Arts and Science

Arts and Science

Photograph of students along University Avenue during the 2023 ASUS Sidewalk Sale.
University Avenue comes alive, and the community comes together

The ASUS Sidewalk Sale helped students connect with each other and the Kingston community this past weekend while raising money for an important cause.

September 12, 2023
A group of people protest against sexual assault and misogyny. Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona/Unsplash
Students developing solutions to campus sexual and gender-based violence

Faculty and university staff at Queen's are embedding training to prevent gender-based and sexual violence into curricular goals of both arts and STEM classes.

September 8, 2023
³ÉÈË´óƬ hosted the USSRF and USRA recipient BBQ at the Biosciences complex, on August 31.
Building our research communities

Queen’s enhances undergraduate student funding to bolster inquiry-based learning across disciplines.

September 7, 2023
Queen’s remembers Françoise Sauriol, long-time manager of the Chemistry NMR Facility

Dr. Sauriol was well known for her dedication to students, training hundreds on how to use NMR instruments.

September 7, 2023
[Aerial photo of a farm field - Unsplash]
Fixing fertilizer

Queen’s researcher George diCenzo is co-leading a $6 million research project that aims to lower agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by focusing on improving the agriculture sector’s foundational ingredient – soil.

September 6, 2023
[Clockwise] Julia Moreau, Dilakshan Srikanthan, Ahmed Ismaeil, Daniel Reddy, and Mahzabeen Emu.
Exceptional scholarly achievement

Five Queen’s students have been nationally recognized for their research and leadership skills with Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.

September 5, 2023
[Photo of Darryl Robinson and Tucker Carrington]
Royal recognition

Queen’s researchers Tucker Carrington and Darryl Robinson are inducted into the Royal Society of Canada.

September 5, 2023
Queen’s remembers former Head of Mathematics and Statistics Robert Erdahl

The longtime faculty member died in late December 2022 at the age of 84.

August 30, 2023
[³ÉÈË´óƬ Art of Research Photo: "Perfusion of Light" by Raymond Sturgeon]
Investing in research infrastructure

The Canada Foundation for Innovation has announced $2M in funding to equip Queen's researchers with leading-edge labs and equipment.

August 29, 2023
[³ÉÈË´óƬ Art of Research Photo: "What Happens to Our Toys?" by Dr. Courtney Szto
Building understanding of the world around us

Queen’s researchers have been awarded over $3M from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to advance research that takes new approaches to complex and important topics to Canadians.

August 29, 2023