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Posted: 8 October 2020
by KelleyAnne Malinen, Chair of the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender, and Social Justice First adopted by the United Nations in 2011, the International Day of the Girl Child is meant to amplify the…
Posted: 7 October 2020
On October 7, 2020, Mount Saint Vincent University celebrated the Riva Spatz Women’s Wall of Honour virtually with a video hosted by President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mary Bluechardt, with special messages from donors Dr. Jim…
Posted: 5 October 2020
A message from MSVU President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mary Bluechardt Dear MSVU students, faculty and staff, First and foremost – THANK YOU. The shift to primarily online learning this fall has required much hard work,…
Posted: 1 October 2020
I would like to acknowledge that today is Treaty Day, which has become even more pronounced this year as the Mi’kmaq are exercising their Treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood that the Supreme…
Posted: 1 October 2020
This story originally appeared on Innovation.ca, the website of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Canada’s long-term care sector was already struggling when COVID-19 hit. The consequences have been heart-wrenching. Residents with dementia who couldn’t understand why…
Posted: 30 September 2020
Today, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day, a day to create awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools – impacts of which have been experienced for over a century and continue…
Posted: 25 September 2020
A message from Mustansar Nadeem, Vice-President Administration The Mount Saint Vincent University Board of Governors approved the University’s 2020/2021 operating budget at a meeting held yesterday, September 24, 2020. Budget development and approval was delayed…
Posted: 23 September 2020
Seven universities in Atlantic Canada are co-ordinating efforts to engage and support student entrepreneurs by hosting virtual workshops this fall, including Mount Saint Vincent University through the Centre for Women in Business. Five virtual workshops…
Posted: 22 September 2020
Tune in to a new Fireside Chats series launching this fall to hear personal stories, perspectives and interesting anecdotes from this region’s top business and tourism leaders. The Fireside Chats will feature online addresses by…
Posted: 18 September 2020
Dr. Shannan Grant, Assistant Professor in the Department Applied Human Nutrition at Mount Saint Vincent University, has been selected as the latest winner of the CanDIPS Award of Excellence. The Canadian Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group…