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Posted: 9 January 2024
Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal, a Professor of Biology and researcher at Mount Saint Vincent University, has recently received approximately $500,000 in research grants to support her groundbreaking work on the impact of space travel on the…
Posted: 3 January 2024
Orientation isn’t just a fall thing! Students new to MSVU this January are getting a special orientation to the university through Frost Week activities. And they’re being joined by returning students, because all Frost Week…
Posted: 19 December 2023
Dear MSVU students, faculty and staff, What a year it has been! From the launch of our 150th anniversary celebrations last January to our gala celebration this fall, it’s been a jam-packed 12 months. Through it…
Posted: 19 December 2023
Bita Batenian, an MSVU student from the Middle East, has embarked on an impressive journey to pursue her dreams in Canada. In January 2023, she began her second master’s degree (first at MSVU), this one…
Posted: 18 December 2023
Oh what a year! In 2023, MSVU turned 150, received the largest donation in its history, and helped host a former First Lady of the United States. Our impressive students soared not just in the…
Posted: 8 December 2023
Even now, more than 40 years after graduating as a member of the first Bachelor of Public Relations class at Mount Saint Vincent University, Sandra Wills Hannon still credits the degree with providing her with…
Posted: 7 December 2023
Simon Kennedy is a distinguished alumnus of MSVU, graduating with a Bachelor of Public Relations in 1991. His time at MSVU was marked by numerous achievements, including receiving the prestigious Senate Medal, various merit scholarships,…
Posted: 6 December 2023
On December 6, 1989, 14 women – 12 engineering students, a nursing student and a financial clerk at École Polytechnique in Montreal – were murdered by a man who was motivated by his hatred of…
Posted: 1 December 2023
Justice Anne Derrick decided to become a lawyer while still in her teens, after learning that lawyers can advocate on behalf of marginalized people and for social change. Justice Derrick’s initial connection to Mount Saint…
Posted: 27 November 2023
Kamla Williams, a dynamic alumna of Mount Saint Vincent University, is making a lasting impact on our communities as a clinical social worker, entrepreneur, ADHD coach, spoken word poet, author, and volunteer. Kamla’s academic journey…