On Oct. 3, the Ford government appointed Dr. Richard Reznick to serve on the Premier’s Council on Improving Health Care and Ending Hallway Medicine, according to a statement from the University.Continue...
University strikes two new search committees; Richard Reznick awarded honourary fellowship from Royal College of Surgeons in England; Kingston Police break up fight between bicycle owner and alleged thief; Queen’s receives $15.5 million of Government of Canada’s $558 million discovery research investment; Queen’s hosts conference to celebrate Indigenous Health Network mentorship initiative.
On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned the international community about the increasingly severe—and imminent—consequences of global climate change.
On Monday, a group of law students attended the next installment of the controversial Liberty Lecture series, amid protests from students and faculty.Continue...
On Oct. 4, NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, are to climb into a capsule, push off from the International Space Station (ISS), and blast back to earth.Continue...
On Oct. 3, the AMS hosted an All-Candidates Meeting with municipal and mayoral candidates. The meeting offered Queen’s students the opportunity to learn more about each candidate’s platform.Continue...
In an interview with The Journal , Mayoral candidate Rob Matheson said the University District Safety Initiative (UDSI), was a “sledgehammer” in place of a “fly swatter.”Continue...
In a report submitted to September’s Senate meeting, Martha Whitehead, vice-provost and head librarian, admitted the weak Canadian dollar hit the library’s purchasing power.Continue...
This Tuesday, Edward Thomas brought a Notice of Motion to Senate seeking the repeal of a 1918 motion barring Black medical students’ entry to Queen’s.Continue...
Next Monday, Queen’s Faculty of Law will host National Post columnist Conrad Black and Professor of Business History Joe Martin for a lecture in praise of Canada’s founding father.Continue...
In a recent Senate Engagement Survey, a majority of respondents said they’re unhappy with the lack of time allotted to prepare for the body’s meetings.Continue...
Not sky-rocketing, but steadily climbing rental rates. That will be addressed a lot [with] all the new developments in Williamsville because there are many high-density...Continue...
