News

2025

May

Owen successfully defended his thesis! Congrats Owen!
Allison convocated her degree: BSc in Science - aquatic resources and biology! Congrats Allison
Dr. P had a paper accepted pending minor revisions, more details to follow!

March

Owen submitted his thesis for external review!
Allison presented her work at Science Atlantic in Wolfville and at StFX Research Day

January

Dr. Penney co-authored review paper on barriers marine fish passage in Marine Ecology

2024

December

Welcome baby Dorian to the world! Dr. P is on maternity leave until September!!!

September

Welcome Riley McInnis, joining our lab as a MSc student through StFX Biology. Riley will be cosupervised by Dr. Tammy Rodela

July

New sea cucumber paper was published!
Welcome Owen Reay, joining the lab as a MSc student, completing his MSc through the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður, Iceland

June

Dr. Penney attended the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Vancouver BC.
We have several projects going on in our lab that started this Summer!
Welcome Allison (Aqua 450) and Courtenay (summer research assistant) to the lab

March

Dr. Penney attended Science Atlantic in Halifax along with several Aqua and biology students from StFX

February

Dr. Penney gave an oral presentation at the Society for Canadian Aquatic Sciences conference in Fredericton
Dr. Penney successful obtained a UCR-A from StFX for a project this summer!

January

2023

Dr. Penney gave a seminar for the biology department as part of her application for cross-appointment.

Tianze Pang (UPEI PhD student) just submitted a paper we co-authored based on his term paper!

Based on Dr. Penney's post doc work, our sea cucumber FAO technical report is officially published: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7928en

Dr. Penney was invited to attend a DFO workshop on freshwater mussel recovery in the Canadian Maritimes

Dr. Penney joins St. Fx's Aquatic Resources Program as an assistant professor.

Tianze's paper was accepted for publication in Sustainability!