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January 22, 2020

Practical Learning Powers Success in Science

Innovative, demanding research and co-op opportunities have helped three Carleton Faculty of Science students to achieve impressive success within their specialized undergraduate studies – the kind of practical learning that can make all the difference... More

January 16, 2020

Carleton Remembers: Honouring Those Lost in Tragic Plane Crash

Hundreds of Carleton University students, faculty, staff and members of the broader Ottawa and Iranian-Canadian communities gathered on campus Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020 to honour and celebrate the lives of our student and alumnus and... More

December 23, 2019

Carleton Researcher Discovers Earliest Fossil Evidence of Parental Behaviour

A team led by Carleton University’s Hillary Maddin has discovered the earliest fossil evidence of parental care. The fossil predates the previous oldest record of this behavior by 40 million years and is featured in... More

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December 19, 2019

Carleton Wraps Up Cinquecento Celebration

The organizers of Cinquecento had a vision: a year of events with international scholars and performers in celebration of Leonardo da Vinci, 500 years after his death, that would illuminate some of the lesser-known aspects... More

November 26, 2019

The Salvator Mundi Painting: Leonardo’s Disappearing Masterpiece

Leonardo da Vinci was prolific in producing sketches and notes, but as a painter, he was painfully slow. It took him four years to paint the Mona Lisa and, in all, fewer than 20 paintings... More

November 26, 2019

Carleton Students Pitch Solutions to Pet Ownership Barriers

It is widely accepted, especially by pet owners, that pet ownership can make you feel better. On top of anecdotal evidence, there is scientific research demonstrating that companion pets can reduce stress and anxiety, and... More

November 22, 2019

Carleton Co-Hosts and Shines in Annual Royal Society Celebration

Members of the Carleton University community played an important role at the Royal Society of Canada’s 2019 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on Nov. 21 to 22, 2019. Four Carleton professors are joining the ranks... More

November 14, 2019

Popular Hockey Analytics Conference Attracting NHL Staff

From pre-season to playoffs, hockey diagrams and charts have long been part of the coach's corner. Over the last decade, however, the advancement of data visualization technologies have created even better ways for teams to... More

November 14, 2019

Medical Physics Maven

Rowan Thomson’s office is unassuming for a Canada Research Chair in Radiotherapy Physics. She has two computers, where she pulls up diagrams to better explain her vital cancer research. A drawing by her son is... More

November 14, 2019

The Real World: Biotech Internship Challenges Carleton Students

For the second year, the National Research Council (NRC), the Government of Canada’s largest research organization, welcomed 25 undergraduate science students from Carleton University (CU) to its active Ottawa research facility during October’s fall break... More

November 6, 2019

Fall Convocation: Athlete Finds Inspiration at HIV Clinic

David Roy first realized he wanted to pursue a master’s degree when he looked around the HIV clinic where he worked for nine months in Johannesburg, South Africa. He understood the need for research that... More

Practical Learning Powers Success in Science

Carleton Remembers: Honouring Those Lost in Tragic Plane Crash

Carleton Researcher Discovers Earliest Fossil Evidence of Parental Behaviour

Top 10 Carleton Stories in 2019

Carleton Wraps Up Cinquecento Celebration

The Salvator Mundi Painting: Leonardo’s Disappearing Masterpiece

Carleton Students Pitch Solutions to Pet Ownership Barriers

Carleton Co-Hosts and Shines in Annual Royal Society Celebration

Popular Hockey Analytics Conference Attracting NHL Staff

Medical Physics Maven

The Real World: Biotech Internship Challenges Carleton Students

Fall Convocation: Athlete Finds Inspiration at HIV Clinic