Queen's Department of Geography and Planning

We'd love to see the Kingston community out at this free reading, conversation, and peek into some of Helen Humphreys' papers from the @queensarchives! Details: library.queensu.ca/about-us/news-…

Capstone refereed article on how Canada became a suburban nation so quickly after WW2, citing the influence of the 1944 Curtis Report and the post-war activism of @CMHC_ca and the Community Planning Association of Canada. doi.org/10.1080/026654…

We are back! Let's Talk Science Queens is looking for volunteers to help us run our 3 kits at Queen's science fair in Duncan McArthur Hall this year! We look forward to seeing you there!

@CitiesxHealth @mhartt Congratulations Ellory and Maxx!

Article entitled “Older Adult Perceptions of Play & Play-Enabling Public Space” by @mhartt & Ellory Vincent of @QueensGPPL has been accepted! #Cities4Health Register & sign up for new content alerts at tandfonline.com/journals/rcah20

Next Monday March 11 at 11:20am ET - join us for a conversation with Director of @QueensSPS Director Dr. Mabee, Dr Buttemer @sbuttemer and Dr. Walker. Extreme Heat: A Silent Heath Threat! #climate #Health

Still feeling so energized after the roundtable on "the intimate multi-species geographies of global crises" @CarolynProuse1 and I organized for @DOPEUKY last week! Thanks to @YaminiNarayanan @SangoMahanty @MegMaurer2 + @annie_welden for being so generous with your reflections!

Canada is a suburban nation because of post-Second World War government policy theconversation.com/canada-is-a-su…

A historic moment in Calgary today - the Chair, Vice Chair and Principal Planner of the Calgary Planning Commission were all SURPers (left to right: Thom Maler MPL'89; Teresa Goldstein MPL'03; Steve Jones MPL'02). Just 3 SURPers doing amazing things in YYC

Next week is the Winter 2024 Dissertation Boot Camp! Students will be working on their writing in a quiet, supportive environment with 1-on-1 coaching from @queensusass peer mentors!

The scale of the death toll from the European invasion of the Americas continues to stagger me. Just came across this carefully sourced 2021 chart of northern Guatemala (i.e., Maya) population loss from geographer W. George Lovell, who's been researching the area for decades.

Our next seminar is February 7, featuring Dr. Heather Dorries. Please join us next Wednesday in Watson Hall 217 at 3:30 pm!

Thank you to everyone who came out to see Dr. Art McDonald present the first Ewan Lecture of 2024. It was a full house despite the snow! A special thank you to our ASL interpreters as well! 🙏 We hope everyone learned a lot about underground physics!

Looking forward to presenting the takeaways from my research on older adult access to health care and public transportation services in Elliot Lake, ON! Registration for this free webinar can be done here: buff.ly/47UYYw6

Join us next Wednesday as we kick off our winter term seminar series with Dr. Paul Treitz! Please note the location change for this term's talks to Watson Hall Rm. 217. Hope to see you!

Upcoming Events for Graduate Students in January! 🗓️Check out our Events Calendar for Register Today! queensu.ca/ctl/programs-a…

Research from our Canadian Suburbs Atlas was cited in a provocative article in @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic… The article reports suburban growth trends accurately, but I disagree with conclusions that building cities out in current forms is an inevitable future... 1/2

In #2023, the annual #QueensU Art of Research photo contest showcased the beauty of research at Queen's and recognized 6 outstanding photo and video entries that captured the connection between research and social impact ➡️ bit.ly/48i4fNX | #YearinReview #QueensuResearch