MSVU Nonprofit Leadership student exceeds fundraising goal in pandemic pivot project
Posted: 16 June 2020
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Charlene Gagnon is on track to be a two-time Mount Saint Vincent University graduate soon. In 2008, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology and, with just one course to go, she’s set to…
Meet our spring grad 2020 award winners: Emily Wright
Posted: 15 June 2020
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We’re putting a much-deserved spotlight on our spring 2020 graduation award winners. These are the students who were to be honoured for their exceptional achievements at spring convocation. Though we couldn’t spotlight them on the…
New students can get started early with MSVU’s online summer learning opportunities
Posted: 11 June 2020
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Mount Saint Vincent University’s second summer semester (known as “Summer Session 2” or “SS2”) runs online from July 6 to August 21. We are fortunate at MSVU to be a leader in online education. We…
Passing the taste test
Posted: 10 June 2020
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MSVU Researchers develop new recipes for Acadian Seaplants’ Unique sea vegetables A blog post by Springboard Atlantic Inc. Acadian Seaplants, a seaweed harvester and cultivator in Dartmouth NS, makes seaweed-based products for people, animals and…
Mount faculty and three Mi’kmaq First Nation communities from Nova Scotia receive NSERC Promoscience funding to continue Two-Eyed Seeing Camp for youth
Posted: 4 June 2020
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Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) is proud to announce that Dr. Shannan Grant (Department of Applied Human Nutrition) and colleagues/ friends have received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC)…
Standing in solidarity with the Black community: A message from the President
Posted: 3 June 2020
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This has been a very difficult week for communities across North America and beyond. Families have suffered great loss due to violent racist action. And so many more have had wounds of racist experience ripped…
MSVU researcher studying SARS-CoV-2 vaccination intent
Posted: 2 June 2020
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MSVU psychology professor and researcher Dr. Christine Lackner has launched a national study on family’s heath intentions following COVID-19, specifically whether families will choose to vaccinate if/when a novel coronavirus 2019 (or SARS-CoV-2) vaccine is…
MSVU celebrates spring 2020 graduates at a distance
Posted: 29 May 2020
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This spring, Mount Saint Vincent University is celebrating approximately 620 graduates from 35 countries. With the approval of the graduates list by the MSVU Senate earlier today, May 29, 2020, these students have officially achieved…
MSVU professor launches new free podcast about plagues past and present
Posted: 25 May 2020
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Dr. Jonathan Roberts is a professor of History at Mount Saint Vincent University and an expert in the history of pandemics. For years, he’s taught the course “Plagues and Peoples” at MSVU – in fact, he’s…
MSVU finds creative ways to celebrate spring graduates
Posted: 15 May 2020
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May 15, 2020 Convocation ceremonies are the highlight of the academic year for many students, faculty and staff at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU). While spring ceremonies have been cancelled, the University is finding alternative…