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Queen’s alumni Chris Herd joins NASA’s Mars Perseverance team

By Michael Onesi

Chris Herd, Artsci’97, is hoping to answer a fundamental question humanity has wondered for centuries: Is there life on other planets?

Herd, a planetary geologist and one of the world’s top experts on meteorites from Mars, is working with NASA on the Mars Perseverance rover, which landed on the red planet on Feb. 18 after a 470-million-kilometre journey. He is involved in collecting rock samples that will advance the project’s primary mission: to search for signs of microbial life.

From Ugandan Refugee to School Superintendent

Gift to help the Isabel foster a more inclusive community

A $3.5-million gift in honour of the late Jennifer Velva Bernstein, Artsci’89, will help the Isabel host more artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Revolutionizing art conservation at Queen's

A $1 million donation from the Jarislowsky Foundation allows Queen’s to acquire leading-edge technology that will be the only of its kind in Canada


A $1-million gift from The Jarislowsky Foundation will bring leading-edge technology to Canada and help to preserve some of the country’s most important works of art.  

Queen’s partners with alumna to combat social isolation

Initiative connects student volunteers with alumni over the age of 70 to build intergenerational connections and reduce social isolation.


Laura Tamblyn Watts (Artsci’94) reached out to her alma mater to help create the Queen’s Community Connections Project. (Supplied Photo)

Doctor Helping Hundreds Thanks to New Medical Website

Dr. Husein Moloo is the co-founder of PurposeMed.
Dr. Husein Moloo is the co-founder of PurposeMed.

 

A Queen’s alumnus has launched a new telehealth service that is keeping hundreds of patients out of emergency rooms and doctors’ offices every week and reducing some of the burden on overworked healthcare professionals.

Awards gala celebrates Queen’s most accomplished alumni

Ten graduates — including an employment law pioneer and dedicated Indigenous leader — and one organization will be honoured by the Queen’s University Alumni Association on April 4.

A pioneer in employment law in Canada and a former grand chief dedicated to improving the lives of Indigenous peoples across Canada are among this year’s Queen’s University Alumni Association (QUAA) award recipients.

More students eligible to attend Queen’s through Schulich Leader Scholarships

Increased investment by businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich means Queen’s is eligible to receive up to 10 Schulich Leaders each year.

More future leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math will be coming to Queen’s, thanks to the generosity of one of Canada’s top philanthropists.

Queen’s Homecoming 2020 dates announced

Queen's alumni will return to campus for Homecoming on Oct. 16-18. (University Communications / Photo by Suzy Lamont)

Queen's alumni will return to campus for Homecoming on Oct. 16-18. (University Communications / Photo by Suzy Lamont)

Queen’s Homecoming 2020 will take place Oct.

The Return of the Liberal Arts Major

A host of experts are arguing that liberal arts majors are about to make a major rebound.

With "software eating the world" and just about every business becoming, in some way, a tech business, it's no surprise that many experts (and a whole lot of worried parents) have argued that getting a tech degree is the best way t

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