Atlantic Canada is home to a spectacular system of dynamic freshwater and marine environments. Water is core to ecosystems and communities across the region. The Atlantic Canada AquaHacking Challenge brings students, developers, designers, scientists, programmers, engineers, technology enthusiasts and entrepreneurs together to form interdisciplinary teams to tackle different freshwater challenges facing these important ecosystems. 

Dozens of international students from post-secondary institutions around the province gathered at Volta Labs last Thursday, August 18, 2022, for an event celebrating their entrepreneurial journey in Nova Scotia.

Fractional Finance is the first company to receive an investment from the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre Exploration. Started by SMUEC in 2021, the fund supports excellent business ideas from Saint Mary’s students that requires a capital investment to take an idea and make it a reality.

Participants of all ages, experiences and environments came together at Saint Mary’s University with a common purpose—breaking down barriers in the workplace for women.

For the ninth time in 11 years, Enactus Saint Mary’s is off to the final round of competition at the Enactus Canada National Exposition in Toronto this September. At this in-person competition, Saint Mary’s University will compete against Toronto Metropolitan University, Wilfred Laurier University, University of Ottawa and Okanagan College for the title of national champion

Under Engineering professor Dr. Rhinelander’s supervision, Ross Arsenault, Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Ashored Innovations, and Saint Mary’s Alumni (‘20), explored respooling and resetting buoy lines from trap fishing applications into caged ropeless fishing systems.