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Blind Date with Knowledge
May 19, 2020

Championing AI for social justice

Queen's University researchers Samuel Dahan and Xiaodan Zhu are using AI to level the legal playing field for Canadians, including those affected by COVID-19 unemployment.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
January 8, 2020

Diving into microplastics: Addressing our "wicked" waste problem

Microplastics – They are in the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we consume, and we are still learning about what this means for our health, the health of our environment, and our future. How do we tackle this “wicked” problem? Queen’s researcher Myra Hird believes the answer is in our own consumption habits.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
October 21, 2019

Answering a global call for mental health services

Queen's researcher Anne Duffy is addressing a global knowledge gap in understanding university student mental health needs.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

Starting a scintillating search: SNO’s second act looks for neutrinos closer to home

Over the last decade, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) has reinvented itself as SNO+. Led by Mark Chen, the Gordon and Patricia Gray Chair in Particle Astrophysics, the project has taken advantage of a unique piece of research infrastructure and set out on a new mission.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
September 24, 2019

One Step Closer to Unravelling Cancer

Before realizing that she had made an important discovery, Caitlin Miron (PhD' 18) thought she had made a mistake.