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Observations: UN Climate Change Report

On February 28th, the UN Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC – a United Nations body tasked with educating global policy-makers through regular assessments of the climate situation worldwide – released its most recent report on climate change.  And the results appear grim as the report projects rising sea levels in addition to drought, […]

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Impacts of Road De-Icing on Freshwater Lakes

On Tuesday February 22nd, Queen’s University announced the completion of an international study conducted in partnership with the University of Toledo that confirmed that current water quality guidelines do not go far enough to address the ecological impact of road de-icing salts, agricultural fertilizers, mining operations and climate change on the salinity of freshwater ecosystems.  […]

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Drawing as Magic with Union Gallery

Coming up on March 9th, Union Gallery is hosting a free and virtual drawing event called Drawing as Magic.  The event incorporates the use of sensory experiences, movement and personal histories to think about the kinds of things we’d like to manifest in the world for ourselves, others and the communities in which we all […]

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Lacey Wice, (Anatomical Sciences) – Conservation of Mechanical and Material Properties in Phenol-Based Soft Embalmed Cadaveric Tissues and Joints

In cadaveric biomechanics, fresh-frozen (FF) thawed specimens are considered the industry standard; maintaining high fidelity to in vivo counterparts. However, longevity concerns associated with rapid decomposition of soft tissues result in low reproducibility of testing and a short working window for these specimens. There are alternatives, but which is best?

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Movie Chats with KCFF

This week in Kingston the Kingston Canadian Film Festival kicks off and we’re chatting with Janet Wells, director of Sleeping Warrior as well as Stene Wells who also worked on the film. We also caught up with Jason Anderson, Director of Programming about the general festival which runs March 3-13. We continue our reviews of […]

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