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December 5, 2019

A Million-Dollar Day for Carleton on Giving Tuesday

Thanks to the support of a community of donors, Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Giving Tuesday 2019 - was the greatest fundraising day in Carleton history. Over 24 straight hours of... More

December 3, 2019

Carleton Welcomes Appointment of Yue Zhang with Funding from the McDonald Institute

Carleton University’s Department of Physics welcomes the appointment of Yue Zhang, the 15th and final Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) faculty appointment of the Arthur B. McDonald Canadian Astroparticle... More

November 9, 2019

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Receives Honorary Degree from Carleton University

Carleton University today conferred an honorary degree on alumna Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in recognition of her commitment to improving supports for Indigenous Peoples and addressing the needs of children and... More

October 18, 2019

Carleton’s Faculty of Public Affairs to Host Election Night Party

As the results of the 2019 federal election come in from across the country, Carleton University’s Faculty of Public Affairs will host an Election Night Party. The party will include... More

October 17, 2019

Carleton-Led Study Investigates Canadian Attitudes towards Brexit, United Kingdom and European Union

Most Canadians have a negative view of Brexit and believe that Canada should prioritize its relationship with the European Union (EU) over the United Kingdom (U.K.) once Brexit has occurred.... More

October 17, 2019

New Study from Carleton University Shows Warming Ocean Boosts Invasive Lionfish Appetite

A new study from Carleton University’s Clay Steell and Steven Cooke’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab is the first to show that invasive lionfish eat more and perform better... More

October 15, 2019

Kagiso Lesego Molope Wins the Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence in African Writing

Kagiso Lesego Molope, a celebrated novelist and English graduate student at Carleton University, has won the inaugural Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award for Excellence in African Writing, presented by the African... More

October 10, 2019

Carleton’s Bernard Choi Receives Highest Recognition Award from AMNET

Carleton University’s Bernard Choi, professor in the Department of Health Sciences, received the Highest Recognition Award during the 16th Americas’ Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance (AMNET) International Conference held in... More

October 3, 2019

Maclean’s Latest Rankings Confirm Carleton’s Momentum

The 2020 university rankings published in Maclean’s magazine on Oct. 3, 2019 show great results for Carleton University in a number of areas, including student satisfaction, research, entry averages, quality... More

October 3, 2019

Carleton Launches New Sustainability Website

To All Members of the Carleton Community, It gives us great pleasure to announce the launch of the new Carleton University sustainability website. It attempts to bring together all the... More

October 3, 2019

Carleton Obtains Behind-the-Scenes Footage from Historic Day for People with Disabilities in Canada

People collect what they deem important from a moment in time. However, people with disabilities are often excluded from this historical record. Carleton University has made a unique addition to... More

September 27, 2019

Six Carleton Faculty Members Receive Early Research Awards from Ontario Government

Six Carleton University researchers -- looking at everything from transgender films, skull evolution and high-speed X-rays to autonomous spacecraft, health service planning and comic books -- have been awarded funding... More