Award Winners at the Canadian Association of Physicists Conference
Congratulations to undergraduate Physics Student, Simon Axelrod, who placed first in the country in the 2016 Canadian Association of Physicists University Prize Exam! Simon is awarded the Lloyd G. Elliott Prize, which entails a cash award of $500 and a trip to the CAP Congress this summer.
Igniting a passion for computer science
A new camp offered by Queen’s School of Computing is introducing teens to career opportunities in the field of computer science.
Thanks to a grant from Google, Wendy Powley, a lecturer in the School of Computing and the Faculty of Education, has worked with a team of Queen’s students to create a summer coding camp for students aged 13 to 17.
Canadian Politics, Up Close
Australian and Chinese university students who want to learn more about Canadian politics have come straight to the source this summer.
Queen's researcher examines the evolution of flight
Research by post-doctoral fellow Alexander Dececchi challenges long-held hypotheses about how flight first developed in birds. Furthermore, his findings raise the question of why certain species developed wings long before they could fly.
Trade deal could negatively impact Canadian automotive industry, according to Queen’s researchers.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will negatively impact the Canadian automotive industry, according to a new study co-authored by Queen’s researchers John Holmes and Jeffrey Carey who are affiliated with the Automotive Policy Research Centre (APRC) at McMaster University.
Economics department sweeps best paper awards
Faculty and students from Queen's Economics Department have swept the top prizes given out by the Canadian Journal of Economics.
Queen's Prof Called to Order
A Kingston native and a Kingston adoptee are among 113 new appointees to the Order of Canada announced by the governor general on Thursday.
Queen's researcher finds truth to age-old maxim 'work hard, play hard'
Queen’s University biology professor Lonnie Aarssen has published a study that, for the first time, provides strong empirical support for a correlation between a motivation to seek accomplishment and an attraction to leisure.