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Province gives Queen’s $4 million in capital funding

Written on November 23, 2020. Posted in News, University.

The Ontario government is giving Queen’s $4,251,800 in capital funding in 2020-21 to support the modernization of campus facilities. David Piccini, parliamentary assistant to the minister of colleges and universities and MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South, made the announcement in a press conference...

Queen’s secures $1 million for research

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in News.

On Wednesday, the University announced it had been granted over $1 million in research funding. The funding was secured through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund and seeks to support innovative research or technology in institutions across Canada. In doing so, Canadian...

Mitchell Hall bills University for approximately $105 million

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in News, University.

After two years of construction, Mitchell Hall formally opened its doors last December—since then, almost all services located in the building have become completely operational. Planning for the new building began as far back as late 2015. Tom Harris, provost and vice-principal (academic), believes...

U.S. exchange rate causes purchasing power difficulties

Written on October 4, 2018. Posted in News.

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. The Senate Library Committee (SLC) submitted a report to Senate summarizing its accomplishments and discussions over the past...

Queen’s, University of Gondar and Mastercard Foundation celebrate partnership

Written on September 22, 2017. Posted in News.

While most go to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre to celebrate art, guests gathered there this Wednesday to celebrate the collaboration between Queen’s and the University of Gondar. Upon arriving, guests were met with the sound of bagpipes and the scent of fresh Ethiopian coffee. In January, the University...

Queen's receives $14.8 million in research funding from NSERC

Written on September 12, 2017. Posted in News.

On September 8, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced its funding allotments for 2017, from which Queen’s received a cumulative $14,808,621 million for over 70 researchers. NSERC is a council that operates through the Government of Canada and provides funding...

News in Brief

Written on March 31, 2017. Posted in News.

Queen’s approves revisions to travel reimbursement and expense policy Effective March 20, Queen’s has revised its policy around university-related business travel. The existing Queen’s Travel and Expense Reimbursement Policy and Procedure underwent revisions, including the striking of a former requirement...

Queen's researchers to receive $4.5 million from Ontario government

Written on March 17, 2017. Posted in News.

On March 14, Queen’s physicist Ryan Martin received $250,000 to establish a world class facility for his neutrino research — but in the speeches from administrators and dignitaries, his former PhD supervisor Arthur McDonald was referenced even more than he was. “I’m sure Dr. McDonald is very familiar...

$23.9 million awarded to Canadian Frailty Network

Written on March 7, 2017. Posted in News.

On Friday afternoon in the BioSciences Complex, Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Richard Reznick made a substantial announcement: the Queen’s-based Canadian Frailty Network (CFN) was given $23.9 million in renewal funding for the next five years. The funds came from the federal Networks of Centre of...

Bell renews mental health research funding

Written on January 27, 2017. Posted in News.

On Jan. 24, the atrium of the BioSciences Complex was abuzz. A live band played for numerous attendees dressed in white t-shirts and bright blue toques, there to witness a joint announcement between Queen’s University and Bell Let’s Talk. Queen’s researcher Heather Stuart, a professor of Community...

Winter break news roundup

Written on January 13, 2017. Posted in News.

While campus saw a mass exodus for winter break, the University, Kingston Police and national funding groups chugged along with new developments. Here’s what you missed while lighting the menorah, carving up a turkey, singing a carol or just taking a break from the books: Principal’s Implementation...

Queen’s receives $3.7 million in funding towards cancer research

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in News.

In a pair of black-gloved hands, on a stark white slide, a tumour stands in technicolor. It’s one of what’s now set to be many at Queen’s, with Thursday’s $3.7 million announcement. On the morning of Sept. 29, the University announced the multi-million dollar funding for the Ontario Molecular Pathology...

One year of Smith

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in News.

This Saturday marks one year since Queen’s School of Business took on its Smith label, after Principal Daniel Woolf announced a $50 million endowment on October 1, 2015 in Goodes Hall. The faculty’s new namesake and donor Stephen J.R. Smith, is the chairman, CEO, and co-founder of First National Financial...

Welcome to grad school

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

Recently The Queen’s Journal shed some light on the reality of how graduate students’ funding packages can be drastically changed from their original agreement. However, certain aspects about this reality warrant more attention — especially regarding how graduate student poverty and professional...

Campus catch-up

Written on September 23, 2016. Posted in News.

Ryerson: Vegan burger that’s not actually vegan It was revealed this week by The Eyeopener, Ryerson’sstudent paper, that The Ram in the Rye, a Ryerson campus pub, had been serving a vegan quinoa burger that wasn’t actually 100 per cent vegan. The burger, included on the menu in an attempt to accommodate...

Graduate students facing cuts to funding packages

Written on September 13, 2016. Posted in News.

Back in March, graduate student Melissa Forcione received her first funding package offer letter from the Queen’s Department of Geography and Planning. Months later, she found herself scrambling when that funding package was revoked. Forcione, PhD ’20, joins a number of graduate students whose funding...

Queen’s commits funding to Kingston Police

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in News.

As the school year re-commences, Principal Daniel Woolf has come to an agreement with the Kingston Police to contribute $300,000 to the force over the next three years. The funding, split into three annual $100,000 lump sums, is intended to continue the school’s commitment to provide monetary support...

$63.7 million government investment announced for astrophysics headquarters at Queen’s

Written on September 9, 2016. Posted in News.

The universe, as we know it, is a mass of neutrinos and dark matter. Often, the realities of the universe’s origin seem darker still. But as of Sept. 6, research conducted at Queen’s will be able to shed light on the subject. On Tuesday, the University received a $63.7 million investment...

Federal budget alters funding to post-secondary institutions

Written on March 24, 2016. Posted in News.

The new federal budget will bring significant changes for post-secondary students in the 2016-17 academic year. The 2016 budget dedicates a total of $2 billion to be invested in colleges and universities over the next three years through the Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund. Finance...

Program to improve access to Aboriginal self-identification

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in News.

New funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities aims to make self-identification more accessible and impactful for Aboriginal students at Queen’s. On March 11, Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala announced funding to back two programs: the Self-Identification Project at...

Ontario university funding formula to be renewed

Written on February 5, 2016. Posted in News.

The Ontario government will be revising the way they give funding to universities in the province, which could alter the way Queen’s receives funding. The province gives grants to universities based on a pre-existing funding formula that determines how much funding a university is eligible for. However,...

Pressure on professors

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Opinions.

Elaine Power Since 2004, I have been teaching HLTH 101 — Social Determinants of Health — here at Queen’s. The size of HLTH 101 was stable for many years at 400 and then 450 students, drawn from all over the University. In the summer of 2013, I received a frantic message from our undergraduate coordinator...

Student health services grow

Written on June 28, 2011. Posted in News.

Starting this fall, 600 additional hours of counselling per year will be made available to students. Approximately $225,000 of university funding is being funneled into Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) to hire three new counselors and provide mental health training on campus. One...

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Province gives Queen’s $4 million in capital funding

Queen’s secures $1 million for research

Mitchell Hall bills University for approximately $105 million

U.S. exchange rate causes purchasing power difficulties

Queen’s, University of Gondar and Mastercard Foundation celebrate partnership

Queen's receives $14.8 million in research funding from NSERC

News in Brief

Queen's researchers to receive $4.5 million from Ontario government

$23.9 million awarded to Canadian Frailty Network

Bell renews mental health research funding

Winter break news roundup

Queen’s receives $3.7 million in funding towards cancer research

One year of Smith

Welcome to grad school

Campus catch-up

Graduate students facing cuts to funding packages

Queen’s commits funding to Kingston Police

$63.7 million government investment announced for astrophysics headquarters at Queen’s

Federal budget alters funding to post-secondary institutions

Program to improve access to Aboriginal self-identification

Ontario university funding formula to be renewed

Pressure on professors

Student health services grow

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