Campus and Community

Campus and Community

Campus and Community
Faculty
Queen's campus with research banner in foreground.
Funding new frontiers in research

The New Frontiers in Research Fund supports six innovative and interdisciplinary projects at Queen’s.

May 31, 2021
Queen's flag lowered
Queen’s issues statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School burial site

​Flags on campus will be lowered for 215 hours, one hour for each child taken.

May 31, 2021
Exoskeleton device strapped to the back of a user as they walk on a treadmill. Image is split in half by a second image that shows a close-up of the device's mechanics.
Unique technology gives humans a leg up on walking

An exoskeleton designed by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Engineering researchers that improves walking efficiency is the subject of a new study featured in the leading academic journal Science.

May 28, 2021
Principal Patrick Deane
Principal hosts virtual town hall to discuss fall term planning

Principal Patrick Deane joined by Queen’s senior leaders and regional Medical Officer of Health to field questions on planning for transition back to on-campus learning.

May 28, 2021
Queen's Strategic Framework written on a blue banner, Mitchell Hall photograph in the background.
Principal Deane unveils university’s strategic framework

Queen’s convenes working groups to advance operational priorities.

May 27, 2021
Sustainable Living Series: alternative transportation

Two online learning sessions on sustainable transportation will take place during the Kingston Commuter Challenge and Cycling Week.

May 27, 2021
Master Corporal Tina Fahie, a member of the Military Police Unit deployed on Operation IMPACT, poses for a photo on September 25, 2020. Credit: Sailor Third Class Melissa Gonzalez.
Advancing international research collaborations

CIMVHR will be participating in NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme to expand research supporting the successful transition and reintegration of military service personnel to civilian life.

May 26, 2021
Photograph of The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould
A path forward for reconciliation

The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould speaks with the Queen’s community about the future of Indigenous rights and reconciliation in Canada.

May 26, 2021
Reminder: UPP All-Member Information Session May 27

The University Pension Plan (UPP) reminds pension plan members that they are invited to join UPP staff on May 27th from 5:30 – 7 pm for an All-Member Information Session, where UPP staff will reflect on some of the key themes raised at the Listening Sessions touching on the key things to know going into July 1st and then will open the floor to a live Q&A .

May 25, 2021
Three people stand in front of a window at an airport
Why we need to seriously reconsider COVID-19 vaccination passports

The Conversation: COVID-19 vaccine passports are being presented as a relatively simple technological solution to our current travel woes. But meaningful public debate about their merits and problems is essential.

May 24, 2021