Kingston, Ontario News
Last week, the United Way campaign by Queen’s University was launched in support of the organization’s social services and programs for the local community. The university is the biggest contributor to the event and hopes to raise $315,000. Commenting on the announcement, staff co-chair Shelley Aylesworth-Spink said “The generosity of the Queen’s community for the… Keep Reading
Canadian Wolverines to host the USA Tomahawks at Richardson Stadium on September 19. Keep Reading
Both the Canadian and U.S. teams have named their squads for this Sunday’s Colonial Cup Rugby League international game at Richardson Stadium. Canadian squad: Tyer Allen (Toronto City Saints) Troy Browser (Toronto City Saints) Dave Burton (Toronto City Saints) Chris Diamond (St Catharines Bobcats) Patrick Farrell (St Catharines Bobcats) Shane Farrell (St Catharines Bobcats) Sam… Keep Reading
Queen’s University will be well represented at next week’s Kingston WritersFest with many professors and alumni taking part in the festival that attracts some of the top writers from across North America. English professor Carolyn Smart’s Hooked, a collection of poems about seven famous women with obsessive addictions, will be read by Gemini Award–winning actress… Keep Reading
The Four Word Film Reviews book is coined by its authors as “the ultimate book for film lovers with short attention spans”. The book is based on a popular website of the same name – started by Benj Clews in 1999 – that has since been featured in the New York Times, Miami Herald, Time… Keep Reading
Kingston, Ontario — [Article update below] Tuesday afternoon, Queen’s University issued the following statement paying tribute to a 1st year student found dead outside the Victoria Hall residence Monday morning: University mourns Cameron Lewis Bruce The first year student who died on campus this week was 18 year old Cameron Lewis Bruce of Westport, Conneticut.… Keep Reading
The Botswana government has sent 10 engineering and mining students to study in the Queen’s Engineering and Applied Science faculty, and as part of their orientation they were treated to a kayaking trip in the area. According to Ana Popovic, Program Associate in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and certified kayaking instructor, most… Keep Reading
Principal Daniel Woolf has announced that two town hall meetings will be held at Queen’s to discuss the Academic Writing Team. The meetings will serve as a place to talk about the report of ‘Imagining the Future: Towards an Academic Plan for Queen’s University’. Commenting on the report itself, the principal said “The report is… Keep Reading
Studies have indicated that 25% of people aged between 15 and 24 years of age suffer from mental health conditions. At Queen’s University, students who have been diagnosed with mental health issues currently make up the fastest growing group of students with disabilities. The university offers a wide variety of treatment and counselling services for… Keep Reading
With the placing of the building’s roof in place, construction of Queen’s new School of Medicine has finally passed another milestone. Construction crew celebrated with a traditional “topping off party” to mark the pouring of concrete roof slab on the new structure. The first two levels of the structure have already been roughed in, with… Keep Reading
Dean of Health Sciences at Queen’s University, Richard Reznick, has been recognized with the 2010 Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education for his work in surgical education. Queen’s Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Bob Silverman said the award was like the Nobel Prize for medical education. “It is a huge international recognition of Dr.… Keep Reading
