Queen's University

Thank-you to Edwin Ocran (BHSc) for this great photo of Joseph-Stauffer Library, Spring 2019.

Thanks to Rodney Watson (Campus Security) for reminding us that spring has finally come to campus!

An interdisciplinary “green” team of researchers from Queen’s received the prestigious 2019 NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize from the Right Honourable Julie Payettte, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on May 9. More photos

Agnes Etherington Art Centre unveils Head of an Old Man with Curly Hair – a 1659 painting by legendary artist Rembrandt, rarely seen by the public. Linda and Daniel Bader donated the piece to the museum in memory of Daniel’s late father and Queen’s alumnus, Alfred Bader.

Queen’s paid tribute to Principal Daniel Woolf with portrait unveiling and a special concert by world-renowned jazz singer Claire Martin.

The grand central atrium at Mitchell Hall was filled as Queen’s celebrated the official opening of the university’s newest building on Saturday, March 30 with donors, including lead donor Bruce Mitchell, government officials, and members of the campus community. Read more here.

Queen A&R and the Varsity Leadership Council held their 2nd annual Pathways to Education mentorship day bringing together Pathways to Education students and Queen’s student-athletes for activities and discussions on resilience, goal setting, and mental health awareness. Article.

For the first time since its founding in 2015, the Queen’s Hyperloop Design Team has advanced to the final stage of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, and has been selected as one of only 21 teams across the world to compete in California this summer. Visit their page

Indigenous economies are brought to life through objects from the Agnes collection for students in ECON 244: Economics of Indigenous Communities. (Photo: Tim Forbes)