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Established in 1841 and one of Canada’s oldest degree-granting institutions, Queen’s today is a mid-sized university that provides a transformative student learning experience within a research-intensive environment A member of the prestigious U15 group of research-intensive Canadian universities, Queen’s conducts leading-edge research in areas of critical concern. Queen’s is also a member of the Matariki Network, an international group of research-intensive universities with a strong shared commitment to the undergraduate and graduate student learning experience.

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Trump is seen in the Oval Office in early January 2020. Viewing him as a cult leader and his supporters as cult followers doesn’t help us understand why he appeals to some voters. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Why it’s wrong to refer to the ‘cult of Trump’

Sharday Mosurinjohn, Queen's University, Ontario

There are many legitimate ways to critique Donald Trump, but demonizing his voters as cult followers doesn’t help us understand why they are attracted to him and how their world view has developed.
De nombreux enfants haïtiens sont nés de Casque Bleus, qui n'ont pas assumé leurs responsabilités. Une vaste enquête donne la parole à leurs mères, pour la première fois. Shutterstock

Après-séisme : voici comment des enfants haïtiens ont été abandonnés par leur père Casque bleu

Sabine Lee, University of Birmingham and Susan Bartels, Queen's University, Ontario

De nombreuses filles et femmes haïtiennes ont donné naissance à des enfants de Casque bleu, qui n’ont pas assumé leurs responsabilités. Une vaste enquête leur donne la parole pour la première fois.
Participants at the Montréal Pride Celebrations a decade ago. Researchers say there is an overemphasis on muscular and ‘masculine’ bodies in gay communities. Shutterstock

10-year Challenge reveals femmephobia in gay communities

Adam Davies, University of Guelph and Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Queen's University, Ontario

For many gay men, social media and dating apps are hotbeds of body image struggles and rising toxic masculinity – the recent ‘10-year-challenge’ on Instagram showcases this femmephobia.
Air, water, land and wildlife are tainted with thousands of chemicals that we cannot see, smell or touch — and may not be considered a threat to wildlife. (Shutterstock)

Wildlife are exposed to more pollution than previously thought

Diane Orihel, Queen's University, Ontario

Scientists have a new approach to understanding how pollution threatens species at risk in Canada.
The Beardy Blackhawks show solidarity after a game, thank each other and bring the game to a close, at Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation, Sask., Nov. 21, 2019. Robert Henry

Bring back Beardy’s Blackhawks: Indigenous hockey team eliminated from Sask. league

Sam McKegney, Queen's University, Ontario; Jordan Koch, McGill University, and Robert Henry, University of Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) recently eliminated the Beardy’s Blackhawks Midget AAA team — but needs to reconsider the team’s crucial community role in an era of reconciliation.
Independent bookstores are places where culture is collected and disseminated. The gentrification of city centres makes their existence increasingly precarious. Kévin Langlais on Unsplash, CC BY-NC

When capitalism kills culture: Gentrified real estate puts squeeze on indie bookstores

Julien Lefort-Favreau, Queen's University, Ontario

The demands of gentrification in some neighbourhoods are proving deadly for some independent businesses, including local bookstores, often forcing them to close.
Helping children develop strategies for personal resilience has become a vital part of parenting and education. (Shutterstock)

These children’s picture books nurture grit, determination and hope

Jen McConnel, Queen's University, Ontario and Clarissa de Leon, Queen's University, Ontario

Literacy researchers analyze cross-Canada favourite books for kindergarten to Grade 2 readers, and suggest great “gritty” reads that can help normalize conversations surrounding failure and growth.
Les visiteurs regardent « La ronde de nuit », le plus grand et le plus connu des tableaux de Rembrandt, dans la galerie du Rijksmuseum, à Amsterdam, en avril 2017. Shutterstock

Rembrandt: sa force à dépeindre l'expérience humaine fascine toujours, 350 ans après sa mort

Jacquelyn N. Coutré, Queen's University, Ontario

Le maître hollandais intrigue les amateurs d'art depuis quatre siècles. Sa force à dépeindre l'expérience humaine fascine le public, même après quatre cents ans.
Cancer rates are rising among Inuit and critical oncology specialists and treatments are often located in urban centres, thousands of kilometres away from remote communities in Inuit Nunangat. (Alex Hizaka)

An Inuit approach to cancer care promotes self-determination and reconciliation

Janet Jull, Queen's University, Ontario and Inuit Medical Interpreter Team

A ‘shared decision-making’ model enables collaboration with Indigenous communities within Canada’s health-care system - to respond to TRC Calls to Action and address rising cancer rates.
Justin Trudeau s'est servi du débat en anglais pour défendre ses actions dans l'affaire SNC-Lavalin après avoir été accusé par le chef conservateur Andrew Scheer de s'être ingéré dans le processus judiciaire. La Presse Canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick

SNC-Lavalin: Justin Trudeau affirme avoir voulu sauver les emplois. Il a raison

Bill Flanagan, Queen's University, Ontario

Il y a de nombreuses raisons de critiquer la façon dont le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a traité le dossier SNC-Lavalin. Mais pour ce qui est de sauver des emplois, il avait raison.
Justin Trudeau used the English-language leaders’ debate to defend his actions in the SNC-Lavalin affair after being accused by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer of interfering in the company’s court case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Leaders’ debate: Trudeau defends efforts to save SNC-Lavalin jobs. He’s right.

Bill Flanagan, Queen's University, Ontario

There are a lot of reasons to criticize Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin file. But on the matter of saving jobs, he got it right.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is seen at a daycare centre in Toronto in September 2019. His party is proposing a major investment in child care, but why don’t voters care? Twitter

The baffling indifference of Canadian voters to child-care proposals

Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen's University, Ontario

If Canadians want to advance financially, few policy innovations would offer the same boon to voters’ bank accounts than a public child-care program. So why doesn’t it drive votes?

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