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    One of the top universities in Canada, Queen鈥檚 has a long history of discovery and innovation that has shaped our knowledge and addressed some of the world鈥檚 most pressing questions.
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    [neutrino research - concept illustration]
    Blind Date with Knowledge
    September 24, 2019

    Starting a scintillating search: SNO鈥檚 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.

    Fishing in DNA illustration
    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)聽thought she had made a mistake.聽

    [illustration - hands and and instruments for measuring]
    Blind Date with Knowledge
    September 24, 2019

    Dark Matter Detectives: The Hunt for the Missing Mass of the Universe

    Three Queen鈥檚 particle astrophysics researchers 鈥撀燝illes Gerbier,聽Wolfgang Rau, and Tony Noble 鈥� are detectives and leaders in the international hunt for dark matter, which makes up about 85% of matter in the universe.

    [corkscrew illustration]
    Blind Date with Knowledge
    September 24, 2019

    How much red wine is good for your heart? Getting to the Heart of the Matter

    九秀直播 researcher Adrian Baranchuk saw a need to address the glaring gap in expert knowledge about a widely consumed substance 鈥� red wine.

    [Kerry Rowe]
    Blind Date with Knowledge
    September 24, 2019

    Engineering Solutions: Leachate, liners, landfills, and learning

    Human beings have undoubtedly been throwing things away for as long as we have had things to throw. These ancient middens 鈥� the predecessors of our modern landfills 鈥� provide a treasure trove of artefacts for archaeologists, who sift through discarded items for clues to how people once lived.