The Queen’s community is remembering Liam Horton, a PhD student in the Smith Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University, who recently passed away.
At the time of his sudden and accidental death, he was working steadily towards his PhD and was recognized with many prestigious awards. Liam was a leader on the Queen’s varsity wrestling team and Kingston & Area Olympic Wrestling Club.
Queen’s University is set to elevate its professional development offerings with the launch of the 2024-2025 HR Learning Catalogue. The comprehensive catalogue featuring more than 100 diverse options includes a series of in-person and/or virtual workshops as well as certificate programs designed to enhance skills and foster connections among employees across the university.
More than 50 years ago, Queen’s researchers led by Alvaro Morales (Professor Emeritus, Urology) made a groundbreaking discovery: a vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis could effectively boost the immune system to treat early-stage bladder cancer. Their innovative use of the Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine became the global standard and remains one of the most successful immunotherapies to date. However, it only benefits about half of the patients. Now, a team led by Queen’s researcher Madhuri Koti is trying to find out why.
Picture a computer that can perform a billion-billion operations per second. A technology capable of solving complex problems, from designing new proteins for drug treatments, vaccines, and personalized medicine, to unlocking new frontiers in astrophysics, fusion energy, and artificial intelligence.
This is supercomputing, and Queen’s researcher Ryan Grant is on a mission to put Canada among the leading countries in supercomputing technology.
In preparation for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Queen’s is planning several events set to take place across campus this month. Observed every year on Sept. 30, the day is dedicated to reflecting on the history of Canada’s residential school system — which operated from 1831 to 1996 — and the harmful impacts it continues to have on Indigenous people and communities, and to remembering its victims and survivors.
Canada’s national academy, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has announced its 2024 cohort of new Fellows and College members – among the highest recognition Canadian academics can receive. This year's cohort includes four Queen’s researchers from faculties across the university.