Canadian PSE hosts orientation events to welcome students to campus

Postsecondary institutions across Canada hosted community-building activities, informational sessions, and prize draws to help students get oriented to their new lives on campus. Students took part in social events that ranged from headphone discos to pep rallies to inflatable courses and games, as well as academic workshops to prepare students for their studies. Dalhousie University […]

St Francis Xavier University has received over $1.36M from the Government of Canada’s Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund for a three-year project focused on improving ground search and rescue efforts in Canada’s Arctic. The project will be led by StFX Professor Peter Kikkert and will involve researchers from Dalhousie University and Memorial University, as […]

The City of Antigonish and St Francis Xavier University recently partnered to host the 2025 Special Olympics Nova Scotia Provincial Summer Games. Over 9,000 athletes, coaches, and supporters from across the province came together for a variety of competitive sports and events, including basketball, golf, and rhythmic gymnastics. “More and more people are getting more […]

A researcher at St Francis Xavier University has partnered with the craft brewery Candid Brewing to pilot health warning labels on alcohol products that will empower consumer choices. StFX Research Chair in Substance Use Policy and Prevention Dr Kara Thompson is leading the project, which responds to a lack of public awareness about the cancer […]

St Francis Xavier University and the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq have signed an agreement formalizing and strengthening their collaboration. Through this agreement, the two partners will work together to amplify Indigenous knowledge; support treaty education; and build stronger frameworks elevating Mi’kmaq governance, history, and identity at StFX. This will include work related to experiential learning, […]

The Government of Nova Scotia is supporting four early-career researchers at Acadia University, Dalhousie University, and St Francis Xavier University whose projects aim to improve mental health and addictions care for equity-deserving communities. The researchers have each received grants through the New Investigator in Addictions and Mental Health program, delivered by Research Nova Scotia. At […]

Postsecondary institutions across Canada are celebrating Pi Day today. Several are holding events involving free pie: Camosun College is hosting a pie eating competition with pies created by culinary arts students, the Université de Sherbrooke’s Institut quantique is inviting its members to bake and share pies, and the University of Waterloo is passing out free […]

St Francis Xavier University’s Brian Mulroney Institute of Government has received $10M in funding–as well as an additional $10M in matching funds–from the Government of Canada. This funding will enable the institute to strengthen its capacity and sustainability. “St Francis Xavier University and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government at StFX are very pleased to […]

Times Higher Education has published a new ranking focused on interdisciplinary science in higher education. Nearly 750 universities from 92 countries appeared in the debut rankings, which Times Higher Education says demonstrates the global appetite for interdisciplinary research. The top institutions overall were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#1), Stanford University (#2), and National University […]

St Francis Xavier University recently celebrated the grand opening of the Amelia Saputo Centre for Healthy Living. The centre has undergone nearly $40M in renovations to better support the healthy living needs of StFX and the community. The updates and changes to the centre include an expanded fitness centre, updates to the gymnasiums and aquatic […]