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September 21, 2021

Carleton Professor’s Research on Whales Helps Land Best Doc Award at Emmys

It was a late-night text that let biologist and Carleton Scientist-in-Residence Shane Gero know that his work had garnered Hollywood accolades. Secrets of the Whales took home this year’s Emmy in mid-September for Outstanding Documentary... More

September 13, 2021

Stopping the Spread of the Mountain Pine Beetle

A small insect is causing big problems in Canada’s western forests. The mountain pine beetle (MPB) is about the size of a grain of rice and it’s common to find more than 100 of them... More

June 9, 2021

Carleton University App Makes Learning Anatomy Fun with Gaming Challenge

A typical video gamer tries to complete tasks for trophies and other in-game rewards. The benefits of "gamification" also extend to education, as this sense of micro-mastery helps students get through hard tasks like remembering... More

May 13, 2021

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke Becomes Fellow of Famed Explorers Club

Environmental Science and Biology Prof. Steven Cooke has become a fellow of The Explorers Club, joining an illustrious group of current and former members such as astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, film director James... More

April 30, 2021

Carleton Biology Lab Renamed and Bursary Established In Honour of Henrietta Lacks

In 1951, a 31-year-old Black mother of five named Henrietta Lacks was in medical distress and went to Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. Despite treatment, she passed away... More

March 22, 2021

2021 Discovery Lecture: From Black Widow Spiders to Helping Young Academics Rise

Science communication not only requires curiosity, but a commitment to helping diverse communities who may need a lift to get where they want to go, says Maydianne CB Andrade, a professor of biological sciences, ecology... More

November 26, 2020

Using AI and Big Data to Identify a Potential COVID-19 Peptide Treatment

On a molecular level, humans are susceptible to COVID-19 because a virus protein is able to bind to a human protein. If that interaction can be stopped, so could this disease. Researchers at Carleton University... More

November 23, 2020

Canadian Science Policy Centre Awards Robert Slater with Lifetime Achievement Award and Recognizes Andrea Reid’s...

Canadian Science Policy Centre Awards Robert Slater with Lifetime Achievement Award and Recognizes Andrea Reid’s Research

Two Carleton University researchers, Robert Slater and Andrea Reid, were recognized by the Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) for their contributions to science policy and inspiring the Canadian scientific community. Slater, a professor at Carleton... More

November 10, 2020

Fall Graduation 2020: Carleton Fisheries Doctorate Awardee will Continue Indigenous Research

Carleton’s Fall Graduation 2020, a university-wide online celebration, launched on Saturday, Nov. 14. Watch the celebration at the Carleton Grads 2020 website now! Carleton science PhD graduate Andrea Reid, a citizen and member of the... More

October 14, 2020

Virtual Biology Butterfly Show Comes in for a Landing

The Annual Biology Butterfly Show is one of Carleton’s most anticipated events each year. For the past 21 years, community members, students, staff and faculty members have walked through the Nesbitt Biology Building’s greenhouse as... More

August 21, 2020

Carleton’s Alex Wong Works Toward Reusable Face Masks by Eliminating COVID-19 with Ultraviolet Light Technology

Carleton University Biology Prof. Alex Wong is working on a unique research initiative to decontaminate medical face masks exposed to COVID-19 with ultraviolet light technology. The idea was sparked in March when there was a... More

August 4, 2020

Journey of Discovery: Carleton’s Amy Rand Focuses on Pollutants

As a poster designed to disrupt stereotypes and inspire careers in chemistry, it was simple. The image: a man watching a polar bear amid the Arctic snow. The caption: “Not all chemists wear white coats.”... More