EP 35: Trick or Treaties

This week we celebrated the season by watching two films by Indigenous horror director Jeff Barnaby. The pod is blessed by a visit from Queen’s film professor Dan Vena and PhD student Emily Sanders who bring their expert analysis to Blood Quantum and Rhymes for Young Ghouls. We discuss representations of life on the reserve, generational trauma, […]

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Daily News – Fri. October 30 2020

Here’s your CFRC Daily News Brief for Friday, October 30 2020! As of today in the KFL&A region there are 8 reported cases of COVID-19. There is one new case in the Queen’s community. The student who tested positive resides off campus and is following strict quarantine measures. Remember to continue with preventative measures and […]

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Brianna Bradley, PhD in Chemical Engineering, supervised by Dr Carlos Escobedo

Topic: Microfluidics for cell studies Overview:  The microfluidic devices are well suited for the study of individual cells since the small scale of operation allows for the manipulation of these cells. Microfluidic devices can be used to sort and isolate individual cells for analysis as well as to create different on-chip conditions to study the cells’ responses. […]

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Today in YGK – Queen’s International Student Working Group

Join Alexandra as she sits down with Canan Sahin and Nathalia Santos Ocasio, both Queen’s University PhD students who are a part of the Queen’s International Student Working Group. The group recently launched an online auction to help raise funds for Queen’s graduate international students who have lost funding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]

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Beyond Canada – Snow on Underwater Radiation in ice-covered lakes of Antarctica and Glacier Melt Contributions from the Northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago

In this episode Claudia speaks to first year PhD student Medline Myers about her Master research in Antarctica and her PhD work in the arctic. They explore some of the unique challenges of doing research at the poles and why such research is significant for understanding other life and climate change. Guests: Madeline Myers is […]

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Episode Two

This episode features a conversation with Hailey Rodgers, a Queen’s student and author of the book See Me. Hailey chats about what it means to be authentic, the power of storytelling, and her definition of health: eat well, move well, think well, be well (and have fun!). Hailey’s book is all about being fearlessly authentic and […]

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