Bird poop and lake mud ‘time machine’ reveal dramatic seabird declines
News Release - New research from Queen's University reveals alarming trends of a globally significant seabird population
News Release - Queen’s University student Brielle Chanae Thorsen earns Order of the White Rose scholarship
Canada’s new climate plan: Q&A about Bill C-12
Experience on the set
Water crisis in First Nations communities runs deeper than long-term drinking water advisories
News Release - Queen’s University public policy experts Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair release long-term care report seeking to reshape the future for Canadian seniors
KINGSTON, ONTARIO (Nov. 27, 2020) – Renowned policy thought leaders Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair, both Fellows of the Queen’s School of Policy Studies, have released a white paper that calls for revolutionizing Canada’s approach to seniors’ care. The report, titled Ageing Well, proposes a proactive, coordinated, and holistic model that considers the healthcare needs of Canada’s rapidly aging population in tandem with seniors’ housing, lifestyle, and social needs.
News Release - NSERC research award renamed after Queen’s University Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald
(November 27, 2020) Queen’s University Nobel Laurate Arthur McDonald has been honoured by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) with a national prize in his name.
Research award renamed after Queen’s University Nobel Laureate
Available Expert - China’s latest lunar mission
Queen’s University expert and astrophysicist Nikhil Arora is available to comment on China’s latest space mission to the moon. The Chang 5 mission lifted off Tuesday morning. The four modules of the spacecraft blasted off atop a massive Long March-5Y rocket from the Wenchang launch centre on Hainan island.
“This is the first mission in 44 years to bring back samples from the moon. The moon is a relic from the early ages of the solar system. Samples from it will allows us to learn more about where we came from,” says Arora.
Available Expert - Small businesses struggle as big box stores remain open
Queen's University economist Christopher Cotton is available to comment on the latest lockdown in the Toronto and Peel region. Announced on Monday the lockdown forced independent retailers, bars and restaurants to close their doors to in-person shopping while some big box-store chains are allowed to remain open. Chains including Walmart and Costco, which are exempt from closing because they sell groceries, are allowed to stay open with new 50-per-cent capacity limits.
Available Expert - How companies are changing their business models for this unique Black Friday
Queen's University business expert Tandy Thomas is available to comment on the upcoming Black Friday sales and how the business model has shifted due to the pandemic.
Two Queen’s students earn Rhodes Scholarships
Media Advisory - MPP David Piccini makes funding announcement at Queen’s University
KINGSTON - Media are invited to an announcement at Queen's University, with Dr. Mark Green (Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, David Piccini, MPP, regarding recent commitments made in the Ontario Budget.
Who
David Piccini, MPP (Northumberland - Peterborough South), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Colleges and Universities
Dr. Mark Green, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic)
Supported studying to end the semester
Media Advisory - Queen’s University hosts free webinar on effects of COVID-19 in the classroom
Kingston - The Faculty of Education at Queen’s University is inviting the public to attend a free webinar. In this session of the Knowledge Forum Fall Series, Drs. Amanda Cooper and Kristy Timmons will share their research on the implementation and impact of remote teaching and learning initiatives in kindergarten to grade 12 contexts.
What
The Knowledge Forum Fall Series: The Effect of COVID-19 in the Classroom.