX psychology professor

Christy Mazuir

StFX’s Rankin School of Nursing expands seats prioritized for Mi'kmaq and African Nova Scotian students

earth sciences

StFX’s Dr. Donnelly Archibald leading $1.322 million project in critical mineral research

Mackenzie

Three Minute Thesis: StFX master’s student third at regional competition in Quebec

My Journey from Co-op Student to Sustainability Manager

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New Course: ANTH 298 – The Politics of Territory and Identity

Arlinda Ruco

New research paper from StFX professor looks at timelines for reduced risk of colorectal cancer after a colonoscopy

Dr. Andy Hakin

Dr. Hakin accepts offer for 2nd term as President and Vice-Chancellor of StFX University

Students at Sea

StFX to host Canadian Maritime Security Network

Flux Lab truck

StFX’s FluxLab receives $1 million for research that will help inform landfill methane emission policy

Will Sweet

StFX professor among internationally-known philosophers invited to summit in Italy

access awareness

Raising awareness of disability issues: StFX celebrating Access Awareness Week

lauren seamone

Pure poetry: StFX student wins Atlantic competition

Alex Dorward

StFX’s entrepreneurial ecosystem expands with first Entrepreneur-in-Residence

StFX digital

Digital Nova Scotia teams up with StFX to increase AI adoption across N.S. through innovative microcredential program

music camp

StFX's 1st Annual Summer Music Camp invites youth aged 12-17 to explore the joy of music, learn from top artists

DHSI East 2024

DHSI-East Workshop at StFX tackles timely topic of artificial intelligence

Dr. Erin Austen

StFX’s Dr. Erin Austen recognized for highest ideals of teaching excellence with 3M national award

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a Mi'kmaw word meaning 'human being' or 'the people.'

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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