In 2025, #QueensU researchers advanced breakthroughs at the nanoscale and made discoveries in some of the world’s most remote regions. Looking back at the year, here are some of the key moments of research impact | #QueensuResearch | ➡️ queensu.ca/gazette/stories/2… | #YearInReview

The Montreal Canadiens’ playoff run is inspiring more than hockey fandom. It’s revealing how sport can shape identity, belonging, and even spiritual connection. In a new piece for The Conversation, coauthored by #QueensU researcher Tracy Trothen, the rituals, community, and emotional pull surrounding hockey are explored through the lens of the Canadiens and their fans. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/w… | @CanadiensMTL

A football field-sized balloon will carry a radio telescope to the stratosphere in 2027, with #QueensU students helping design the system that will get it there. Launching from Brazil, the mission will collect data alongside observatories in North America and Europe. Supported by the Canadian Space Agency, the project is giving students hands-on experience with the technical demands of high-altitude astronomy research. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/g… | @csa_asc

May is a month of awareness! It’s Nat’l #CancerResearch, #BladderCancer, #BrainTumour and #SunAwareness Month. At @QueensuSCRI, groundbreaking research advances daily. Every discovery brings us closer to new treatments and cures. Together, we’re turning research into real impact.

Queen’s Law professors Bethany Hastie, Cherie Metcalf, Ivan Ozai and @DarrylRobs have received new national research funding to study labour rights, public trust in courts, tax avoidance and environmental accountability. bit.ly/4uhdQPZ @queensuResearch @ColleenFlood2

TIME @queensutime gets new state of the art digital class room, The Collaboratory. Thanks to the W. J Henderson Foundation for a $1 million gift to establish a home for scientists to visualize & share their data & discoveries tinyurl.com/y72kbfj3 @QueensuDOM @KingstonHSC

C2MCI is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Summer of Science program! @McDonaldInst Middle school and high school-aged students can enjoy 4 weeks of FREE hands-on scientific learning. ➡️ Learn more and apply today: bit.ly/4mHJmEk

The #QueensU Art of Research contest showcases the behind the scenes of the research process, from labs on campus to field locations across the country and archives around the globe. Don't miss your chance to submit! Contest closes April 17 | #QueensuResearch | direc.to/oY4n

✨SPOTLIGHT✨ KUDOS to Kaytlin Andrews, one of our Sinclair #GraduateScholars and rising star in the Purzner lab, on being 1st author of a new paper in @NeurosurgeryCNS! We’re proud to see our scholars pushing the boundaries of #cancerresearch! More ⬇️ journals.lww.com/onsonline/a…

Happy to represent @queensu @QueensUHealth @queensuResearch @QueensuSCRI on this list of Future Leaders 2026.

A material used in rechargeable batteries is opening new possibilities in drug development. #QueensU chemistry researchers Gregory Jerkiewicz and Andrew Evans have found that nickel foam, a lightweight sponge-like metal, can enable a key reaction used to build medicines and other essential products. The method is simple, cost-effective, and could make pharmaceutical chemistry cleaner and safer. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/b… | @ACSPublications

Take us behind the scenes of your research in motion!📹The #QueensU Art of Research contest aims to showcase research as it happens from the lab to the archives and beyond. Learn more about submitting your video or photo 📸➡️ direc.to/oY4n

Strong leadership in the operating room goes beyond technical skill. New research co-authored by #QueensU expert Julian Barling shows that the best patient outcomes happen when surgeons balance clear direction with open communication and trust, especially when procedures become complex. The findings reveal that teams who feel safe speaking up can catch problems earlier and potentially prevent serious complications. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/w…

Beneath the rapidly warming landscapes of Canada’s North lies a critical environmental challenge – the thawing of #permafrost soils. Learn more about how #QueensU researcher Élise Devoie is advancing groundbreaking science and championing Indigenous collaborations to drive solutions | #QueensuResearch queensu.ca/gazette/stories/s…

Two #QueensU students are earning national recognition for their research storytelling. PhD candidate Rachel Barber and undergraduate Alessia Cataudella have been named finalists in the #SSHRC Storytellers Challenge, where students share research through short videos or written pieces for a broad audience. Their submissions explore how shifting demographics are reshaping communities and how better understanding adolescent facial expressions can strengthen support systems and technologies. Finalists are invited to present at the national showcase this June. ➡️ Read more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/q… @SSHRC_CRSH | #StudentResearch | #SSHRCStorytellers | @SWC_Can

Canada’s ability to compete in artificial intelligence and advanced technologies depends on secure, high-performance computing infrastructure. #QueensU and @SFU are partnering to design and build a sovereign, secure, and sustainable national supercomputing system. Through a new Memorandum of Understanding, the two universities will combine their expertise to expand access to high-performance computing for users across #academia, #government, and #industry. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/q…

For 50 years, the Centre for International and Defence Policy has been helping shape how Canada and its partners respond to today’s most pressing defence challenges. At #QueensU, researchers, policymakers, and students work side-by-side on issues ranging from alliance politics to emerging technologies, and connect their findings with real-world decision-making on global security. ➡️ Learn more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/f… @QueensCIDP

How can we find exploding stars and black holes across the universe? These extreme events produce neutrinos, elusive particles that travel vast distances through space and matter without being deflected or absorbed. #QueensU researchers are part of a global effort to build a deep-sea neutrino detector off Vancouver Island. The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment will use an array of sensors to detect faint flashes of light produced when neutrinos interact with water molecules. By capturing these rare signals, scientists can trace neutrinos back to their origins and map some of the most extreme events in the universe. ➡️ Read more: queensu.ca/gazette/stories/d… @McDonaldInst | @Ocean_Networks

From labs on campus to field locations across the country and archives around the globe, #QueensU researchers are in pursuit of research that is shaping the world. The Art of Research photo and video contest showcases these moments of discovery. Submit today! ➡️ direc.to/oY4n

Launching #QueensU Art of Research! The photo and video contest showcases the behind the scenes of the research process, from labs on campus to field locations across the country and archives around the globe | #QueensuResearch Contest closes April 6 ⤵️ queensu.ca/gazette/stories/c…

Congratulations to #QueensU researchers Katherine McKittrick and Margaret Moore who have been awarded the 2026 Killam Prizes in the Humanities and Social Sciences from @KillamTrusts for their field leading research in the areas of Black Studies and territorial rights | #QueensuResearch queensu.ca/gazette/stories/c…