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Queen’s graduates are taking part in one last university tradition before moving on to their next chapter, and five honorary degree recipients will be celebrating with them.

Queen’s hosted a delegation from Fudan University, its first formal partner in mainland China, to celebrate and commit to strengthening ties.

The honour recognizes significant contributions and exceptional service to Canada.

In case you missed them, here are 15 stories of research impact and the moments that helped to shape this year.

The federal Canada Research Chairs program recognizes established and emerging global research leaders at Canadian universities.

Queen’s researchers have been awarded more than $5 million from Canada’s federal research funding agencies to support their groundbreaking work from advancing green energy to decoding judicial systems.

Queen’s researchers and students are investigating the impacts of vaping and oral nicotine pouches on the health of young adults.

Fire events, like the one which has destroyed much of Jasper, will only get worse in a warming world. Canada needs a national wildfire strategy to meet these challenges.

Queen’s researchers receive funding from the Government of Canada to advance research across disciplines, tackling issues from climate change to human health and materials discovery.

We need to ensure the best scientific research in play-based learning and early reading is leveraged, and teachers receive supports to meet children’s developmental and academic needs.