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[Text: Discover Research@Queen's: Virtual Event Series - Conversations Confronting COVID-19]
Blind Date with Knowledge
June 19, 2020

Watch the Discussion: Conversations Confronting COVID-19: Innovation Pivots

With its first event on June 24, the new series aims to address some of the challenges and opportunities presented by the global pandemic.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
June 19, 2020

Empowerment through revitalization of Indigenous language and education

Of Canada’s approximately 60 Indigenous languages, all but 6 are in imminent danger of extinction. Queen's researcher Lindsay Morcom is working with Indigenous communities to help address this.

[Lab technician testing a sample - Photo by Matthew Manor/KHSC]
Blind Date with Knowledge
June 1, 2020

Queen’s-KHSC team develop in-house COVID-19 test

Researchers from Queen’s University and Kingston Health Sciences Centre have developed a COVID-19 test that provides results in just 24 hours.

[Graduate student dispensing hand sanitizer]
Blind Date with Knowledge
June 1, 2020

Producing hand sanitizer for local hospitals

Queen’s University researchers and industry partners have mobilized to formulate hand sanitizer for Kingston hospitals.

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Blind Date with Knowledge
June 1, 2020

The 5-minute workout

Queen’s researcher Brendon Gurd has developed an exercise protocol that requires no equipment, can be completed anywhere, and helps improve muscle endurance in under five minutes a day.