Arts and Science

Arts and Science

Marlene Brant Castellano, Professor Emerita and former Chair of Indigenous Studies at Trent University, share her experiences shaping policy and speaking out for ethical research practices in Canada.
Widening the margins of public policy

The Policy Speakers Series featured Marlene Brant Castellano on her experiences advocating for the rights of Indigenous peoples.

March 6, 2018
Mayor Bryan Paterson (MA’01, PhD’07) poses with Anna Geladi, Nick Kuhl, Mac Fitzgerald and Gurraj Ahluwalia, members of a winning team from the Master of Planning program. The team pitched a winter cycling network that includes a pilot project for a two-way bike lane along Johnson Street. (Supplied Photo)
Investing in innovative ideas

Teams of Queen’s and St. Lawrence College students will be receiving internships and other supports to implement their city-building ideas.

March 6, 2018
Illustration of a black hole (Credit: NSF LIGO Sonoma State University)
Nobel Prize winner to speak on Einstein, black holes, and gravitational waves

Queen’s public lecture series hosts Nobel laureate to discuss the complex mysteries of the universe.

March 2, 2018
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Unprecedented grant awarded to Queen’s Art Conservation

Prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funding for Queen’s Master of Art Conservation program increases focus on Indigenous material culture.

March 1, 2018
Alyssa Aiello (Artsci’18) participated in the Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowship.
Branching out into Indigenous research

A summer fellowship program helps one undergraduate student explore a piece of the Indigenous news media landscape.

March 1, 2018
Canadian soprano Susan Gouthro
Residency a homecoming for soprano

Susan Gouthro returns to Kingston and ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ as artist-in-residence at the Dan School of Drama and Music, will perform at The Isabel on March 9.

February 27, 2018
SURP 827 students and Ajay Agarwal
Gaining real-world, international experience

As part of International Planning Project course, students from the School of Urban and Regional Planning travel and work in Auroville, India.

February 16, 2018
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A crusader for mental health

Queen’s University professor Dorothy Cotton awarded Order of Ontario for her work with law enforcement and mental health agencies.

February 15, 2018
Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea
Music of champions: How CBC and NBC Olympic themes shape our differences

Associate professor of musicology and ethnomusicology Kip Pegley takes a closer look at the role of Olympic theme music for broadcasters.

February 13, 2018
From left to right: Doug Kaye, former neighbour of guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix, Dr. Christian Lloyd, Academic Director of the BISC, and Jena Hudson (ArtSci’18), USSRF fellow, sit on Jimi Hendrix’s bed in his former apartment while conducting a research interview.
Researching rock and roll at the BISC

An English castle, Jimi Hendrix, and a dive into sixties counterculture; all in a day’s work for one Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellow.

February 9, 2018