Awards Archives - Queen's Journal

A conversation with Nixon Academic Leadership Award recipients

Written on February 4, 2022. Posted in Sports.

On Jan. 27, this year’s Nixon Academic Leadership Award recipients were announced by Queen’s Athletics and Recreation. The award, given to varsity athletes who demonstrate exceptionalism in academics, community service, and fair play in sport, was received by Men’s Rugby’s Alex Pipchuk, Cross Country’s...

‘I was blown away’: Sophie de Goede named Top 8 U Sports Academic All-Canadian

Written on January 15, 2021. Posted in Sports.

On Jan. 11, U Sports announced the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for the 2019-20 season, and among the select group was Queen’s own Sophie de Goede. The Top 8 was founded in 2013 by former Governor General, David Johnston, and is awarded to one male and one female athlete from each of U Sports’ four...

Prof receives international research award for work in optical science

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in News.

On Dec. 18, the University announced that Dr. Stephen Hughes, a physics professor at Queen’s, has received the Humboldt Research Award. The Award is an international recognition of excellence in research across all disciplines. Recipients are granted €60,000 and spend up to one year working on a...

Golden Globes falls short with underwhelming award results

Written on January 11, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

When Bohemian Rhapsody won the award for Best Motion Picture—Drama at this past Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, the palpable shock coming from the show’s star-studded crowd summed up how the entire evening had gone. Award after award, crowd-pleasing nominees like A Star Is Born, BLACKkKLANSMAN, and...

Journal Staff win Fraser MacDougall Prize

Written on September 14, 2018. Posted in News.

On Sept. 11, two Journal staff won the Fraser MacDougall Prize for Best New Canadian Voice In Human Rights Reporting. Jasnit Pabla, copy editor, and Nick Pearce, editor in chief, competed against other young journalists on a short-list of six stories from campuses across the country. In March, Pabla...

ClimaCube wins big at Dunin-Deshpande

Written on September 7, 2018. Posted in News.

Student-run start-up ClimaCube won $30,000 in seed funding at the annual Dunin-Deshpande Summer Pitch Competition, hosted at the Isabel Bader Centre on Aug. 23. More than 700 viewers from over ten countries watched a live-stream of the event, which was judged by Peter Becke, David Lloyd, Raj Melville...

The Journal finalist for Fraser MacDougall Prize

Written on July 30, 2018. Posted in News.

Queen’s student newspaper is a finalist for the 2018 Fraser MacDougall Prize for Best New Canadian Voice in Human Rights Reporting. The Journal picked up three out of six finalist spots for articles that delve into human rights issues on campus. The articles include two features from 2018, and one...

Agnes honoured with three awards from OAAG

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in Arts.

Recently, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre was recognized by the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) with three awards that celebrate the outstanding work of art galleries in the province. The OAAG supports and encourages public art galleries province-wide, ensuring that excellent standards...

Queen’s professor honoured with Order of Canada

Written on August 2, 2016. Posted in News.

On Canada Day this year, Professor John McGarry wore a small lapel pin, emblazoned with a snowflake and a Canadian flag, to a friend’s barbeque. Only recipients of the nation’s highest honour may wear one, yet “nobody noticed the pin at all” the professor joked. On June 30, the Order of Canada announced...

Tricolour Society welcomes five new members

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in News.

The Office of the Rector announced on Monday that five students have received the Agnes Benidickson Tricolour Award this year. The award, which is the highest honour for distinguished student service to the University, is given out to a selected number of students annually. The five new inductees...

Men’s rugby cleans up

Written on March 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Men’s rugby captain Jacob Rumball and his team took home big awards at Queen’s annual varsity athletic banquet. Boisterous bagpipes and a procession of All-Canadian student-athletes started off the 79th annual Varsity Colour Awards Wednesday night in the ARC. Members from all 13 Gaels varsity teams...

Women’s squash stands out

Written on March 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Members of the Gaels’ varsity clubs hung up their jerseys and donned classier suits and dresses Tuesday night for the 79th annual Club Awards banquet. The ceremony celebrates excellence in athletics with hardware, including the Award of Merit for the top-performing club and trophies for the top graduating...

Queen’s selects Schulich recipients

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in News.

Two future Queen’s students, Elise Hewat of Kaslo, B.C., and Tayyaba Ashfaq Bhatti of Saskatoon, SK, have been selected as recipients of the 2014 Schulich Leader Scholarship. The Schulich Scholarship is associated with 20 Canadian universities, which each select two secondary students who plan to...

Grad supervisors acknowledged

Written on October 24, 2014. Posted in News.

Recipients of the 2014 Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision have been announced, and will receive their awards at this fall’s Convocation. Two awards are presented annually to faculty members who have been nominated by graduate students for their guidance and mentorship. One award...

Nine faculty members honoured

Written on September 12, 2014. Posted in News.

Nine faculty members at Queen’s have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, the greatest number of Queen’s inductees in a single year. Roger Deeley, who works in the Cancer Research Institute, developed approaches to cloning genes based on their level of activity, leading to the discovery of...

The Journal’s varsity year-end awards

Written on April 5, 2012. Posted in Sports.

MOST PREDICTABLE CHAMPIONSHIP Women’s soccer Coming off of a national championship last year, the women’s soccer team was the favourite going into this season. After going 13-1-2 this regular season, the Gaels went on a six-game playoff winning streak, bringing home OUA and CIS titles. LEAST PREDICTABLE...

Varsity clubs celebrate season

Written on April 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The Gaels Varsity Club team members hung up their jerseys and donned suits and dresses for the 75th annual Colour Awards Varsity Club athletic banquet on Monday. It was a night of giving accolades for 2010-11 as each team’s coaches and players gave words about the successes of their season. There...

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A conversation with Nixon Academic Leadership Award recipients

‘I was blown away’: Sophie de Goede named Top 8 U Sports Academic All-Canadian

Prof receives international research award for work in optical science

Golden Globes falls short with underwhelming award results

Journal Staff win Fraser MacDougall Prize

ClimaCube wins big at Dunin-Deshpande

The Journal finalist for Fraser MacDougall Prize

Agnes honoured with three awards from OAAG

Queen’s professor honoured with Order of Canada

Tricolour Society welcomes five new members

Men’s rugby cleans up

Women’s squash stands out

Queen’s selects Schulich recipients

Grad supervisors acknowledged

Nine faculty members honoured

The Journal’s varsity year-end awards

Varsity clubs celebrate season

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