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News Stories related to: Health Sciences

2023-05-26

Researcher receives national award for cancer care innovation

Post-doctoral researcher Irsa Wiginton has developed a simple blood test that can track breast cancer progression.

2023-05-24

Working together to advance health innovation

Three Queen’s teams have secured more than $5 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

2023-05-02

Science Rendezvous Kingston returns

Queen’s researchers and community partners will showcase their science and outreach activities at the family-oriented event on May 13.

2023-04-28

Understanding human-machine connections

New funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund will provide York University and Queen’s with over $105 million to advance understanding of how technology is transforming society.

2023-04-27

Funding boost for frontiers research

Nine Queen's programs will receive a total of $3 million from the federal government.

2023-04-24

Province announces support to expand number of medical school seats at Queen's

Expansion includes seats for new Queen’s-Lakeridge Health family medicine training program to alleviate doctor shortage in the region.

2023-04-21

Telling their research stories

Three Queen’s graduate students have made it to the Top 25 in a national Storytellers Challenge.

2023-04-13

The beauty of Queen's research – photo essay

With a focus on the UN SDGs and advancing social impact, the annual Queen’s Art of Research photo contest highlights six winning entries.

2023-04-13

Transforming low survival cancer outcomes

Queen’s researchers are among five teams receiving $29 million from the Canadian Cancer Society to jumpstart innovative research and radically change the outcomes for six of the most common and deadly cancers.

2023-04-13

Student-organized events raise more than $200,000 for cancer research

Queen’s Relay for Life and the Queen’s Med Fights Cancer hockey game top $103,000 each.

2023-04-12

Timely presentations of graduate research

The Three Minute Thesis competition offers Queen’s graduate students a unique opportunity to present their research… in 180 seconds or less.

2023-03-27

Neighbours saving neighbours

Pilot program will train and equip community volunteers to be part of the 9-1-1 response to cardiac arrest in Frontenac County.

2023-03-14

Taking back health care

Health Sciences Dean Jane Philpott is sending a message that Canadian health care needs to change and the country’s post-secondary education sector can lead the way.