Photo: Dr. Charlie Hindmarch, Scientific Operations Director, Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), at Science Rendezvous Kingston 2023.
Every year, the Queen’s research community collaborates to offer Kingston residents a day filled with interactive and family-friendly science activities. During this annual event, thousands of attendees are provided with firsthand opportunities to interact with scientists, ask questions, conduct experiments, and participate in demonstrations. All activities are offered free of charge, ensuring access to quality exhibits for all families and visitors. Last year alone, the event welcomed over 5,300 attendees from across Southeastern Ontario and engaged more than 430 volunteers. This year’s Science Rendezvous Kingston will boast a record 59 booths, including many from Queen’s Health Sciences such as the Translational Institute of Medicine (TIME), which is also an event sponsor, the Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's University (CINQ), and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. A full breakdown of all QHS booths is below.
In celebration of this year’s theme, INNOVATE, Queen’s Archives will guide visitors through historical moments of innovation and invention at Queen’s University and in the City of Kingston, showcasing artifacts, photographs, and documents. Additionally, the Open Plastic Consortium will demonstrate innovative solutions to the world’s plastic waste crisis, featuring mealworms consuming plastic and bacteria aiding in waste reduction efforts. Visitors will also be able to engage in hands-on activities covering topics such as wildlife conservation, robotics, and climate change, including an electric vehicle designed by Queen’s students, showcased outside on The Tragically Hip Way.
QHS at Science Rendezvous Kingston
Your Heart and How it Works
The Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's University (CINQ) is thrilled to be back to Science Rendezvous! Come to visit us and use ultrasound and human anatomy specimens to investigate the human heart and blood vessels. Take home your own origami heart to show your friends and family. Presented by Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's University (CINQ)
TIME’S Medical Research Lab
Our booth is a mobile lab where you can learn about how technology helps answer important questions in medicine. Our booth will feature microscopes where you can look close up at tissues, a mini-CT scanner where you can see the insides of a model, and a genomics activity where you can align DNA sequences. Presented by Queen's CardioPulmonary Unit
The heart and lungs: an *inspiring* team
Our booth will highlight how the heart and lungs work – separately and together – to support our bodies during rest, sleep, and exercise. The booth will be hosted by faculty and trainees from the Departments of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and Medicine and will contain displays, demos, and games. Presented by Integrative Cardiopulmonary Physiology Lab
Families Building Communities
Come hear stories of resilience during hard times in the form of a photovoice exhibition! Photovoice uses pictures taken by research participants to tell stories about their experience. In this project, Families Building Healthy Communities, you will hear from families who have faced hard times & learn what helped them be resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented by I-CREAte Kingston
Move & Create: Exploring human anatomy and movement
Dive into the world of movement and become part of an adventure: explore skeletons and play a 'search and find' game with skeleton models. Test your strength, balance and coordination. Then, see how technology can help children with disabilities to play, communicate using speech-generating devices, and control computers with eyes. Presented by School of Rehabilitation Therapy
Move your body for Science
The Human Mobility Research Lab will be demonstrating the current state-of-the-art in human motion capture technology and will even be collecting research data live! Help us understand human walking gait by stopping by and participating in our out-of-lab walking study using computer vision-based motion capture. All ages can participate, and it’s as simple as walking for one minute. Presented by Human Mobility Research Lab
Date
Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:00 am – 3:00 pm The event is free and open to the public.
Location
Slush Puppie Place 1 The Tragically Hip Way, Kingston, ON K7K 0B4 Sensory Friendly Zone
For the second consecutive year, Science Rendezvous Kingston will offer a Sensory Friendly Science Zone, specifically designed for children and families seeking a quieter environment away from crowds and loud noises.
While admission to this zone is also free, tickets are required and are available at the Slush Puppie Place box office. The original version of this story appeared in The Gazette. All booth information is from the event website.
The original version of this story appeared in The Gazette. All booth information is from the event
website.