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Exercise Guidelines Developed for People with Multiple Sclerosis

Having an active lifestyle can lead to many benefits for adults living with multiple sclerosis, according to new research from Queen’s University. Based on their study, researcher Amy Latimer-Cheung (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) developed new exercise guidelines to prescribe for people with MS. “The rate of MS in Canada is among the highest… Keep Reading

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New Way for Kingstonians to Connect with the Mayor Online

Citizens of Kingston interested in inviting Mayor Mark Gerretsen to an event, or requesting to receive a congratulatory certificate or letter of congratulations, can now do that by going onto the City’s website. “Kingstonians connect with me in many ways and I receive a lot of requests to attend events and provide letters,” said Mayor… Keep Reading

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School of Medicine Receives Funding from Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation

Researchers at the Queen’s University School of Medicine have been awarded $370,000 from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada. The funding is being made to Stephen Vanner and Alan Lomax so they and their colleagues can continue innovative research in this often debilitating illness. Dr. Vanner is the director of the Gastrointestinal Diseases Research… Keep Reading

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PARTEQ Innovations Seeks New CEO

The technology commercialization arm of Queen’s University is seeking its next president and chief executive officer. PARTEQ Innovations will be accepting applications for the position until August 30, with the successful candidate possibly beginning as early as September. “PARTEQ has a solid track record of transforming the discoveries of Queen’s researchers into marketable technologies,” said… Keep Reading

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Queen’s University Research Awarded 20 Patents in 2012

20 projects initiated by Queen’s University earned patents lst year, including research toward the use of renewable feedstocks to produce biodegradable plastics. The Vice-President, Intellectual Property at PARTEQ Innovations ( the technology transfer office of the university), Carol Miernicki Steeg, said that the patents are proof to the fact that the research carried out at… Keep Reading

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