Student Friday Message #12 (Nov. 27, 2020) Hello, Maggie in advising says I should try a video message to you – so here is my first attempt. Let me know if we should try more! https://youtu.be/3fWeHtGN59w What a week this has been! Rapidly changing COVID numbers, changing health directives, and now we are moving back [...]
Focus on Psychology Dr. Ron Porter’s research nets grant and lab Over the past 12 months, StMU and the psychology faculty members have created a fully functioning behaviour and attitudes (experimental) research laboratory. This ‘psych lab’ officially opened for research in January 2020 and incorporates traditional two-way mirrors and an observation room, as [...]
Ants and Plants Research in Fish Creek Park Since 2013 Dr McLean has been examining the invasion of a Eurasian hemi-parasitic plant Thesium ramosum into Fish Creek Park (FCP). Hemi-parasitic plants like T. ramosum are green and photosynthesize but get a lot of their energy by sucking carbohydrates out of the roots of [...]
At St. Mary’s University, we honour the more than 2.3 million Canadians who fought for our nation in World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953), as well as those who have served since then. We remember especially the more than 118,000 who gave their lives and their futures so [...]
#GivingTuesdayNow is here! Today is the day to come together and support St. Mary's University students who have been financially impacted through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Student Emergency Bursary Fund was established to help ensure that St. Mary’s University students have access to the support and resources they need to successfully recover from unexpected financial [...]
Hello all, As you begin your Reading Week, I want to thank you for your continued diligence in following the COVID protocols, wearing a mask in public, reducing social gatherings, staying home if you have symptoms and sanitizing your hands often. As the number of positive cases in Alberta climb, it is important that we [...]
Jordan Britton is already putting his education to good use. The psychology major at St. Mary’s University has taken himself on as a patient after learning the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference has cancelled its entire basketball slate in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Britton is the Calgary school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,077 career [...]
Exciting Internship secured by St. Mary’s University History Student Quinn Demers, a fourth year History student at St. Mary’s University, landed a very competitive trade-focused internship. He credits St. Mary’s University Assistant History Professor Dr. Gayle Thrift for the bringing the opportunity to his attention, who thought the internship would be of interest to Demers [...]
St. Mary’s University welcomes Sister Nuala Kenny for Catholic Women’s League Annual Lecture Sexual abuse by Catholic clergy is the greatest scandal of the modern Church. It has caused devastating, life-long harm to victim-survivors and their families and communities. It has resulted in the loss of trust in the Church as a place of holiness, [...]
Hello all! I hope you are keeping warm with this snowfall. The good news is: the ski hills will be opening next weekend! Today’s message has important information about December exams, a glimpse ahead to winter term, and some tools to help you build your resilience toolkit. When you look back at COVID-19 and remember [...]
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