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Little Free Sled Library Appears in YGK

In this episode of the Scoop, we chat with Dr. Bill James (Emeritus Professor, School of Religion, Queen’s University).  He shares details about the Little Free Library network on Facebook he loosely coordinates, the development of Little Free Pantries and now a Little Free Sled Library installed just off the Third Avenue Park in Kingston, […]

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Matthew Duda, PhD candidate, Biology, supervised by Dr John Smol

Topic: Using paleolimnology to reconstruct past seabird populations. Overview:  Most seabird populations are in decline. However, because of sparse monitoring it is impossible to know when the population began to decline. My research uses lake sediments to address this lack in delivery. I am to answer key questions in conservation biology, such as “What are the drivers […]

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David McDonald on Public Banks and Covid 19: Combatting the Pandemic with Public Finance

Professor David McDonald (Global Development Studies) returns to Campus Beat to discuss Public Banks and Covid 19: Combatting the Pandemic with Public Finance, the groundbreaking follow-up to his co-edited collection Public Water and Covid: 19 Dark Clouds and Silver Linings. In this episode, we learn about public banks and their significance and their role in […]

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A Scoop Exclusive: The Washington Roundtable

In this exclusive episode of the Scoop airing at 8 PM EST on CFRC 101. 9 FM January 8th 2020, five distinguished Queen’s University Professors join us for a roundtable discussion.  Drs. Paul Gardner and Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) Amarnath Amarasingam (Political Studies and Religion), and both Noah Weisbord and Queen’s National Scholar Ashwini Vasanthakuma […]

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EP 44: Rod’s Plan

We ring in the new year with our speciality: laughing at the dumb crap politicians did in 2020. We look at the globe-trotting adventures of Rod Phillips and co. during Ontario’s lockdown. We also discuss the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville and our New Year’s resolutions. Our theme song is “Mega Guillotine 2020” by the […]

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Daily News – Fri. January 8 2021

There are currently 56 active cases of COVID-19, with two in the intensive care unit, in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington region. COVID cases have been rising with over ten new cases reported yesterday. Please continue to observe the provincial lockdown and follow health and safety measures. The City of Kingston created the hub […]

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Breaking: Province Declares Elementary Schools Will Remain Virtual Two More Weeks

January 7th 2021 Provincial health officials Drs. David Williams and Dirk Huyer spoke from Queen’s Park today.  They have announced that schools will not reopen on January 11th 2020 as planned prior to the December 26th province-wide lockdown. The province will defer reopening in person classes for an additional two weeks in Southern Ontario.  Virtual […]

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News Flash: Observations on Protests at the US Capitol Building with Dr. Christian Leuprecht

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor of Political Studies at Queen’s University and Professor in Leadership, in the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College, an expert in security and defence, political demography, and comparative federalism and multilevel governance joins us in this special episode broadcasting 6 PM January 6th and 11:30 AM […]

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