Environment and Sustainability

Environment and Sustainability

[Researcher demonstrates a chemical reaction during a Science Rendezvous performance]
Science Rendezvous Kingston 2024 welcomes new research groups

Applications are now open for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ researchers or groups interested in having a booth at Science Rendezvous Kingston 2024.

November 7, 2023
Dr. John Smol
Receiving Ontario’s highest honour

Queen’s researcher John Smol's groundbreaking work on protecting lakes and ecosystems is recognized with the Order of Ontario.

November 6, 2023
Left to right: Jeff Griffin, Nancy Ross, and Amy Gottschling
Partnering for energy transition

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ signs agreement with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to advance nuclear research.

November 2, 2023
Heather Aldersey, Special Advisor to the Principal on the United Nations SDGs, Victor Odele, PhD Student in Environmental Studies, and Kate McCuaig, President of the Alma Mater Society
Are we taking enough action on the United Nations' SDGs?

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ researchers and student reflect on experience at the SDG Action Weekend in New York City.

October 19, 2023
[Using an ice auger to drill a hole through the ice on Great Slave Lake, March 2014. The red tent is set up to provide shelter and to heat water for thawing equipment. Credit: Marlene Evans, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)]
New research sets off alarm bells

Accelerated warming has pushed Great Slave Lake across important ecological thresholds.

September 20, 2023
[Aerial photo of Queen's campus]
A monumental investment

The federal government has announced close to $1B in funding to advance breakthrough research and innovation in Canada.

August 29, 2023
Crawford Lake in Milton, Ontario, is the recommended site to geologically define the start of the Anthropocene. (Credit: Cale Gushulak)
Crawford Lake tells a story

As scientists around the world try to determine the start of a new epoch, this small lake in Ontario has been selected to be a geological landmark.

July 11, 2023
[Photo of a squirrel]
Mechanical and materials engineering put into practice

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ engineering students work with a wildlife centre to design solutions for animal rehabilitation.

June 26, 2023
[Photo of Élise Devoie]
Queen's researcher secures global scholarship

Élise Devoie has been named a Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Azrieli Global Scholar. 

May 23, 2023
Dandelions in front of Botterell Hall
Arts activities can provoke empathy and inspire youth action on UN global goals

For young people seeking to engage with the world’s most critical challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals can serve as an entry point. The arts open up possibilities to take action.

May 17, 2023