Inspired by the human brain
The idea that the human brain, the most impressive machine ever known, could inspire the development of computers is not new. In fact, the concept of artificial networks inspired by neurons, the central units that make up the brain, first surfaced in the 1950s. But the last decade has seen a resurgence of research programs looking at building neuromorphic computing with the help of a new ally: photonics.
Summer session expands beyond current approaches to sexuality and gender
Returning this year and related to Queen’s Global Summer, registration is now open for the Feminist Transformative Practices in Research: Decolonial, Indigenous, and Intersectional Approaches to Gender/Sex/uality In/Justice summer session.
A new earthquake warning system will prepare Canada for dangerous shaking
Large earthquakes can wreak enormous violence upon lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and the environment.
Migrant workers are flipping the script and using Photovoice to tell their own stories
What happens when undocumented Bangladeshi and Pakistani men in Greece pick up their cell phones to record their lives as migrant agricultural workers?
Provincial funding supports early career researchers
The Government of Ontario recently announced the results for the sixteenth round of its Early Researcher Awards (ERA).
Diamond mines in the Northwest Territories are not a girl’s best friend
Almost three years ago, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its final report and among its findings, the report identified resource extraction as a site of gender violence.
New art installation shines light on migrant workers
This exhibition will champion the concerns of migrant men to a wider audience and will equip activists to advocate for policy changes to labour migration and family reunification laws.
Funding to advance bold, innovative research programs
Queen’s receives $3 million from the New Frontiers in Research Fund programs for projects pushing the frontiers of knowledge and pioneering solutions to overcome challenges brought on by the pandemic.