Planting ideas: Biology Laboratory Instructor Megan Fisher germinates a love for science among her students
Posted: 22 April 2021
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Introducing students to new and unexpected areas of interest and helping to expand their thinking and understanding is what inspires Mount Saint Vincent University Biology Laboratory Instructor Megan Fisher in her day-to-day work. “Sitting down…
Remembering Nova Scotians lost in April 2020 tragedy
Posted: 16 April 2021
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A message from Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin April 18 and 19, 2021, mark a devastating anniversary: one year since 22 Nova Scotians were killed in the worst mass shooting in our country’s…
Dr. Dianne Looker appointed to SSHRC’s governing council
Posted: 14 April 2021
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Dr. E. Dianne Looker, Professor Emerita in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at MSVU, has been appointed to the governing council of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for a three-year term. Dr.…
Goose Lane Editions and MSVU to host digital launch of new Alexa McDonough biography
Posted: 7 April 2021
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On Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 7 p.m. ADT, Goose Lane Editions and the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice at Mount Saint Vincent University will co-host the digital launch of Stephen…
Premier Iain Rankin to be featured in MSVU Business & Tourism fireside chat series
Posted: 31 March 2021
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The next installment in Mount Saint Vincent University’s Business & Tourism Department’s (virtual) Fireside Chat series will feature Nova Scotia’s new Premier, the Honourable Iain Rankin. The event will take place online at 6 p.m.…
MSVU nutrition students blend art and nutrition in a unique workshop for BIPOC students
Posted: 31 March 2021
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By Gurneet Dhami, student, Master of Applied Human Nutrition A group of BIPOC Students from the Applied Human Nutrition Department at Mount Saint Vincent University celebrated nutrition month this March with a taste of art.…
COVID-19 Pop-up Rapid Testing Clinic at MSVU
Posted: 29 March 2021
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On Wednesday, March 31 and Thursday, April 1, MSVU will be the site of pop-up asymptomatic rapid testing clinics for COVID-19. These clinics are open to the public. Public Health experts have said that regular testing…
MSVU biology student makes award-winning presentation at regional science conference
Posted: 29 March 2021
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Several undergraduate honours biology students from Mount Saint Vincent University recently showcased their research at the 50th Science Atlantic Biology Conference. The event was hosted virtually from March 12 to 14 by Cape Breton University.…
Statement on anti-Asian racism and misogyny: From the Interim President and Vice-Chancellor
Posted: 25 March 2021
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To the MSVU community, I write today to condemn anti-Asian racism – both the tragic acts of violence against women of Asian descent that occurred in Atlanta recently and the acts that go less noted…
Tracking butterflies: Dr. Columba Gonzalez-Duarte and her multi-species, multi-sited research
Posted: 24 March 2021
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“There’s an aspect of social justice that I want to bring to MSVU and to my students and future research – something I call eco-social justice. How can we achieve justice for humans and non-humans?”…