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Biofuel Production to Improve Through Queen’s University Research

Innovative research at Queen’s University could result in more cost-effective biofuel creation through better understanding of bacteria’s contribution to breaking down biomass – the plants and trees used to make biofuel. Steven Smith and Zhongchao Jia (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) and Edward Bayer (Weizmann Institute, Israel) co-authors of the recent university study, are concentrating on… Keep Reading

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Prostate Cancer Treatment to Benefit from $4 Million Research Fund

Canadian Prostate Cancer Biomarker Network – a recently formed national research group – is seeking better tools for treating prostate cancer, and a $4 million fund announced today will help develop more accurate tools for determining that treatment. “The focus of this new Canadian Terry Fox Research Institute project is on identifying the best biomarker… Keep Reading

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Research Reveals Combining Therapies Optimal for Treating Schizophrenia

A recent study at Queen’s University has resulted in a new method for treating people living with schizophrenia that may provide them with a better quality of life. Researchers combined two existing psychological treatments which resulted in a long-term impact in improving life skills. The goal of the first treatment, cognitive remediation therapy, is to… Keep Reading

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Online Music Learning Tool Receives $1.9 Million Grant

The goal to find a new and better way for students to have more control over their musical education led a Queen’s University professor to investigate the potential of a new online learning tool. The result of that investigation – the iSCORE research and development program – has now received funding from the Social Sciences… Keep Reading

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Table Salt Discovered to be Key in Water Purification Method

Queen’s University researchers have developed a new process to make drinking water safer by using table salt. This development may be especially beneficial for developing countries where 80 per cent of disease is due to poor water quality and sanitation. “The need for clean water for drinking, hygiene and sanitation purposes in developing regions is… Keep Reading

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Queen’s University Eye Specialist Honoured for Teaching Innovations

The Ontario Medical Association has recognized Dr. Sanjay Sharma, of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology at Queen’s University, for his innovative education methods that include the use of short videos to instruct students on how to diagnose and treat eye conditions. “To receive this recognition is really an honour,” Dr. Sharma, who is also a retina specialist… Keep Reading

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Bombardier Opens Factory in Brazil, Kingston to Build & Test Train

On Friday, Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art monorail vehicle manufacturing facility in Hortolândia – São Paulo, Brazil. The new production site design and construction is based on technology transferred from Bombardier’s manufacturing and engineering hubs here in Kingston – where one of Brazil’s trains will also be built and tested – as well as… Keep Reading

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