On February 28, Queen’s University announced its membership with the University of Toronto's Entrepreneurship ONRamp to further assist startups in our region and provide profile to Queen’s researchers and the Kingston innovation ecosystem.  ONRamp will provide a physical space where Queen’s entrepreneurs, or Kingston-based entrepreneurs who work with Queen's, may access resources and connect with a broader network of entrepreneurs in order to grow their business.

On January 30, 2019, at a special event hosted at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced $141M in funding for researchers across Canada through the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)), of which $4.6M was granted to over 90 researchers at Queen’s. The Minister also met with photographers whose work was featured in the Art of Research contest exhibit. See the Gazette story for more details. (Photo Credit: Bernard Clark) More pictures online.

Science Rendezvous Kingston! returns on May 11, 2019 at the Leon's Centre. Follow Kingston’s Science Rendezvous on Twitter, FaceBook and Instagram for the latest updates. (Featured Photo: geometric sculpture inspired by SNOLab and Nobel Laureate Art McDonald. Photo by Garrett Elliott).

From the April 3 Prizes for Excellence in Research panel discussion, moderated by Scott White of The Conversation Canada (middle) and featuring (l-r) Cathy Crudden, Sam McKegney, Liying Cheng, Pascale Champagne, and Denis O'Donnell (Photo: Garrett Elliott). More photos... 

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Stuart (Bell Canada Mental Health & Anti-Stigma Research Chair; Departments of Public Health, Psychiatry and School of Rehabilitation Therapy) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS.

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Archer (Departments of Medicine and Biomedical & Molecular Sciences) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS. 

Congratulations to Dr. Rena Upitis (Faculty of Education) on being inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (December 2018) in Halifax, NS. 

The 5th Faculty Writing Retreat took place on December 11, 2018. In addition to writing, participants were able to have individual consultations with Research Project Advisors from URS, as well as attend a Writing Habits Workshop offered by Adrian Kelly (Research Projects Advisor, URS): Around the Blocks: Techniques and Tools to Beat Back Fear, Stop Procrastination, and Become a Daily Writer. (Photo: Andrew Carroll)

Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Escobedo (Department of Chemical Engineering) for being named one of TD's 10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians. The distinction was announced on November 1, 2018 by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism in Vancouver, BC.

R4R@Q is here to acquaint Queen's researchers with the resources and people who are here to help. Sessions run once per month from January to May in Stauffer 121 from 12:30-1:30 pm. For questions, please contact Karen Samis. Please register via the individual session page (seating is limited). Next session is on April 10: Identifying and Protecting Your Invention.