Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald has been honoured by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) with a national prize in his name.  Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships will recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering. See "Research award renamed after Queen’s University Nobel Laureate" in the Gazette online. 

Congratulations to Dr. John Smol (Biology) on being awarded the 2020 Massey Medal from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for his work in the fields of biology and environmental science. More details can be found in "A steward of the environment" in the Gazette online: 

Congratulations to Dr. Amber Simpson (DBMS/School of Computing) for being awarded the 2020 Mihran and Mary Basmajian Award for Excellence in Health Research by the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Congratulations to Dr. Kirk Leifso (School of Medicine) for being awarded the 2020 COVID Leadership Award by the Paediatrics Chairs of Canada.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Cunningham (Chemical Engineering), Dr. Gabor Fichtinger (School of Computing) and  Dr. Yan-Fei Liu (Electrical and Computer Engineering) for being awarded the 2020 Prizes for Excellence in Research, the highest internal research awarded granted by Queen's University. Discover their research in "Recognizing research and scholarship at Queen’s".

Congratulations to Queen’s University researchers Janet Dancey, Marcia Finlayson, and Graeme Smith who have been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Fellowship, one of Canada’s premier academic honours. For details see "Canadian health research leaders earn fellowship honours" in the Gazette online.

The Art of Research has been celebrating & visualizing Queens's Research for the past 5 years! Art of Research Winner:This is EPIC: Simulation Education with Patient Actors to Improve Care, Monakshi Sawhney captures a photo from a simulation education study for nurses & clinicians researching improvements in Patient Care. Explore this and more photos from Queen's researchers as they take you behind-the-scenes of their groundbreaking work.

Congratulations to the newly elected members of the Royal Society of Canada. (l-r) Dr. Cathleen Crudden (Chemistry) and Dr. Nancy van Deusen (History) were elected as Fellows while Dr. Awet Weldenmichael (History) and Dr. Amy Latimer-Cheung (School of Kinesiology & Health) were elected as Members of the College of College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. See "Four professors receive one of the highest Canadian academic honours" in the Gazette online.

Queen’s University welcomed two new and two renewed Canada Research Chairs as part of the Government of Canada’s recent $140 million of Canada Research Chairs announcement. Congratulations to (l-r) Dr. Ning Lu (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Dr. Dylan Robinson (Faculty of Arts and Science), Dr. Amber Simpson (School of Computing; Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) and Dr. Grégoire Webber (Faculty of Law). See details in "Canadian Research Leaders" in the Gazette online.