News and Events
DEVS Alumni Sara-Maya Kaba wins a 2023-2024 Pathy Fellowship Award
Nov 22, 2023
Funded by the Pathy Fellowship Foundation, in partnership with the Coady Institute, Sara-Maya has founded Aawaaz. Aawaaz is an initiative that works with underserved youth in Pakistan.
Students engage in learning how to express their thoughts about Lake Ontario with charcoal
Nov 21, 2023
Most of us spend our academic lives reading and writing, but there are many ways to learn and teach.
David McDonald speaks with Bill Welychka about his new Living Lake Ontario course
Oct 31, 2023
How important is Lake Ontario? That is the question that Bill Welychka, host of Global News asks Professor David McDonald.
Students engage in learning about safe fish and revitalizing fisheries
Oct 27, 2023
After learning about safe fish eating in Lake Ontario, and then learning about efforts to revitalize fisheries in Akwesasne First Nation, students learned how to clean fish from Chef Cody Balfour from Hospitality Services at Queen’s.
New course dunks students in Lake Ontario
CBC News · Posted: Sep 09, 2023 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 9 - Sep 09, 2023
A new course at ¹û½´ÊÓƵ University in Kingston, Ont., is offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Lake Ontario, both figuratively and literally.
Congratulations DEVS Class of 2023!
Jun 21, 2023
On June 21, 2023 the convocation ceremony for ¹û½´ÊÓƵ University graduates of the Global Development Studies program was held at the Leon's Centre in Kingston.
MSP research wins the Water International Best Paper Award.
Jun 16, 2023
The International Water Resources Association named the Municipal Services Project (MSP) research as the Best Paper of the Year in 2022!
Teaching Assistantship Vacancies 2023-2024
Jun 15, 2023
The Department of Global Development Studies invites applications from suitably qualified candidates interested in available teaching assistant positions.
Tineke Kippers successfully defends her MA thesis
May 08, 2023
The Department of Global Development Studies congratulates Tineke Kippers on successfully defending her Master of Arts Thesis.
Jordan Stark Wins Mitacs Globalink Research Award
Apr 27, 2023
Congratulations to DEVS PhD candidate Jordan Stark on being awarded the Mitacs Globalink Research Award - National Research Foundation of South Africa.
Jadyn Kuah Receives the 2022-2023 Eileen Krieger Award
Apr 11, 2023
The Global Development Studies Department congratulates Jadyn Kuah for being the recipient of the 2022-2023 Eileen Krieger Award. This award honours a graduating student in the DEVS program who demonstrates the qualities cherished in Eileen.
Professor Rebecca Hall Wins ISA Book Award
Mar 15, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Hall on being selected as the winner of the 2023 International Studies Association Global Development Studies Book Award for her book Refracted Economies (University of Toronto Press, 2022).