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Two Queen’s students earn Rhodes Scholarships
2020-11-23
Two Queen’s students earn Rhodes Scholarships

Matthew Hynes and Jevon Marsh have both been selected to receive a prestigious scholarship to the University of Oxford.

Promoting Research@Queen’s
2020-11-10
Promoting Research@Queen’s

Looking back on some of the most compelling stories of the Discover Research@Queen’s promotional campaign.

Medical education, artificial intelligence and augmented reality
2020-11-09
Medical education, artificial intelligence and augmented reality

Queen’s University researchers receive funding to develop a next generation medical simulation platform.

The impact of delayed cancer treatments
2020-11-09
The impact of delayed cancer treatments

New research shows minimizing treatment delays could improve cancer survival rates.

5 failings of the Great Barrington Declaration
2020-11-05
5 failings of the Great Barrington Declaration

The Conversation: The Great Barrington Declaration's advocacy for naturally acquired herd immunity to COVID-19 amounts to a global chickenpox party: naive and dangerous.

Health researchers receive funding from CIHR
2020-10-06
Health researchers receive funding from CIHR

Seven members of the Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded a combined total of $5.76 million in funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research.

The obesity paradox: Obese patients fare better than others after heart surgery
2020-10-02
The obesity paradox: Obese patients fare better than others after heart surgery

The Conversation: For patients recovering from heart surgery, being overweight or moderately obese appears to be an advantage over being underweight or even having a normal BMI.

Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in the health sciences
2020-09-24
Promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in the health sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences has launched a new committee, fund, and office to pursue EDI initiatives. 

Canadian health research leaders earn fellowship honours
2020-09-18
Canadian health research leaders earn fellowship honours

Queen’s researchers Janet Dancey, Marcia Finlayson, and Graeme Smith have been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) Fellowship

Making sense of COVID-19 tests and terminology
2020-09-17
Making sense of COVID-19 tests and terminology
Understanding terms like sensitivity and specificity can help us make sense of COVID-19 testing, the accuracy of tests and what the results mean.
Start writing for The Conversation Canada
2020-09-14
Start writing for The Conversation Canada

Scott White, Editor-in-Chief of The Conversation Canada, to host two online, interactive workshops for faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows on Sept. 17 and 21.

Beyond long-term care
2020-09-09
Beyond long-term care

Naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs, are unplanned communities that have a high proportion of older residents, and may be critical to finding housing solutions for aging Canadians.

Four professors receive one of the highest Canadian academic honours
2020-09-08
Four professors receive one of the highest Canadian academic honours

Royal Society of Canada elects two Queen’s University researchers as Fellows, and two to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Safely moving into residence
2020-08-28
Safely moving into residence

New procedures for student move-in will support campus and community safety.

Supporting research at Queen’s University
2020-08-27
Supporting research at Queen’s University

The Vice-Principal (Research) at Queen’s provides internal funding to help researchers accelerate their programs and engage in knowledge mobilization.

Congratulating new graduates
2020-08-07
Congratulating new graduates

Over 5,500 diplomas are being mailed to new Queen’s graduates.

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