Category: Releases
Kingston Secondary Summer School Classes to Start in July
Summer Session will be offered by the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) at Bayridge Secondary School from Tuesday July 3rd – Friday July 27th. Classes will run daily from 8:20 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. On-site courses will be available for students who wish to upgrade their marks, or for students who wish to “reach ahead” [...]
Limestone District School Board Seeks Feedback for its Website
The Limestone District School Board is improving its website to serve you better. As part of this process, they are asking for public and staff feedback to help them redesign a more user-friendly website that best meets the needs of all of their stakeholders. To help gather input on what kinds of information, services and [...]
Student Hosted Sustainable Living Event Open to the Public
Students of the Environmental Leadership Focus Program at Bayridge Secondary School (BSS) are organizing a full day of sustainability-focused activities that is open to the whole community. Save the date for ‘Sustainable Saturday’ at Bayridge Secondary School (map) June 2nd from 8:30am-2:30 pm. Come experience a day of events and activities celebrating sustainable living. [...]
Kingston Closures and Schedule Changes on Victoria Day Holiday
The Victoria Day holiday on Monday, May 21, 2012 will create some schedule changes to municipal services: Kingston Transit: All buses run on a Sunday schedule on Monday — except for Route 18, which runs on a Sunday schedule until 3:25 p.m. and then on its regular weekday schedule from 4:45 p.m. onward to accommodate [...]
Queen’s University Co-Hosting Town-Gown Conference
Delegates from across Ontario have gathered in Kingston for the Town Gown Association of Ontario’s Annual Symposium. “Queen’s has worked collaboratively with our city and post-secondary partners to build relationships and develop town-gown strategies that will serve us all well in the future,” says Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Alan Harrison. “I look forward to sharing [...]
Researchers: Spread of Cancer Can Be Slowed By Blocking Protein
New research by Dr. Peter Greer and colleagues in the Queen’s University Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine could ultimately impact the methods used to treat cancer patients. Their research shows that blocking expression of a protein called calpain in breast cancer cells reduced tumor growth by interfering with cancer [...]
KEDCO Update: Week Ending May 11, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT PROGRESS & ACTIVITIES Business Development Jeff Garrah, CEO, John-Paul Shearer Director of Business Development attended the SIAL Canada (Salon International de l’Alimentation) International Food Expo in Montreal, Quebec from May 9-11. The SIAL Canada show is one of the food processing industry’s most important meeting places for North America, hosting close to [...]
Queen’s University Unveils New Research Magazine
Queen’s University has launched a new biannual research magazine highlighting the passion and dedication of Queen’s scholars and researchers, whose important discoveries and innovative research make an impact around the world. (e)AFFECT is the first magazine of its kind at Queen’s and aims to bring the complex world of academic research, and its importance, to [...]
Parteq Innovations Earns 20 Patents in 2011
PARTEQ Innovations enjoyed a successful year in 2011-12 as 20 patents were issued for innovations being commercialized by the Queen’s University technology transfer office. The patents included 10 US, four Canadian and six international. A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted to an inventor in exchange for the disclosure of an invention. Stephen [...]
Queen’s University Collaborates with Singapore School of the Arts
The Faculty of Education at Queen’s University is pushing ahead with several innovative initiatives that combine both international programming and digital teaching and learning. The most recent project is a partnership with Singapore’s School of the Arts (SOTA). In conjunction with SOTA, Queen’s will offer an online professional development course on International Service-Learning. Service-learning is [...]
