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April 17, 2025

From Blocks to Blueprints: How a Carleton Engineering Grad is Shaping Cities with Minecraft

Matt Holmes isn't your typical engineering grad. After earning a degree from Carleton University's Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program, he became an airport planner at Vancouver International Airport and a YouTube sensation. Through his... More

April 10, 2025

Carleton Student Fights Climate Change with Seed Planting Robot

Mangroves are very impressive plants. A type of woody tree or shrub that grows along tropical or subtropical coastlines, they have evolved to thrive in salty, low-oxygen terrain. Thanks to this resilience, mangroves help protect... More

February 24, 2025

Engineering Without Limits: The Versatility of an Engineering Education at Carleton

In high school, Damiano Alloggia excelled at science and math and had a passion for cars. Choosing a university program was an easy decision. All signs pointed to engineering. Alloggia enrolled in Mechanical Engineering at... More

June 5, 2024

Revolutionizing Neonatal Care: Innovations in NICU Patient Monitoring

Carleton University researcher Jim Green is pioneering a new approach to patient monitoring in the NICU using non-contact sensors

April 11, 2024

Custom Fit: Creating AI-Powered Exoskeletons for Individual Mobility Needs

Carleton University researcher Mojtaba Ahmadi is designing advanced exoskeletons — wearable robotic devices powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

January 21, 2024

Breathing Easier: Carleton Canada Research Chair Improving Our Understanding of Chronic Lung Diseases

When tissues in the human body are damaged, they repair themselves. It is how we heal, but it leaves scars behind. With chronic inflammatory conditions like asthma, the scarring happens inside the body. The accumulation... More

September 1, 2023

Carleton Student Designs Award-Winning Computer Mouse for Hand Tremors

A Carleton University student has won a prestigious award for his design of a computer mouse for people with hand tremors.

June 1, 2023

Carleton Opens Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research

Carleton community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered today to mark the official opening of Carleton's Centre for Advanced Building Envelope Research (CABER). The state-of-the-art facility will be used to investigate innovative materials and... More

May 9, 2023

Say No to CO2: Carleton Researcher Uses Metals to Produce Zero Pollution Energy

Carleton researcher is using metals as fuel to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutants released from fossil fuels.

March 17, 2023

New Non-Invasive Tool Detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Early

Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are devastating neurodegenerative diseases, primarily seen in those over the age of 65 and collectively affecting nearly one million Canadians. Where Parkinson's affects the part of the brain that controls movement, Alzheimer's... More

February 21, 2023

Tackling Global Warming: Entrepreneurs Raise over $10 Million for Innovative Approach to Removing Carbon

Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and replacing them with renewable sources of clean energy is the most important front in the fight against climate change. This crucial transition will reduce the amount of atmospheric... More

December 20, 2022

Carleton Researchers Address Sustainable Housing

Housing plays an integral role in Canada's economy, environment, and society, and in an era of climate change, creating sustainable housing has become incredibly important to the integrity and longevity of the built environment and... More