Kingston - Press Releases | Canadian Cities
Husband and wife doctor team provide healthy alternative to Googling
Queen's University | November 17, 2006
Husband and wife doctor team – Sanjay Sharma, an ophthalmologist, and family physician Susan Sharma – have created a new website that provides accurate, timely information for patients looking for medical answers online....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 16, 2006
Sharry Aiken (Law) discusses the issue of undocumented migrants working underground in Canada in the Toronto Star and Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo Record....[continue]
SNO scientists win first Polanyi Award
Queen's University | November 15, 2006
Scientists from the Queen’s University-led Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) are the first winners of the prestigious John C. Polanyi Award. Valued at $250,000, the new award will be presented annually by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 15, 2006
Art Mcdonald (Physics) discusses the inaugural John C. Polanyi Prize presented to he and his team in a CanWest News service story that appears in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, and Edmonton Journal....[continue]
Thyroid cancer discovery points to new treatments, prevention
Queen's University | November 15, 2006
The actions of a mutated protein in cells linked to thyroid cancer have been uncovered by researchers at Queen’s University....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 14, 2006
Emeritus professor Elia Zureik (Sociology) receives extensive national coverage for research by the Queen's-based Surveillance Project on international attitudes toward surveillance, including the Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Edmonton Journal, Kingston Whig-Standard, CBC-TV’s the National and Newsworld and Global National-TV....[continue]
More Americans than Canadians (almost half) find anti-terrorism laws intrusive – international surveillance survey finds
Queen's University | November 13, 2006
Almost half of Canadians and even more Americans say they find new laws aimed at protecting national security post 9/11 intrusive....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 13, 2006
Tom Axworthy (Policy Studies) discusses reasons for low voter turnout in the Toronto Star....[continue]
10 professors receive Early Researcher Awards
Queen's University | November 10, 2006
Ten promising young professors – working on projects ranging from how speech perception changes with aging, to new tools for assessing obesity and the growth of cartilage tissue – will receive Early Researcher Awards from the provincial government....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 10, 2006
David Gordon (Urban Planning) continues to receive coverage for his comments on creating a more beautiful Canadian capital that shows off our national culture, most recently in the Ottawa Citizen....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 9, 2006
Ian Janssen (Kinesiology and Health Studies) discusses obesity among Canadians in the Globe and Mail....[continue]
Shopping with your heart makes sense, says business prof
Queen's University | November 9, 2006
Going with your "gut feeling" when making a major purchase isn't a bad thing after all, says Queen's University School of Business researcher Laurence Ashworth....[continue]
Canada as a bio-energy superpower: towards a sustainable bio-economy
Dalhousie University | November 7, 2006
Energy at Dalhousie Lecture Series: Dalhousie's continuing series of lectures on relevant energy issues sponsored by: www.EnergyINet.com...[continue]
Queen’s Vice-Principal George Hood announces retirement
Queen's University | November 7, 2006
Vice -Principal (Advancement) George Hood is retiring from the university effective December 31, 2006, Principal Karen Hitchcock announced today....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | November 6, 2006
Kathleen Lahey’s (Law) opinion piece about Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s Tax Fairness Plan appears in the Toronto Star....[continue]
Fruit fly dating game provides clues to our reproductive prowess
Queen's University | October 23, 2006
Researchers have discovered that seeking out the most attractive mate may be unhealthy for any offspring....[continue]
Cap and Gowns Abound: Mount Saint Vincent University Graduates More Than 450 at Fall Convocations
Mount Saint Vincent University | October 22, 2006
Mount Saint Vincent University will officially confer certificates, diplomas and degrees to more than 450 graduating students....[continue]
Mineral discovery explains Mars’ landscape
Queen's University | October 20, 2006
A Queen’s University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA’s next mission to the planet....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 19, 2006
Nick Bala (Law) discusses youth justice on Global News-TV....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 18, 2006
Samantha King (Kinesiology and Health Studies) continues to discuss the corporatization of breast cancer, most recently in the National Post....[continue]
Top Canadian Cancer Society award goes to Queen’s director
Queen's University | October 17, 2006
The director of the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) Clinical Trials Group who has been attributed with building a clinical trials network that is a model for the world has been awarded Canada’s most prestigious honour for service to the cancer cause....[continue]
LYSE DOUCET TO BE GRANTED HONORARY DOCTOR OF LETTERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK SAINT JOHN FALL CONVOCATION
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton | October 13, 2006
BBC Correspondent Lyse Doucet will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree during the University of New Brunswick Saint John’s Fall Convocation Ceremony on Friday, October 20, 2006....[continue]
Queen’s University and Kingston General Hospital (KGH) launch major new cost-saving energy facility
Queen's University | October 13, 2006
With the launch of the Queen’s-KGH Cogeneration facility (Cogen), two of the city’s largest institutions stand to save hundreds of thousands of dollars for the combined cost of heating and electricity during the first years of operation....[continue]
Queen’s-NRC team discovers how to use new quantum technology to control molecules
Queen's University | October 12, 2006
A research team at Queen’s University and the National Research Council has developed a new quantum or "ultra-small" technology using laser pulses that can manipulate quantum systems and has implications for chemistry and beyond....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 10, 2006
Colin MacDougall’s (Civil Engineering) research on testing straw as a modern building material is featured in the Globe and Mail....[continue]
Schlegel Centre means business
Wilfrid Laurier University | October 6, 2006
If you start talking to your "intelligent" home or office in the future, there is a good chance 23-year-old Mike Bodkin of Waterloo will have had something to do with it....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 6, 2006
Dan Usher’s (Economics) academic career is in featured in the Globe and Mail. He also discusses the way competitive markets have changed human existence in relation to his text Political Economy in the Globe and Mail....[continue]
MacKinnon to receive honorary degree
University of Regina | October 5, 2006
The University of Regina is recognizing the distinguished life and contribution of University of Saskatchewan President Peter MacKinnon with an honorary doctorate of laws degree....[continue]
Canada's immigrant screening successful: Queen's study
Queen's University | October 5, 2006
Canada attracts a higher percentage of skilled workers than the United States - a Queen's University finding that has captured the attention of U.S. immigration officials....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 5, 2006
Barrie Frost's (Psychology) research into monarch butterfly migration is featured in the Science section of the New York Times....[continue]
Queen's expert to help Ontario hospitals plan for pandemic
Queen's University | October 4, 2006
The Ontario Hospital Association has appointed a Queen's University expert in infectious diseases as head of a new project to help the province's hospitals prepare for the next global pandemic - which he believes is just a matter of time....[continue]
Scientists, automakers join forces to revolutionize car industry
McMaster University | October 3, 2006
Senior executives and researchers from the major automakers and associated industries will meet at McMaster University on Thursday, Oct. 5 to work toward making parts more durable, and cars more fuel-efficient and kinder to the environment....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | October 2, 2006
David Thomson (Statistics) discusses his research that uses a radio solar telescope to examine the reasons for dropped cell phone calls in the Globe and Mail....[continue]
Bacteria discovery aids food production, water purificatio
Queen's University | September 29, 2006
The search for a type of bacteria that creates better ice cream and artificial snow has suddenly become a lot easier, thanks to a discovery by Queen's University biologist Virginia Walker....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 28, 2006
Karen Dubinsky (History) discusses her new course, Symbolic Children: The Global Politics of Childhood in the Toronto Star....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 27, 2006
Robert Ross (Kinesiology and Health Studies) appears on CTV News to discuss the importance of Canadians maintaining a healthy waist circumference....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 26, 2006
Tony Dimnik (Business) comments on the benefits of non-degree programs for managers who are looking to develop their skills in finance and accounting in the National Post....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 25, 2006
Jayant Lele (Political Studies) discusses how honour crimes are depicted as an extension of Islam, or other religions, in the Ottawa Citizen....[continue]
Queen's in the News
Queen's University | September 22, 2006
Emeritus professor Hugh Thorburn’s (Political Studies) opinion piece about the Liberal leadership race appears in the Toronto Star....[continue]
Museum of Art to host panel discussion
McMaster University | September 22, 2006
The McMaster Museum of Art will host a panel discussion on The Life and Death of Identity Politics in Canadian Art on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 1 p.m....[continue]
