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Towards a healthier future for Canadian cities

Multi-institutional project receives $3M in federal funding to develop framework and resources for active transportation in cities across Canada.

How to make post-secondary study more accessible? Collaboration between instructors and disability counsellors

Two women looking at a laptop and conversing

Forty years after the enactment of Canada’s first children’s special education laws, universities and colleges have made significant strides in accessible education for adult students with disabilities.

A New Beginning, a New Understanding

Those were just some of the emotions flowing through the common room at Collins Bay Institution during a unique graduation ceremony. Five Faculty of Arts and Science students and four currently incarcerated students celebrated completing their course on restorative justice as part of the Walls to Bridges (W2B) program.

New I-EDIAA Council to inform policy and program development

The first meeting of the Indigenization, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (I-EDIAA) Council was recently held.

Challenging themselves

Left to right: Kaylee Darlington and Erika Spagnuolo of Wholistic Wealth.

The Dean’s Changemaker Challenge hosted its fall pitch competition last week with eight teams vying for funding to develop a new business venture. The Challenge is a hands-on learning opportunity for students to collaborate with other undergraduate students from across the Faculty and make meaningful changes in ways that matter.

Supporting the next generation of leading researchers

Clockwise: Fateme Babaha, Mackenzie Collins, Jessica Hallenbeck, Joshua Kofsky, Sandra Smeltzer, Jodi-Mae John, Michael P.A. Murphy, Chloe Halpenny.

Eight Queen’s students and researchers have been recognized nationally with Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Mentors Help Navigate Graduate Process

Grad Mentors Joanne Archibald and Jesse Gauthier

Now entering its fourth year, the Faculty of Arts and Science Grad Mentor program is a peer mentoring program that connects prospective students with current MA and PhD students to aid them in their decision-making process.

Puttin’ on the Ritz and improving well-being with older adults through virtual music theatre

Digital programming and virtual interactions, initially considered to be stop-gap measures during the first few waves of the pandemic, may now be an important part of supporting many people’s health and well-being — including the well-being of older adults.