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Free Summer Course: Learning and Working in a Digital Age (ASCX101)

We designed our new, free, non-credit course “Learning and Working in a Digital Age” to assist our incoming students in their transition to Queen’s.

It is an opportunity to learn through Arts and Science Online this summer and to experience remote learning at Queen’s, which we have been doing for over 130 years (since 1889)!

Ventilators co-designed by a Canadian team led by Queen’s Nobel Laureate ready to go

Ottawa orders 10,000 ventilators developed by team led by Art McDonald and global collaborators in fight against COVID-19.

An MVM ventilator shown during development.
An MVM ventilator shown during development.

No stopping the Three Minute Thesis

Alice Santilli, a master's candidate in the School of Computing, is the Queen’s Three Minute Thesis winner with her presentation 'Sniffing out breast cancer.'

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)

Ready for a productive summer online

Enrolments are surging in popular online summer courses at Queen’s.

Principal announces 2020 Distinguished University Professors

Six faculty members receive Queen’s University’s top research-related honour.

Lending a helping hand

An interdisciplinary team of Queen’s researchers and industry partners have mobilized to formulate hand sanitizer for Kingston hospitals

New university-wide interdisciplinary client projects course

This new fourth-year interdisciplinary project experience course allows undergraduate students to work with students from other faculties and programs to address a problem presented by a client. While addressing a real problem from a company, non-profit organization or government, students will learn project management, problem solving, communication, and how to work with clients and stakeholders.

A team effort for dissertation defence

A student in the Department of History was one of the first ever at Queen's to defend her dissertation remotely.

History in the Making

The Introduction of a BA Minor/General in Black Studies

In addition to looking back into history this month, scholars in the Faculty of Arts and Science are looking forward to developing a new BA Minor/General in Black Studies with a target launch date of fall 2021. Katherine McKittrick, one of the key players in its development and a Professor in the Gender Studies Department, explains the main driving forces behind this exciting initiative and gives more insight into its benefits for students, the Faculty of Arts and Science, and the university as a whole.

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