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Environmental DNA Workshop

Environmental DNA Workshop

When:
Sunday, May 12, 2024 – Friday, May 17, 2024 (all day)
Where:
Queen's University Biological Station, 280 Queen's University Road, Elgin, Ontario
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Description:

Environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming a mainstay of non-invasive, reliable, and cost-effective surveys of at-risk and invasive species, pathogen detection, and biodiversity assessment. These approaches rely on the fact that organisms leave their DNA in the environment, making it possible to detect their presence without capture or even direct observation. Reliable eDNA data depend on field and lab rigorous technique because significant biases can occur through the process from the sampling to the data processing, and they greatly influence species detection results.

This workshop will provide a broad overview of the approaches used in eDNA studies for both single-species and multi-species detections. This course will benefit those interested in undertaking or overseeing eDNA studies, or evaluating research proposals and research, especially in management and monitoring applications. The workshop includes lectures, field and lab demonstrations, and hands-on training in analysis and interpretation of data, but does not require detailed knowledge of genetics or molecular biology. We offer a background on sources and fates of eDNA  in the environment, methods and applications with emphasis on design, implementation, analysis and interpretation of species-specific and multi-species eDNA approaches. We will cover advantages and limitations of each , as well as the precautions needed through the whole process to get robust data. 

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Cost:
Students $875, General Public/Professionals $1150
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NSERC Alliance Information Session

NSERC Alliance Information Session

When:
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Where:
Richardson Hall
Room: 340
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Description:

NSERC Alliance funding supports R&D collaborations between Canadian university researchers and partners from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors, as well as opportunities for Canadian researchers to work with national and international academic counterparts. Awards range from $20,000 to $1 million per year for between 1 and 5 years.

Join us for an in-person session with Alison Janidlo from Research Partnerships at NSERC about the Alliance Advantage and Alliance Society opportunities. The session will include a follow-on question and answer period.

This session will be focused on providing an overview and advice for NSERC-eligible faculty members.

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Free
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Blackness on the in(out)side: Disruptive Pedagogies and Medical Education: A Conversation with Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden

Blackness on the in(out)side: Disruptive Pedagogies and Medical Education: A Conversation with Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden

When:
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where:
School of Medicine/Abramsky House
Room: 132A
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Description:

Healthcare systems suggest that operating within fabrics of objectivity, like “colourblind”/race-neutral frameworks and assessments, are necessary for an equitable environment. However, these are deeply flawed and false logics. Structural barriers alongside healthcare’s recent turn towards EDI simultaneously have kept and keep Blackness and Black people outside of medicine and precariously positioned within it. The classroom is a site for liberation, a place to incite action, where we can explore and learn from our (and medicine’s) “complex journey to here.” In this talk, I reflect on my pedagogical practices which “teach against the [med ed] grain,” challenge the over-reliance on neutrality and claims of “unconscious bias,” and embraces the disruptive outcomes of Black queered femme-inst disciplines.

Special thanks to those who have helped make this session with Dr. OmiSoore H. Dryden possible.

Sponsors
Robert Sutherland Visitorship Fund, Susman Family Lecture Endowment Fund, and Inclusive Community Fund

Co-Organizers
Yellow House Centre for Equity and Inclusion, Faculty of Health Sciences EDI Office, and Black Studies

Contact:
Centre for Teaching and Learning
ctl@queensu.ca
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n/a
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Trauma-Informed Pedagogies and Inclusive Teaching

Trauma-Informed Pedagogies and Inclusive Teaching

When:
Thursday, February 29, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Dr. Mays Imad's academic journey began at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, where she pursued philosophy and minored in chemistry. She earned a doctoral degree in cellular & clinical neurobiology, with a minor in biomedical sciences, from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Arizona's Department of Neuroscience, she joined Pima Community College (PCC), teaching a variety of biology-related subjects. During her tenure at PCC, she founded their Teaching and Learning Center (TLC).

Currently an associate professor at Connecticut College, Dr. Imad is interested in understanding the social determinants of student wellbeing and success and conducts research on equity pedagogy. Her work reflects a deep commitment to equity and justice in and through education. With fervor, she advocates for institutions to pay close attention to intergenerational trauma and to prioritize healing and wellbeing. She is a Gardner Institute Fellow, AAC&U Senior STEM Fellow, Mind and Life Institute Fellow, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ).

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Centre for Teaching and Learning
ctl@queensu.ca
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2nd Annual Hamilton Bowling Night

2nd Annual Hamilton Bowling Night

When:
Thursday, March 7, 2024
6:15 PM – 8:30 PM
Where:
Splitsville-Hamilton, 1525 Stone Church Rd. E., Hamilton ON
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Description:

Join us for a fun-filled evening of bowling with your fellow Queen's alum at Splitsville Bowling-Hamilton. This event is open to families and friends, with kids under ten welcome to bowl for free. Enjoy a night of friendly competition while we provide you with delicious food and refreshing beverages. No need to worry about bringing your own gear - rental shoes will be provided free on-site.

Please note that we are limited to teams of five people per bowling lane. Groups under five will be assigned a lane.

Event Agenda

6:15 pm: Arrive to get bowling shoes and register
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Two hours of bowling included. Begins promptly at 6:30 pm. 

Ticket Pricing Includes: Food, beverages, bowling shoe rental, and two hours of bowling. Alcoholic drink tickets can be purchased for an additional fee. 

This venue is accessible. Free parking is available. 

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"Antisemitism and Racism: A Shared History" featuring Magda Teter (Fordham University)

"Antisemitism and Racism: A Shared History" featuring Magda Teter (Fordham University)

When:
Monday, March 4, 2024
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Where:
ONLINE location
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Description:

The Centre for the Study of Democracy and Diversity Presents the Contemporary Antisemitism Series:

"Antisemitism and Racism: A Shared History"

featuring Magda Teter (Fordham University)

Monday, March 4, 2024

3:00-4:30 PM 

Online via Zoom

Abstract:

In 2017 in Charlottesville, antisemitism and anti-Black racism converged as white supremacists, in a highly choreographed and violent protest against the removal of a statue honoring a Confederate general, carried Confederate flags and chanted “Jews will not replace us.” This convergence is not just a product of American history, its roots go far deeper.  In this talk, Magda Teter, the author of Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism, will explore the interplay between Christian theology and law to demonstrate how the theological framework of Christian supersessionism articulated in antiquity and its subsequent application in law led to the creation of social hierarchies, legal exclusion of and a denial of equality to Jews and Black people also in modern times.

This lecture series is supported by the Azrieli Foundation.  

Contact:
Rachel Lang | Communications and Events Assistant | Department of Political Studies
polscomms@queensu.ca
Cost:
Free!
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Classics Presents... Dr. Patrick Baker

Classics Presents... Dr. Patrick Baker

When:
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Where:
Watson Hall
Room: 517
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Local celebrations on the territory of Xanthos in the late Hellenistic period. The work of the Canadian epigraphic mission to Xanthos-Letoon

From 2000 to 2010, the Canadian epigraphic mission of Xanthos-Letoon worked on collecting and studying the Greek and Latin inscriptions of the two sites in Lycia, Turkey, and publishing the results in print and online. Though the Turkish government suspended field work in 2011, research has continued into the documents themselves. This paper begins with a brief overview of the mission, both during the 10 years devoted to field work and since this was suspended. The emphasis is on the nature of the field work carried out by epigraphists, as well as the use of 3D technologies for epigraphical research. We then turn to a particularly illuminating case. Survey work in 2009 on the site of Aklar, a village of the Xanthian eschatiai on the mountainous borders of the territory of Xanthos, led to the discovery of two similar inscriptions. The nearly 180 lines, once deciphered (a challenge in itself), present the regularly-structured list of contributors to an unnamed annual religious celebration. Drawing on Lycian parallels, notably from Phellos, we address a number of key questions, such as the status of the anonymous kōmē on the territory of Xanthos during the Hellenistic period, the nature of local cultic celebrations far from the urban center, and the validity of archaeologist F. Işık's initial interpretation of the site of Aklar.

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Astronomy on Tap: Sun vs Moon

Astronomy on Tap: Sun vs Moon

When:
Thursday, March 7, 2024
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where:
The Mansion, 506 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1C5
Room: The Living Room
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Description:

Astronomy on Tap is continuing in Kingston at the Living Room at The Mansion, with its second debate-style event.

Astronomy on Tap is a series of worldwide events where professional astronomers give informal talks at a local bar on topics of a broad interest in astronomy and astrophysics. This particular event will be a bit different than in the past – we will host two fantastic scientists: an astronomer & a geologist: Gregg Wade and Chris Spencer who will go head-to-head in a debate over the sun vs moon in preparation for the April 8th total solar eclipse. The event will be hosted by local astro-buff, Mark Richardson. There will be time for questions and discussion, and the speakers and other local scientists will mingle with the audience between and after the talks, providing lots of opportunities to chat with some keen astronomers. There will also be a trivia session with questions related to astronomy with prizes given out to the winners!

The event is free and open to all ages. The Mansion serves alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks, and food will be available to be ordered.

Astronomy on Tap will be upstairs as you come inside.

Space is limited, so we encourage you to arrive on time! Pre-show starts at 6:30pm, with the main event starting at 7pm.

For more information or if you have any questions, please send us an email to Outreach@McDonaldInstitute.ca or contact us through our Facebook page.

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Free
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Innovation in Motion - Transformation in Today's World

Innovation in Motion - Transformation in Today's World

When:
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where:
Virtual (Zoom)
Room: Virtual (Zoom)
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Description:

The Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Social Impact at the Smith School of Business is proud to begin hosting a monthly webinar called Innovation in Motion. These 60-minute webinars will explore organizational transformation in times of drastic change and will feature a panel of leaders, experts, and researchers across many disciplines and sectors. 

On February 27th at 12:00 pm EST, we will explore Transformation in Today's World with panelists: Krishna Burra - Director of Education, Limestone District School Board, Natalie Beavis - Director, Cardiovascular/Stroke, Medicine and Ethics, Peterborough Regional Health Centre and Morgan Lehtinen PhD - Founder & Director of Commercialization, Reaction (RXN) HUB. Learn about the barriers that exist in education, health care and chemtech and the dynamic stories of innovation that have opened the door to new beginnings.

Innovation is at the very core of progress - are you ready to catalyze positive change?

Contact:
Simon VanAsseldonk
sv49@queensu.ca
6135336093
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Health Policy Symposium & Sinclair Lecture

Health Policy Symposium & Sinclair Lecture

When:
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Where:
Biosciences Complex
Room: 1102
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Description:

We are planning a full schedule of activities, so block the entire day if you can!

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM     ICES Queen's Science Day

ICES Queen's will kick off the day with a morning information session for for researchers, clinician-scientists, and graduate students. You will hear from some of our investigators about how to build a thriving program of research using large, linkable administrative datasets housed at ICES.

1:00 - 4:00 PM     Health Policy Symposium: Focus on Primary Care

Co-hosted with the School of Policy Studies, the focus of the 2nd Health Policy Symposium will be on primary care: exploring the perspectives of health providers and the broader community.  We will be hosting 2 discussion panels with time for engagement with the audience. 

4:00 - 6:00 PM     Dr. Duncan G. Sinclair Lectureship in Health Services and Policy Research

The 26th Sinclair Lecture will follow the Symposium, and we are delighted to confirm that Dr. Rick Glazier has graciously accepted our invitation to speak.

Dr. Glazier is Scientific Director of the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR), a Senior Core Scientist with ICES, and a Family Physician. He is the author of more than 260 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been named one of the top 20 pioneers in family medicine research by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Please see our website for further details!

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