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April 30, 2024

Carleton Expert Available: Asian Heritage Month

Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the diverse contributions of Asian Canadians. A Carleton expert is available to discuss related topics. If you are interested... More

April 29, 2024

Influencing Wellness: Social Media and Health Consumption

Scrolling through your social media feed, you're bombarded with celebrity endorsements, influencer routines and so-called experts promoting the latest health and wellness products. From vitamin blends and third-party protein powders... More

April 11, 2024

Mapping the origins of novel market phenomena: From meme stocks to climate risks

Sprott Assistant Professor of Finance Shi Li is deeply interested in the incentives that drive new phenomena in the financial market. His diverse program of research is held together by his quest... More

April 11, 2024

From Home to Corner Office: How work-life programs influence women’s managerial representation in Japan

Gender expectations and their impact on work-life conflict have led to an underrepresentation of women in management positions. This problem is particularly apparent in countries where gender norms hold women... More

April 11, 2024

Digital Wellness: How Social Media Influencers Affect Mental Health

Carleton University researcher, Samira Farivar, is among the first to shed light on the adverse effects of social media influencing on followers’ mental health. Rooted in attachment theory, her groundbreaking findings... More

April 11, 2024

AI for Small Businesses Digital Assistant Streamlines Compliance

For small businesses, complying with labour code requirements for HR processes can be a serious drain on resources and unintentional non-compliance is common. To ensure employees receive what they’re owed... More

April 11, 2024

Carleton’s Winnie Ye Elected Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering Committee

Carleton University’s Winnie Ye, professor in the research-intensive Faculty of Engineering and Design with the Department of Electronics, was recently elected Chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WiE) Committee for the 2025-2026... More

April 11, 2024

Professor Halim Yanikomeroglu Named Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association

Chancellor’s Professor Halim Yanikomeroglu of Carleton’s Department of Systems and Computer Engineering has been named a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), an academic non-profit and non-governmental organization that aims to... More

October 24, 2023

Carleton Student Launches Club, Cultural Space for Fellow Afghan Students

After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, most women and girls were suspended from pursuing higher education, a ban that was enforced while students across the country... More

August 28, 2023

K-Pop in the Classroom: Carleton’s First-Ever Korean Language Instructor Uses Pop Culture To Help Combat...

K-Pop in the Classroom: Carleton’s First-Ever Korean Language Instructor Uses Pop Culture To Help Combat Anti-Asian Racism

Did you know that Korean is in the top ten most studied languages on Duolingo, one of the world’s most popular apps for people trying to pick up a second... More

June 29, 2023

Learning With and From the Global South: Building Knowledge and Activism with Young Women and...

Learning With and From the Global South: Building Knowledge and Activism with Young Women and Girls with Disabilities

On June 12-14, 2023, the SSHRC-funded Partnership Development Project, Learning with and from the global South: Engaging young women and girls with disabilities from Southern spaces (ENGAGE) organized a transnational... More

May 15, 2023

Yaxi Hu: Developing Tech to Identify Food Fraud

Everybody eats. So, the integrity of our food supply affects us all, but maintaining it is no easy task. Every year, there are well over a hundred food safety recalls in... More