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October 9, 2019

Minding the Brain Podcast Voted Favourite Canadian Science Site

Carleton University Neuroscience Prof. Kim Hellemans and Cognitive and Computer Science Prof. Jim Davies are well known for their innovative and enthusiastic approach to teaching and extensive expertise in their fields. Now the duo’s podcast... More

October 2, 2019

Carleton Biology Building Renovations Boost Sustainability

Extensive renovations at Carleton University’s Nesbitt Biology Building, due to end in the next few months, will allow the space to cut utility costs by a third. And since early 2018 when the renovations began,... More

October 1, 2019

Twenty Years of Floating Beauties at Carleton Butterfly Show

It’s been two decades of butterfly magic that gets more popular each year. Carleton University’s annual Butterfly Show features some 1,300 floating beauties of 41 different varieties amid lush plants in a tropical 25 C... More

September 19, 2019

Divine Creator: Da Vinci Channels God

It's easy to think of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest analytical minds in history, as a modern scientist. But according to Carleton University Art History Prof. Randi Klebanoff, da Vinci's work and world... More

September 19, 2019

Reproducing Leonardo: Portrait of Lucrezia Crivelli Takes Shape

Almost as long as there has been Renaissance art, there have been artists who make their living reproducing it. As far back as 16th century, Italian street artists were re-creating Renaissance masterpieces in the piazzas... More

September 11, 2019

Get Ready for Throwback 2019

When the leaves begin to change colour, it is a sure sign the highlight of Carleton University’s autumn calendar is fast approaching. From Sept. 15 to 22, 2019, the campus will welcome thousands of proud... More

August 26, 2019

Science Mentorship Yields Impressive Results

Bill Willmore, a professor in the Institute of Biochemistry and the Departments of Chemistry and Biology at Carleton University, doesn’t often find an email from an 11-year-old in his inbox. But back in 2014, he... More

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