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What: Unveiling of the painting The Honourable Senator Emeritus Murray Sinclair (2024), acrylic on canvas, 48 × 36 inches, by Kent Monkman. Collection of ������ý.

Where: Grant Hall on Jan. 14, 2026

Why: Part of the inaugural Chancellor Emeritus Murray Sinclair Commemorative Lecture

Hon. Bob Rae to take on new role at Queen ������ý ’s

The Honourable Bob Rae has been named a Matthews Faculty Fellow in Global Public Policy at the Queen ������ý ’s School of Policy Studies. In his new role, he will draw on decades of experience as premier of Ontario, a member of both provincial and federal parliaments, interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and, most recently, ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations. The Matthews Fellowship was established by Donald Matthews (BSc’50) in 2006 to support the appointment of world-class, leading-edge scholars and practitioners to teach, lead research, and share their experience with students and faculty at ������ý. It honours the lifetime commitment of Donald Matthews, a Canadian business leader, to public service. Previous Matthews Fellows include Donald Drummond, Daniel Brant, and Hugh Segal.

Canerector Foundation gives $1.5M to support Smith Engineering

A $1.5-million gift from the Canerector Foundation will fuel the kind of hands-on learning that increasingly defines the Smith Engineering student experience – supporting everything from programming to equipment to research at the 7,000-square-foot McLaughlin Hall Machine Shop. In appreciation of this generous support, the shop ������ý ’s main bay area will be named the Canerector Foundation Machining Lab. Smith Engineering Dean Kevin Deluzio, Sc’88, MSc’90, PhD’98, says the support from Canerector couldn’t come at a better time. “Spaces like the machine shop are central to our ongoing reimagining of engineering education at Queen ������ý ’s around technically rigorous, experientially focused, and creatively inspired learning. The Canerector Foundation ������ý ’s support ensures this environment continues to thrive.”

Queen ������ý ’s Micro Summit draws crowds in the capital

Professors Stéfanie von Hlatky, Ryan Grant, and Nicolas Lamp addressed a full house at the in November. The discussion, held at the Canadian Museum of Nature, offered insights on defence, trade, and technology. Through TED-style talks and a panel discussion with an audience Q&A, the three explored how these forces are redefining Canada ������ý ’s role on the world stage and how Queen ������ý ’s research and alumni community can help shape what comes next. This was the fifth stop in the Micro Summit event series, which features Queen ������ý ’s experts travelling to different cities for conversations about some of the country ������ý ’s – and the world ������ý ’s – most pressing issues. Previous summits in Palo Alto, Calif., Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary wrestled with everything from the future of AI and health care to what ������ý ’s on the horizon for media and Canada ������ý ’s energy sector. Watch Queen ������ý ’s social media channels for the next Micro Summit.

Queen ������ý ’s, Bell Canada, join forces to create supercomputing facility

As Canada looks to build a strong and secure AI compute foundation to support research and innovation while fuelling industry needs, ������ý and Bell Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a proposal to build and operate a supercomputing facility in Kingston. Once completed, the building will be able to host a globally leading AI supercomputer, enabling groundbreaking, made-in-Canada research and technical advances. The MoU supports the university ������ý ’s response to the federal government ������ý ’s call for interest in the Sovereign Compute Infrastructure Program, and investment of more than $900 million, announced in Budget 2024 and Budget 2025. If government funding is secured, Queen ������ý ’s – already home to the Centre for Advanced Computing and Canada ������ý ’s largest cohort of researchers and students advancing extreme-scale systems – will take the lead on research, chip procurement, system architecture, advanced technology programs, and the design, build, and operation of the supercomputer. Bell will lead the design, financing, construction, and maintenance of the facility, which will adhere to high-efficiency standards and include an innovative heat recapture system.

Queen ������ý ’s team takes gold in Paris

The (QGEM) team recently attended the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Paris, France, where they earned a gold medal, received the Best Education Special Award, and were nominated for the Best Therapeutics Project, Undergrad. These are Queen ������ý ’s best results since the team was founded in 2009. iGEM was established in 2004 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a non-profit organization that promotes education and advancements in synthetic biology through an annual synthetic biology research competition, the largest of its type in the world. More than 450 universities competed this year.

10 Queen ������ý ’s community members named to Order of Canada

A former Supreme Court judge who reshaped equality law, a world-leading transplant surgeon, and a leader in clean-energy innovation are among the 10 Queen ������ý ’s community members recently named to the Order of Canada, one of the country ������ý ’s highest honours. The Queen ������ý ’s alumni, faculty, and supporters were part of the 80 new appointments to, and promotions within, the Order of Canada announced by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, LLD’94, on Dec. 31.  The appointments included The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella, LLD’85, Shaf Keshavjee, DSc’14, Praveen Jain, Curtis Nickel, Meds’78, Jane Darville, MPA’93, Reesa Greenberg, Ian Ihor Orest Ihnatowycz, Alfred Kwinter, Leonard Schein, and Barry Truax, Artsci’69.

Gaels prevail in 140th Carr-Harris Cup

One of Canada ������ý ’s oldest hockey rivalries was rekindled Feb. 7 as the Gaels took on the Royal Military College of Canada ������ý ’s Paladins for the 140th anniversary of the . The game, which took place at Slush Puppie Place, was an overtime thriller with the Gaels winning 4-3 to the roars of the crowd. Derek Hamilton scored the winning goal, noting that “the energy in the building was incredible.” The trophy is named in honour of the Carr-Harris family, which has a long-standing connection with both Kingston universities.