Tag: research
Major Life Decisions May Be Influenced by Life Expectancy
According to a Queen’s University study, major life decisions – including marriage, divorce, having a child and attending university – may be influenced subconsciously by how long people believe they will be alive. “Life expectancy might be driving all of these major decisions,” said Daniel Krupp, a post doctoral fellow in the Queen’s math department [...]
Slime Mold Mimics Canadian Highway Network in Queen’s University Experiment
Queen’s University professor Selim Akl has provided additional proof to the theory that nature computes. Dr. Akl (School of Computing) placed rolled oats on a map of Canada, covering the major urban areas. One urban area held the slime mold. The slime mold reached out for the food, creating thin tubes that eventually formed a [...]
Queen’s University Collaborating on Bombardier Monorail Test Track
also Anchor Concrete, McCormick Rankin, and St Lawrence College.
Queen’s Biologists Awarded for Climate Change Impact Research
Queen’s University researchers have received the prestigious Henry Cowles Award for their paper revealing new evidence of the destructive impact of global climate change on North America’s largest Arctic delta. “All of us are really excited that we were recognized with this award,” says graduate student Joshua Thienpont (PhD ’13), who is also the team’s [...]
Research: Hiccups Developed to Enable Babies, Mammals to Consume More Milk
New research authored by Kingston’s Daniel Howes explains the mysterious hiccup reflex as a burping mechanism to release swallowed air; allowing young, feeding mammals to consume more milk. Researchers and Clinicians have until now had difficulty connecting the physical mechanisms of the hiccup to a feasible evolutionary advantage. “We have a lot of explanations for [...]
Queen’s University Helps Mexico Battle Childhood Obesity
With support from Queen’s University, Mexico launched its first child physical activity report card, designed to call much-needed attention to childhood physical inactivity and obesity. The report card, which mirrors the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card, is the final project of the Canada and Mexico Battling Childhood Obesity (CAMBIO) program led by Ian Janssen, [...]
Study: Health Counseling in Doctors’ Office Lowers Obesity More than Just Doc’s Advice
A physical activity and diet program implemented by health educators working in a doctor’s office may be a more effective way to get obese people to lose abdominal fat than advice from a doctor alone, according to a study from Queen’s University. Most primary care physicians do not have the time to provide high-intensity behavioral [...]
Study: Research Capacity Falling Behind Threats to Canadian Security
The implications of organized crime, climate change, cyber security and migration raise serious issues for Canadian security in the years ahead, according to a recent report from the Centre for International and Defence Policy at Queen’s University. “Canada faces its own, unique national security threats due to our county’s large, sparsely-populated area and no enemy [...]
Queen’s University Alumna’s Research Receives National Aboriginal Achievement Award
Janet Smylie, Meds’92, has been recognized with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award for her extensive research on the health of young Aboriginal families and her work to improve health for First Nations communities across Canada. “It is profoundly meaningful and humbling at the same time to be recognized with this award,” says Dr. Smylie. “Meaningful [...]
Technology to Use Fat for Reconstructive Surgery Gets Funding Boost
Queen’s University research receives $192,500 in funding
