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ATCO & KCVS Partner to Teach Students about Energy

ATCO & KCVS Partner to Teach Students about Energy

Posted on: Nov 27, 2024

King's Centre for Visualization in Science (KCVS) has received a $15,000 grant from ATCO. The grant will fund the development of an interactive learning tool to explore the impacts of various forms of…

Dr. Peter Mahaffy to Receive 2025 Pimentel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry Education  

Dr. Peter Mahaffy to Receive 2025 Pimentel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Chemistry Education  

Posted on: Oct 02, 2024

The King’s University is pleased to announce that chemistry professor Dr. Peter Mahaffy is the 2025 recipient of the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education. The award, granted by the American…

King’s Launches Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program for Fall 2024

King’s Launches Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program for Fall 2024

Posted on: May 06, 2024

The King’s University has exciting news for students passionate about psychology and the natural sciences. Starting this fall, King’s psychology offerings will expand into the human health sciences…

Metals tell tales: Research grants fund chemist’s renewal of the world and explorations of the past.

Metals tell tales: Research grants fund chemist’s renewal of the world and explorations of the past.

Posted on: Oct 30, 2023

What do human bones and the oil sands have in common? For Dr. Cassidy VanderSchee, the answer lies in their chemical stories. Dr. VanderSchee, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, was recently awarded research…

King's welcomes first President's Scholarship recipient

King's welcomes first President's Scholarship recipient

Posted on: Sep 22, 2023

This fall, The King’s University welcomes the first-ever recipient of the President’s Scholarship, Scott Mora. The scholarship, which covers one year of tuition at King’s, will be awarded every…

Partnership with North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies provides new opportunities for curriculum expansion

Partnership with North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies provides new opportunities for curriculum expansion

Posted on: Feb 08, 2023

Students at King’s have new opportunities for Indigenous studies under Indigenous professors, thanks to a partnership with the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies (NAIITS). ‘Introduction…

Natural science professors obtain new government research funding

Natural science professors obtain new government research funding

Posted on: Dec 14, 2022

Professors Dr. Ben Cameron and Dr. Darcy Visscher have obtained research grants from the Natural Science and Research Sciences of Canada (NSERC) and Parks Canada. Dr. Cameron was awarded an NSERC Discovery…

Development of new micro-credential programs, announced

Development of new micro-credential programs, announced

Posted on: Nov 15, 2022

King’s is thick in the development of new bite-sized programs after the Government of Alberta announced increased funding for micro-credential programming four weeks ago. A grant of $200,000 will be…

Solutions to gender-based violence found in Indigenous knowledge and values

Solutions to gender-based violence found in Indigenous knowledge and values

Posted on: Jun 06, 2022

Healing comes through an authentic expression of oneself and their relationship to traditions and community. That’s the approach the Indigenous-led Creating Hope Society of Alberta and Dr. David Long,…

Dr. Caroline Lieffers awarded King’s Early Achievement in Teaching Excellence

Dr. Caroline Lieffers awarded King’s Early Achievement in Teaching Excellence

Posted on: May 24, 2022

Her empathy, ability to include all voices in the room, hybrid teaching model of lecture and discussion, and innovative history courses are only a few of the reasons why Dr. Caroline Lieffers, assistant…