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2020-10-19

Queen’s University professor Gauvin Alexander Bailey consulted on this year’s Christmas stamp for the United States Postal Service.

2020-10-15

Make your whole day matter

Queen’s University researchers contribute to new health guidelines that recommend moving more, sleeping well, and cutting down sedentary time.

2020-10-09

The power of computers

A Queen’s alumnus develops an innovative platform that harnesses idle computer power to aid groundbreaking research.

2020-10-08

Researcher garners prestigious Fulbright Fellowship

Queen’s University researcher Heather Castleden awarded a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa to engage with Native Hawaiians about their leadership in renewable energy projects

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.

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.

2020-09-30

Health Canada green lights ventilator project

The Mechanical Ventilator Milano project, with a Canadian team led by Nobel Laureate Arthur McDonald, reaches critical milestone with Health Canada approval

2020-09-29

Digital technologies will help build resilient communities after the coronavirus pandemic

The Conversation: Internet technologies and the devices that enable information access and transfer are useful in crisis management.

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

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.

2020-09-16

Research@Queen's: Fixing financial fairy tales

The Institute of Sustainable Finance based at Queen's Smith School of Business is dedicated to exploring how the many different ways in which we spend money might be adapted to reflect the principles of sustainability.

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.

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.