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Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New Student Blog Post! Today's new blog post is by Tin, and they wrote about Huntington's Disease and the role that programmed cell death (apoptosis) has in disease onset and progression. It's an interesting story of a natural cell process that goes wrong later in life.
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When Programmed Cell Death Goes Wrong in Huntington’s Disease
This student-written blog post by Tin K. is about a neurodegenerative disease called Huntington’s Disease, and the relationship the disease…
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Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We have a new Cell Biology class blog post! Larissa K was watching The Handmaid's Tale when they mentioned the discovery of Archaea as playing a role in the human microbiome. Did they get the story right? Find out here! "Archaea and Their Relationship to the Human Body"
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Archaea and Their Relationship to the Human Body
Today’s blog post is written by Larissa K, and came from a very popular TV show. Did the producers and writers get it right? Let’s find…
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Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Mahima M. decided to write her first blog post all about one of the specific roles of proteins in cells: enzymes! If you've ever wanted to learn more about the role of enzymes in cells, look no further! "Enzymatic Proteins: Nature’s Catalysts of Life" by Mahima M. Give it a read below!
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Enzymatic Proteins: Nature’s Catalysts of Life
This blog post is authored by Mahima M. and is all about how proteins can act as enzymes, a critical function of protein in cells. Take it…
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Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Rainbow from the Burke-Gaffney Observatory east-facing webcam over Halifax right now
Webcam image of a rooftop with a rainbow
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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!
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Tiffany @tiffzny.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Wow! The Burke-Gaffney Observatory all-sky camera @smuhalifax.bsky.social captured the brief surge in aurora last night when the sky lit up RED by-eye. The camera is black & white, but we can see the band of aurora start in the north (bottom) and work its way southward, before the clouds took over 🤯
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Where will your research take you? For Claire Singer, her PhD research on changes in plant communities in northern Canada led to travel around the region, a published book titled “Guide the the Berries of the Northwest Territories,” starting an ecological consulting firm — and a dog named Rufus.
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Student researcher digs into berry research in northern Canada | SMU News and Events
Curiosity about bears’ food sources led to years of research and collaboration with many people across the Northwest Territories in northern Canada Claire Singer had been working at the Northwest Ter...
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, University of Toronto, will present the 11th annual Dan MacLennan Memorial Lecture in Astronomy at Saint Mary's! Free tickets available now! www.eventbrite.ca/e/dan-maclen...
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Dan MacLennan Memorial Lecture in Astronomy
Solving the Universe: Past, Present and Future
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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-...
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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?...
Dr. Mitch Kerr, Department of Earth Science, speaks to a CBC reporter in a lab at Saint Mary's University. (screen capture)
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Congratulations Katie Pegg on yet another big win!!
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Katie Pegg picks up her 1st Para athletics world medal, setting personal best in shot put | CBC Sports
Katie Pegg of Markham, Ont., delivered a personal best performance in women's shot put Thursday for her first medal at her second Para athletics world championships.
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Star Finder Program @ SMU @smustarfinder.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
It was sooo inspiring to meet with many NS science teachers last month! We shared all of the (free!!) astronomy-focused, hands-on lesson plans we've put together, which can all be found online now, too: observatory.smu.ca/starfinder
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
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!
Monostable Tetrahedra - by Dr. Robert Dawson
Wednesday Sept. 17, 11:30 a.m
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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International team of 70 astronomers makes new observations about massive stars | SMU News and Events
Saint Mary’s University Astronomer Dr. Vincent Hénault-Brunet is part of a team of researchers who observed that massive stars in metal-poor galaxies often live in pairs   In humans, twins or hi...
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Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle) @lmcampbell.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Tobacco plant in bloom! (Nicotiana tabacum). This is a part of our Indigenous medicine plant project in our Environmental Science spaces at @smuscience.bsky.social.
Multiple pink and white flowers flowers emanating from a slender green stem.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We had a great time exploring astronomy eduction with these great teachers last month! @smustarfinder.bsky.social
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Star Finder program prepares NS teachers with astronomy lesson plans | SMU News and Events
An enthusiastic group of elementary and junior high educators attended the first Star Finder Teachers’ Workshop in August, and they are now ready to share an appreciation of astronomical understanding...
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Amazing work—research with real community impact at SMU Science!
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Dr. Ellie M. Goud @emgbotany.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Proud of my grad student Rachel Kendall for this #peatland #plant #traits paper! Contrasting responses to climate & geography among shrub, sedge & #moss species. A fun project that connected across provinces & labs @wetland-ghg.bsky.social @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com @smuscience.bsky.social
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Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle) @lmcampbell.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Mallory is studying plankton for her @smuscience.bsky.social honours thesis this summer. Here's a sneak peek at some of her samples! (Hastily taken by hand through a microscope using a phone camera. We'll have better images coming soon!)
Two copepod zooplankters with long antennae, a tail, legs Most of the body is translucent white, with round pinkish lipid "drops" visible throughout their bodies.A translucent white round Daphnia zooplankter, with filtering claws and tail just out of focus. Green algae can be seen dotted through the gut.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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/...
Dr. Christa Brosseau, Liah Christie and Dr. Tanner George in the lab
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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
Monday, July 7 at 10 am 
Loyola 273
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Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle) @lmcampbell.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Kaitlyn Kerr prepared this Facebook post on request for one of our Waverley community partners, Macdonald Sports Park, so I thought I'd also share this here too! It's about Kaity's @smuscience.bsky.social graduate research project. www.facebook.com/mcdonaldspor...
Two people wearing waders, long gloves standing in a wetland, inserting a tube containing hydrology equipment
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Nicole Conrad @nicoleconrad.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Save the date! We’re bringing @researchedcanada.bsky.social to Halifax this fall . @smuhalifax.bsky.social @smuarts.bsky.social @smuscience.bsky.social @msvuhalifax.bsky.social
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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.”)
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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).
“Rainbow Residue” by Tanner George, PhD’25 

Residual solid from a chemical reaction done in ethanol. Evaporation of the filtrate gave rise to these colorless crystals in the yellow oil. This photo was taken using a polarized microscope at a Saint Mary's University X-ray facility, giving rise to the intense colours.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
“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...
Valedictorian Sheheryar Khan gives a speech at the Saint Mary's podium
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Free event at Saint Mary's! Open to the public. June 3 @ 7 pm Topic: Cosmic Fossils and the Origins of Planets, presented by Dr. JJ Kavelaars
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Free event at Saint Mary's brings 'out-of-this-world' excitement
Dr. JJ Kavelaars will give a free public talk on planetary origins at Saint Mary’s University on June 3.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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
Portrait of Dr. Arla Day
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Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle) @lmcampbell.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Congratulations to Lauren MacDonald who is doing her MSc on freshwater mussels in historical gold mine tailing sites at @smuscience.bsky.social. Her talk was recognized with an award at the 2025 Science Atlantic Environment Conference!
3-photo array. Main photo shows Lauren MacDonald explaining oxidative stress data from freshwater mussels on a screen.  Small photos shows Lauren accepting her speaking award and the award certificate.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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
Forensic Science Camp  smu.ca/FRSC
with photos of students working in a lab.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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).
An Apollonian circle packing is a fractal-like arrangement of circles that are mutually tangent. Remarkably, in certain cases, all circle curvatures are integers. In this picture, the three largest circles have curvatures 28, 33, and 40. The circles are coloured based on their remainder when the curvature is divided by 24.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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).
Grace Giant of the Galapagos, by Pedro Jose Suarez - Bachelor of Science in Biology. 
With a photo of a large tortoise.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Are you getting up early tomorrow for the partial solar eclipse? Dig out your eclipse glasses from last year!
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Tomorrow morning!
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Dr. Carla Crossman graduated from Saint Mary's with her PhD in the fall. She conducted this exciting research during her time in the Faculty of Science working with Dr. Tim Frasier in his research lab. Excellent work!
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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
Forensic Science Camp - smu.ca/FRSC. With four images of teens at this camp. Saint Mary's logo
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
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
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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).
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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).
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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).
2025 - photo calendar cover image of the Burke-Gaffney Observatory with beautiful aurora light in the sky.
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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...
Gain Research Skills and Experience alongside a SMU professor this summer. Apply today!
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
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
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
TODAY: Lunch Movie Break! The Last Repair Shop Loyola 275, 40 minutes long, $5 donations at the door
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
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!
Saint Mary's University supports United Way
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Meg Ternes @megternes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Invited symposium happening now! #cfpvc @chrisjlively.bsky.social @kirkluther.bsky.social @smuscience.bsky.social
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
There's still time to register for the Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference! Featuring Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tess Neal: "Eight Best Practices for Forensic Psychological Assessment" Friday @ noon-5 pm docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference - with SMU logo
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Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University @smuscience.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
ONE WEEK until the Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference, and there's still time to register for your free Zoom link! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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5th Annual Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference Abstract Submission & Registration
This conference is proudly hosted by Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. If you have questions or comments, please contact forensicpsychology@smu.ca The deadline for submissions is Janu...
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