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February 11, 2021

Striving for Gender Equity: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Growing up, Rowan Thomson loved sitting down and solving equations. As an undergraduate biochemistry student at Carleton University, Thomson realized that she enjoyed the math and physics parts of her major more than its core... More

January 19, 2021

Carleton’s Yuhong Guo Named to CIFAR AI Chairs Program

Carleton University’s School of Computer Science Prof. Yuhong Guo has been named to the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chairs Program. “Being named as a CIFAR AI Chair is an incredible... More

December 23, 2020

The Conversation: Carleton Faculty and PhD Candidates Flourish in 2020

Carleton University is a member of The Conversation, a unique digital journalism platform that boosts the visibility of Canada’s academic faculty, researchers and PhD candidates. The platform aims to elevate understanding of current affairs and... More

December 21, 2020

Carleton’s Top 10 Stories of 2020

It was a year when the Carleton website was a key source of information about COVID-19 initiatives and updates, but our top stories showcased university achievements in all sorts of areas—from rankings and research to... More

December 18, 2020

Robert Clarke Posthumously Named Fellow of the IUPESM in Honour of Contributions to Medical Physics

Ottawa’s medical physics community is unique in Canada. Not only is the city home to two university physics departments and a teaching hospital, there’s also the National Research Council, where national standards for the use... More

November 24, 2020

2020 Herzberg Lecture: Focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Increasing diversity among genders, races and other metrics is very possible in post-secondary education, as long as everyone involved is committed to constant discussion about how to decrease barriers, according to Harvey Mudd College President... More

October 20, 2020

A First for ATLAS: Carleton’s Manuella Vincter Reappointed Deputy Spokesperson

Carleton University’s Manuella Vincter, professor in the Department of Physics, has been reappointed for another term as Deputy Spokesperson for ATLAS at CERN, the European organization for nuclear research. Vincter’s mandate will be extended until March 2023.... 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

June 17, 2020

Carleton’s David Miller and Study Team Win Award of Excellence

Carleton’s Chemistry Prof. David Miller is a member of the Sioux Lookout Zone Children’s Environmental Health study team which has been awarded the 2020 Health Canada, Health Environmental and Consumers Safety Branch ADM Award of... More

April 14, 2020

Trudeau Commends Carleton Engineering Grad Making Protective Shields

Last spring, when Felix Denomme graduated from Carleton University’s Aerospace Engineering program and got a job at Ottawa’s B-Con Engineering, he was excited about using his education and experience to fine-tune optical systems the company... More

March 5, 2020

Discovery Lecture: Francesca Casadio on How Science Reveals More about Art

Pablo Picasso wasn’t only an innovative artist; he was highly prolific too. By the time he died at the age of 91, he had produced more than 36,000 works. That’s more than one work of... More

February 14, 2020

Earth Sciences Students Travel to Siberia to Discuss Ancient Volcanic Events

A group of Carleton University Earth Sciences students had an opportunity to present their work and absorb international perspectives at a conference in Siberia on ancient volcanic events. The conference, which took place in Tomsk,... More