Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University
@smuscience.bsky.social
Your future in science starts here.
Interested in graduate programs in Psychology?
Our virtual open house is for students & alumni considering graduate programs in I/O (MSc and PHD) & Forensic (MSc) Applied Psychology. Info session tomorrow via Zoom, details at smu.ca/psychology. See you there!
Our virtual open house is for students & alumni considering graduate programs in I/O (MSc and PHD) & Forensic (MSc) Applied Psychology. Info session tomorrow via Zoom, details at smu.ca/psychology. See you there!
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Interested in graduate programs in Psychology?
Our virtual open house is for students & alumni considering graduate programs in I/O (MSc and PHD) & Forensic (MSc) Applied Psychology. Info session tomorrow via Zoom, details at smu.ca/psychology. See you there!
Our virtual open house is for students & alumni considering graduate programs in I/O (MSc and PHD) & Forensic (MSc) Applied Psychology. Info session tomorrow via Zoom, details at smu.ca/psychology. See you there!
The contest is open to all Saint Mary's students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Science is everywhere! We're looking for images from labs & workplaces, nature, scientific visualization and storytelling.
Enter now! smu.ca/photocontest
Science is everywhere! We're looking for images from labs & workplaces, nature, scientific visualization and storytelling.
Enter now! smu.ca/photocontest
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The contest is open to all Saint Mary's students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Science is everywhere! We're looking for images from labs & workplaces, nature, scientific visualization and storytelling.
Enter now! smu.ca/photocontest
Science is everywhere! We're looking for images from labs & workplaces, nature, scientific visualization and storytelling.
Enter now! smu.ca/photocontest
Dr. Maryanne Fisher, Professor of Psychology at Saint Mary’s, discusses the dangers of romance scams — and how to avoid them—with Bob Murphy on CBC’s Maritime Noon radio.
Click to listen: (Scroll to 15 minutes into the program):
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Click to listen: (Scroll to 15 minutes into the program):
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Dr. Maryanne Fisher, Professor of Psychology at Saint Mary’s, discusses the dangers of romance scams — and how to avoid them—with Bob Murphy on CBC’s Maritime Noon radio.
Click to listen: (Scroll to 15 minutes into the program):
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Click to listen: (Scroll to 15 minutes into the program):
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Dr. Mitch Kerr, Department of Earth Science at Saint Mary’s, explains the potential for lithium mining in Nova Scotia. Watch now. youtu.be/lemZNhquh8Y?...
October 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dr. Mitch Kerr, Department of Earth Science at Saint Mary’s, explains the potential for lithium mining in Nova Scotia. Watch now. youtu.be/lemZNhquh8Y?...
Math Seminar: Dr. Dawson will discuss non-regular tetrahedra weighted so that they can only balance on one of their faces & other higher dimensional spaces.
Wednesday, Sept. 17 @ 11:30 a.m. in Atrium 214A
All are welcome!
Wednesday, Sept. 17 @ 11:30 a.m. in Atrium 214A
All are welcome!
September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Math Seminar: Dr. Dawson will discuss non-regular tetrahedra weighted so that they can only balance on one of their faces & other higher dimensional spaces.
Wednesday, Sept. 17 @ 11:30 a.m. in Atrium 214A
All are welcome!
Wednesday, Sept. 17 @ 11:30 a.m. in Atrium 214A
All are welcome!
A cleaner future for mining: Two @smuhalifax.bsky.social professors are are developing sustainable methods to make metal extraction cleaner and more environmentally responsible. Read more:
news.smu.ca/news/2025/7/...
news.smu.ca/news/2025/7/...
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A cleaner future for mining: Two @smuhalifax.bsky.social professors are are developing sustainable methods to make metal extraction cleaner and more environmentally responsible. Read more:
news.smu.ca/news/2025/7/...
news.smu.ca/news/2025/7/...
Computing Science Lecture: Open to all!
Hierarchical Transfer Multi-task Learning
and Task Grouping for Scene Classification
Presented by Dr. Reza Khoshkangini, Malmo Univ.
Hierarchical Transfer Multi-task Learning
and Task Grouping for Scene Classification
Presented by Dr. Reza Khoshkangini, Malmo Univ.
July 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Computing Science Lecture: Open to all!
Hierarchical Transfer Multi-task Learning
and Task Grouping for Scene Classification
Presented by Dr. Reza Khoshkangini, Malmo Univ.
Hierarchical Transfer Multi-task Learning
and Task Grouping for Scene Classification
Presented by Dr. Reza Khoshkangini, Malmo Univ.
Bay View High School students visited a Chemistry lab @smuhalifax.bsky.social to make... worms!
(When sodium alginate is placed in a solution of calcium ions, long polysaccharide molecules clump together and form an even bigger polymer that is too big to stay in the solution which = “worms.”)
(When sodium alginate is placed in a solution of calcium ions, long polysaccharide molecules clump together and form an even bigger polymer that is too big to stay in the solution which = “worms.”)
June 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Bay View High School students visited a Chemistry lab @smuhalifax.bsky.social to make... worms!
(When sodium alginate is placed in a solution of calcium ions, long polysaccharide molecules clump together and form an even bigger polymer that is too big to stay in the solution which = “worms.”)
(When sodium alginate is placed in a solution of calcium ions, long polysaccharide molecules clump together and form an even bigger polymer that is too big to stay in the solution which = “worms.”)
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display winners from our 2025 calendar.
The June image is “Rainbow Residue” by Tanner George, PhD’25 in Applied Science, Chemistry, and Alumni and Faculty
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The June image is “Rainbow Residue” by Tanner George, PhD’25 in Applied Science, Chemistry, and Alumni and Faculty
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
June 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display winners from our 2025 calendar.
The June image is “Rainbow Residue” by Tanner George, PhD’25 in Applied Science, Chemistry, and Alumni and Faculty
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The June image is “Rainbow Residue” by Tanner George, PhD’25 in Applied Science, Chemistry, and Alumni and Faculty
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
“Leaving home doesn’t just change where you live, it changes who you are.” Excellent speech by valedictorian Sheheryar Khan, who earned a BSc with a Diploma in Engineering. Watch now: vimeo.com/1088079229#t...
June 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Leaving home doesn’t just change where you live, it changes who you are.” Excellent speech by valedictorian Sheheryar Khan, who earned a BSc with a Diploma in Engineering. Watch now: vimeo.com/1088079229#t...
New Class! Examine topics related to the exploitation of Earth for its mineral wealth, incl. Enviro impacts of mining, and sustainable practices in the industry.
Winter 2026 | Hyflex MW 4-5:15 p.m. | GEOL 1212
Dr. Jacob Hanley | geology@smu.ca
No prerequisites. No lab. 3 credit hours.
Winter 2026 | Hyflex MW 4-5:15 p.m. | GEOL 1212
Dr. Jacob Hanley | geology@smu.ca
No prerequisites. No lab. 3 credit hours.
April 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New Class! Examine topics related to the exploitation of Earth for its mineral wealth, incl. Enviro impacts of mining, and sustainable practices in the industry.
Winter 2026 | Hyflex MW 4-5:15 p.m. | GEOL 1212
Dr. Jacob Hanley | geology@smu.ca
No prerequisites. No lab. 3 credit hours.
Winter 2026 | Hyflex MW 4-5:15 p.m. | GEOL 1212
Dr. Jacob Hanley | geology@smu.ca
No prerequisites. No lab. 3 credit hours.
Congratulations to Saint Mary's Psychology prof Dr. Arla Day, recognized as a Take the Lead Champion by @discoverhalifax.bsky.social! Thanks to her efforts, the Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute will be held again this summer in Halifax.
Read more: taketheleadhalifax.ca/arla-day
Read more: taketheleadhalifax.ca/arla-day
April 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Congratulations to Saint Mary's Psychology prof Dr. Arla Day, recognized as a Take the Lead Champion by @discoverhalifax.bsky.social! Thanks to her efforts, the Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute will be held again this summer in Halifax.
Read more: taketheleadhalifax.ca/arla-day
Read more: taketheleadhalifax.ca/arla-day
Know a teen who is interested in studying Forensic Science? Explore how the sciences are applied in Forensic situations as well as the theories and principles underlying these applications.
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
April 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Know a teen who is interested in studying Forensic Science? Explore how the sciences are applied in Forensic situations as well as the theories and principles underlying these applications.
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The April image is “Apollonian Circle Packing” by Dr. James Rickards, Mathematics and Computing Science.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The April image is “Apollonian Circle Packing” by Dr. James Rickards, Mathematics and Computing Science.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
April 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The April image is “Apollonian Circle Packing” by Dr. James Rickards, Mathematics and Computing Science.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The April image is “Apollonian Circle Packing” by Dr. James Rickards, Mathematics and Computing Science.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The March image is “Graceful Giant of the Galápagos” by Pedro Jose Suarez Briones, BSc in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The March image is “Graceful Giant of the Galápagos” by Pedro Jose Suarez Briones, BSc in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
March 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The March image is “Graceful Giant of the Galápagos” by Pedro Jose Suarez Briones, BSc in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The March image is “Graceful Giant of the Galápagos” by Pedro Jose Suarez Briones, BSc in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
Know a teen who is interested in studying Forensic Science? Explore how the sciences are applied in Forensic situations as well as the theories and principles underlying these applications.
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
March 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Know a teen who is interested in studying Forensic Science? Explore how the sciences are applied in Forensic situations as well as the theories and principles underlying these applications.
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
Ages: 14-17
Dates: July 28-Aug. 1 or Aug. 4-8, 2025
Details: smu.ca/frsc
This Friday morning (March 14) there will be a Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Halifax (and across North America)! Follow the Burke-Gaffney Observatory's website for more info: observatory.smu.ca/whats-up
March 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This Friday morning (March 14) there will be a Total Lunar Eclipse visible in Halifax (and across North America)! Follow the Burke-Gaffney Observatory's website for more info: observatory.smu.ca/whats-up
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The February image is “Soybean Stem Cross-Section” by Makayla Makhlouf, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The February image is “Soybean Stem Cross-Section” by Makayla Makhlouf, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
The February image is “Soybean Stem Cross-Section” by Makayla Makhlouf, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
The February image is “Soybean Stem Cross-Section” by Makayla Makhlouf, Bachelor of Science in Biology.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301).
Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Science Photo Contest & Calendar.
“2024 Total Solar Eclipse” by Angelo George, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
“2024 Total Solar Eclipse” by Angelo George, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
February 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Science Photo Contest & Calendar.
“2024 Total Solar Eclipse” by Angelo George, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
“2024 Total Solar Eclipse” by Angelo George, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
“Aurora Over the BGO” by Devin Williams, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
“Aurora Over the BGO” by Devin Williams, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
February 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Faculty of Science Photo Contest Winners: Month by month we'll display each winner from our 2025 Calendar.
“Aurora Over the BGO” by Devin Williams, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
“Aurora Over the BGO” by Devin Williams, PhD in Astronomy.
Pick up your copy of the calendar at the Science Advising Centre (Atrium 301) or the Dean of Science Office (S221).
Work in a lab with a professor at Saint Mary's University Halifax this summer! Apply now for your paid summer research position — open to all undergrads, even after first year!
Deadline: February 21
Read more & apply:
www.smu.ca/research/stu...
Deadline: February 21
Read more & apply:
www.smu.ca/research/stu...
February 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Work in a lab with a professor at Saint Mary's University Halifax this summer! Apply now for your paid summer research position — open to all undergrads, even after first year!
Deadline: February 21
Read more & apply:
www.smu.ca/research/stu...
Deadline: February 21
Read more & apply:
www.smu.ca/research/stu...
TODAY:
Get a massage and support United Way Halifax!
Wednesday, February 12
Noon–4:30 p.m. | Patrick Power Library
Massage Therapy Program, Eastern College
Get a massage and support United Way Halifax!
Wednesday, February 12
Noon–4:30 p.m. | Patrick Power Library
Massage Therapy Program, Eastern College
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
TODAY:
Get a massage and support United Way Halifax!
Wednesday, February 12
Noon–4:30 p.m. | Patrick Power Library
Massage Therapy Program, Eastern College
Get a massage and support United Way Halifax!
Wednesday, February 12
Noon–4:30 p.m. | Patrick Power Library
Massage Therapy Program, Eastern College
TODAY: Lunch Movie Break!
The Last Repair Shop
Loyola 275, 40 minutes long, $5 donations at the door
The Last Repair Shop
Loyola 275, 40 minutes long, $5 donations at the door
February 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
TODAY: Lunch Movie Break!
The Last Repair Shop
Loyola 275, 40 minutes long, $5 donations at the door
The Last Repair Shop
Loyola 275, 40 minutes long, $5 donations at the door
The Books and Games sale is on NOW! Today & Tomorrow (Tues/Wed) from 10-3:30 pm in the Loyola Colonnade!
Find your next great read and support the #UnitedWay!
Find your next great read and support the #UnitedWay!
February 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Books and Games sale is on NOW! Today & Tomorrow (Tues/Wed) from 10-3:30 pm in the Loyola Colonnade!
Find your next great read and support the #UnitedWay!
Find your next great read and support the #UnitedWay!
STARTING NOW!
Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference!
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tess Neal: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Psychological Assessment"
Friday @ noon-5 pm
Join the conference now!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference!
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tess Neal: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Psychological Assessment"
Friday @ noon-5 pm
Join the conference now!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
February 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
STARTING NOW!
Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference!
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tess Neal: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Psychological Assessment"
Friday @ noon-5 pm
Join the conference now!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference!
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tess Neal: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Psychological Assessment"
Friday @ noon-5 pm
Join the conference now!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...