This year Queen’s staff and faculty should find it easier to find park on main and west campus due to the addition of two underground facilities with a total of 750 spots.
All University employees, registered students and persons who work in University-owned buildings may apply for a parking permit and with more spaces available more permits will also be made available, Queen’s Financial Director David Crabb told the Journal in an e-mail.

Staying cool in the summer heat can be challenging, particularly during a heat wave like the one just experienced in Kingston.
Helen Driver, a professor in Medicine and Psychology, said high temperatures can disrupt regular sleeping patterns and can negatively impact health.

Kingston businesses are worried that a special discount offered by Queen’s Event Services will negatively affect them this summer. The ‘Loved Ones Special’ lets faculty and staff at both Kingston General Hospital and the University bring their friends and family to stay in residence for as little as $32 per night.

This September the Faculty of Arts and Science will introduce five new interdisciplinary degree options. The changes are in response to both the recent budget cuts and increased student demand for more flexible programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Queen’s library has expanded its specialty holdings by acquiring the personal collection of Canadian writer, critic and journalist, the late Robertson Davies.

Peter Milliken, Artsci ’68, Speaker of the House of Commons and Kingston and the Islands Member of Parliament for the Liberals, announced on June 26th that he will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election.

Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) honoured the Queen’s Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) with its Partnership award for its work in the Kingston community.

Queen’s professor and nuclear proliferation expert Anthony Seaboyer returned to Kingston Friday from the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

Queen’s School of Music Professor Marjan Mozetich recently won the 2010 Juno award for best classical composition of the year for his piece “Lament in the trampled garden.”

The first draft of the University’s Academic Plan is set to be completed by the end of August, said Principal Daniel Woolf.

News in Brief

As their term in the AMS comes to an end, the question of whether Team CYZ will have to give up part of their salaries will be decided at AMS assembly, AMS President Michael Ceci said.
During their election run in January 2009, the team promised to donate $1,000 from each of their salaries for each unfulfilled commitment.