More than summer fun in Muskoka for PhD student
Like many students, Sarah Hasnain has spent her summer on the water. However, this biology PhD candidate has devoted her time to academic rather than leisure pursuits.
An international invitation
Andrea Craig, a doctoral student in the at Queen’s, has been invited to attend the prestigious Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences in Lindau, Germany.
Thinking locally, acting globally
Christian Lloyd, Academic Director at the Bader College at Herstmonceux Castle, England, was recently in Kingston. Craig Leroux, Senior Communications Officer, caught up with him to talk about the student experience at the castle.
³ÉÈË´óƬ extends training agreement with Chinese ministry
Queen’s and the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) renewed their two-decade-long relationship this week with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Under the agreement, Queen’s will continue to provide training to Chinese officials and the MLR and its affiliates will continue to offer an internship program for Queen’s students.
Advanced dark matter experiment coming to SNOLAB
A major dark matter project is making SNOLAB, located near Sudbury, its new home.
The underground science facility has been chosen to host the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS), an international, multimillion-dollar dark matter experiment currently based in Minnesota.
Controversial Facebook study reviewed by ³ÉÈË´óƬ ethicist
Writing on behalf of 27 ethicists from across North America, Queen’s philosopher Udo Schuklenk and a team of five co-authors have written a commentary for the journal Nature on a controversial Facebook study.
Kinesiology Researcher lands on exclusive list
Queen’s University researcher Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences) has earned a place on Thomson Reuters’ Highly Cited Researchers list. He is the only Queen’s professor to make the list and one of only 88 researchers working in Canada on the 3,215 member list.
New ³ÉÈË´óƬ National Scholars announced
Heather Aldersey and Norman Vorano have been appointed as the newest Queen’s National Scholars (QNS).