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August 2, 2019

Filling in the Fossil Record

Hell hunter and devil digger. When Arjan Mann names a species, he doesn’t mess around. As part of his PhD research into carboniferous period creatures, the Carleton Earth Sciences student identified two new species. The... More

July 24, 2019

Profs. Lenore Fahrig and Shikharesh Majumdar Appointed as Chancellor’s Professors

Carleton University Profs. Lenore Fahrig and Shikharesh Majumdar were recently appointed as Chancellor’s Professors, a rank reserved for highly esteemed faculty members whose research activities have been, and continue to be, of outstanding merit with... More

July 22, 2019

Rebel Computer Grad Rocks Music World

Nicholas Osborne is a bit of a black sheep. Despite growing up in a liberal arts family — his father John Osborne was dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Carleton, while his... More

July 18, 2019

It’s All In The Genes

What is it about a pine tree that could make it a good defender against the devastating mountain pine beetle? Prof. Catherine Cullingham would argue that it’s in the genes. Cullingham was at the University... More

July 16, 2019

Science and Engineering Showcase

Carleton University’s cutting-edge research and teaching facilities were showcased to a group of senior government officials during the Deputy Ministers Science Committee (DMSC) retreat on July 16. Attendees at the annual gathering of more than... More

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June 19, 2019

Math Enrichment Centre Caters to High Schoolers

“I’m not an expert on a Rubik's Cube myself, and I know that there are some experts in this room,” says Yuly Billig. “But I still think there are couple of things that I can... More

June 3, 2019

Spring Convocation: Neuroscience and Mental Health Student Makes Waves with Brain Research

When Kayla Schumacker first applied to Carleton University’s Neuroscience and Mental Health program, she couldn’t know that one day she would present at the renowned Society for Neuroscience conference in Washington, D.C., never mind win... More

May 6, 2019

Carleton Life Sciences Day Celebrates Top Research

Human health doesn’t begin at birth – or even at conception. “The origins for health, development and disease trajectories occur even earlier than that,” says Kristin Connor, assistant professor in the Developmental Origins of Health... More

April 24, 2019

Carleton Project Named as Semi-Finalist in Health Canada’s Drug-Checking Technology Challenge

A unique project developed by Carleton University’s Jeff Smith and partner Lynne Leonard at the University of Ottawa has been selected as one of nine semi-finalists for Health Canada’s Drug-Checking Technology Challenge. Each semi-finalist will... More

April 24, 2019

Understanding Hummingbird Behaviour and Evolution

Hummingbirds are so fast they're often not seen, only heard. But observed in controlled environments, the birds that can weigh less than a nickel and turn on a dime have a lot to show. Especially... More

April 16, 2019

Exploring Algonquin Provincial Park

Michael Runtz could be dropped off pretty much anywhere in Ontario, blindfolded, and by sound, smell and feel, he would know where he was. Algonquin Provincial Park — his favourite place on the planet — would stand... More

April 9, 2019

Celebrating the Genius of Leonardo da Vinci

When Angelo Mingarelli was a kid growing up in Montreal, his father, who had immigrated to Canada from Italy and worked as a correspondent for an Italian-language newspaper, would hold court at the dinner table,... More