Monthly Archives: October 2010

Dear Friends, The Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) was held in Montreal, October 23-27, 2010. The largest annual gathering showcasing the best in cardiovascular research, innovation, and care in Canada, CCC attracted close to 4,000 professionals. One study reported at the … Continue reading →

Dear friends, On behalf of the Queen’s School of Computing I extend warm congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the “Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing”, for a fabulous conference. The event, which took place this past weekend, … Continue reading →

2010-10-25 Queen’s has received more “A”s than any other large, medium and small university in the Globe and Mail’s 2011 Canadian University Report, and is one of four universities with the most A+ marks. The survey of over 40,000 current … Continue reading →

School of Computing Director Selim Akl was one of the speakers at the launch of the Business Plan Competition for Prince Edward County and Lennox and Addington County, held in Goodes Hall on Wednesday October 20, 2010. Said Dr. Akl:”I … Continue reading →

Canadian med schools modifying admissions process: The medical school admissions landscape in Canada has changed in recently years, largely due to efforts to undertake a more evidence-based approach to selecting students and measures designed to increase the socioeconomic diversity of … Continue reading →

KINGSTON, ON – This week, Queen’s University’s School of Computing will host the Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing. The first in Canada held under the U.S. Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) umbrella, it brings together students, … Continue reading →

School of Computing professors James Cordy and Juergen Dingel, Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Thomas Dean and collaborators at seven other Canadian universities today received a five-year, $10.5 million grant from NSERC as part of the government’s Automotive Partnership Canada … Continue reading →

The first “SOCorial” was held tonight, combining students from 101 and 121 for a social/programming/tutorial session. We held it in Goodwin 254 from 7:30 – 9:30. I didn’t actually count, but we probably had about 30 kids show up for … Continue reading →