Law, Governance, and Public Policy

Law, Governance, and Public Policy

The HeLa line of immortal human epithelial cancer cells was derived from cells taken from Henrietta Lacks when she was a cancer patient in 1951. (Wellcome Collection: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute), CC BY-NC
Settlement with family of Henrietta Lacks is an opportunity to reflect on inequalities in genetic research

The settlement is a long-awaited moment of victory for Henrietta Lacks and her family. But the battle for justice in genetic and medical research is not over yet. 

August 25, 2023
[Photo of Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin]
Designing the city of the future

Queen鈥檚 researcher Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin has been named a Fellow of a new Canadian program examining the future of cities.

April 14, 2023
Photograph of Jane Philpott, dean of 成人大片 Health Sciences
Taking back health care

Health Sciences Dean Jane Philpott is sending a message that Canadian health care needs to change and the country鈥檚 post-secondary education sector can lead the way.

March 14, 2023
Canadian military members walk along a country road.
Canada needs to act on its existing defence policy, not review it repeatedly

Canada鈥檚 military faces financial, procurement, human resources and culture challenges. The federal government has known about them for years, so why another defence policy review?

December 12, 2022
Two women talk together as they look at a laptop computer.
Queen鈥檚 Law introduces Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law

Two-term, nine-course online program will be the only educational pathway for Canadians to become Regulated Immigration Consultants. 

June 16, 2020