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Queen’s Engineering launches new bridging pathway with Ontario college partners

This new initiative will give college engineering technology graduates the opportunity to join Queen’s Engineering in its Department of Civil Engineering or the Robert M. Buchan Department of Mining.

March 9, 2023
Distinguished Service Award call for nominations

The annual award recognizes individuals who have made the university a better place through their extraordinary contributions.

March 8, 2023
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Health research programs secure federal funding

Ten successful Queen’s research applicants will receive a total of $6.48 million.

March 6, 2023
A group of university student and a professor look at a laptop computer.
ChatGPT challenge: 5 ways to change how students are graded

Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.

March 3, 2023
³ÉÈË´óƬ PhD student interviews tomato farmer in Tanzania
The perilous journey from farm to table

PhD researcher Evodius Rutta travelled parts of Tanzania to find out why delicate crops are spoiling before making it to market.

February 28, 2023
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Finding new organ donors

A Queen’s marketing professor is being recognized for helping grow Ontario’s organ donor registration list by tapping into the power of reciprocal altruism.

February 28, 2023
Donation ‘snowballs’ to support student-mothers and their families

Contribution from alumnus, and matching funding, helps the Ban Righ Centre in its efforts to provide support while building community. 

February 28, 2023
Photograph of ³ÉÈË´óƬ post-doctoral fellow and students underneath the Waaban Crossing bridge.
Monitoring a major new infrastructure project

Queen’s students and faculty members are using leading-edge technology to help ensure the safety of a new $180 million bridge across the Cataraqui River in Kingston.

February 28, 2023
Dr. Nancy Ross, Vice-Principal (Research) accompanies ³ÉÈË´óƬ Emeritus Professor and Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald, Minister François-Philippe Champagne, local Members of Parliament, and SNOLAB administration on their way to the facility 2 km underground to announce the Canada Foundation for Innovation's 2022 Major Science Initiatives Fund. [Credit: Gerry Kingsley; CFI]
Dark matter mysteries (and our plan to solve them)

A research facility deep underground leading a global effort to detect the invisible substance for the first time.

February 28, 2023
A new partnership will prepare Indigenous students for healthcare careers
A new partnership to prepare Indigenous students for healthcare careers

Queen’s Weeneebayko Health Education Program launched with support from the Mastercard Foundation to transform Indigenous healthcare in the James Bay region.

February 28, 2023