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April 1, 2021

Carleton Alumni Company Sifting Through COVID-19 Data for Major Health Clients Like World Health Organization

When Peter O’Blenis was finishing his undergraduate Computer Science degree at Carleton University, he knew that he wanted to start a company someday. “It’s about building something from scratch,” he says, “and not having any... More

March 26, 2021

Bringing Generations Together: Carleton Poses Student Challenge on Disconnection

To address the vulnerability and social isolation of older Canadians, Carleton undergraduate students devised ways to build cross-generational connections between older and younger adults. On March 18, 2021, they aimed to solve one of the... More

March 19, 2021

Carleton University’s First Virtual Relay for Life Raises More Than $55,000 for Cancer Research

Over the weekend of March 12 to 14, 2021, Carleton University hosted the first ever virtual Relay for Life, raising $56,582.12 (and counting) towards groundbreaking cancer research and vital support services. Relay for Life is... More

March 15, 2021

A Year of COVID-19: Tackling Pandemic Issues

It’s been a full year since the world changed dramatically. Over the past 12 months, Carleton University students, faculty, researchers and staff have been tackling problems posed by the pandemic in a broad range of... 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 30, 2020

Carleton Offers Specialized Mental Health Counselling Services for Graduate, Indigenous and Racialized Students

Manal Haji Egeh was working as a counsellor with Somali youth and families when she spotted a job posting for a new racialized counsellor at Carleton University. “I immediately thought, wow, this is so important... More

June 24, 2020

Grad Stories 2020: Four Exemplary Ravens say Goodbye to Carleton

Even though graduating students this year will not be enjoying a traditional ceremony to celebrate their achievements, the Class of 2020 is applauding exceptional student-athletes who are leaving but will always be Ravens. We sat... More

June 12, 2020

Carleton Researcher Develops Mobile App that Delivers COVID-19 Exposure Alerts But No Personal Information

Wei Shi, an associate professor in Carleton’s School of Information Technology, has developed an app that informs users if they could have been exposed to known COVID-19 cases – without ever collecting their personal information.... More

April 21, 2020

Carleton’s New $250,000 Rapid Response Research Grants Support Work Contributing to the Global COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 changed everything. Never before has life around the world changed so suddenly and so comprehensively. When it did, researchers quickly took action. To better understand the human cost of the pandemic, Prof. Linda Duxbury... More

April 14, 2020

Carleton Operations Resurrected Remotely in Huge Campus Effort

Collaboration, preparation, a student-centric focus — and technical support. When Carleton University made the monumental switch and moved not only classes but nearly all campus operations to virtual mode, staff across the institution had to... More

April 8, 2020

Carleton Researchers Developing Tools to Identify and Manage COVID-19

Carleton University researchers are contributing in multiple ways to helping people identify and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media analysis and smart technologies for seniors are two projects yielding results. “Sentiment analysis is a very... More

April 7, 2020

Carleton University Therapy Dogs Offering Virtual Cheer on Instagram

In mere days as a result of the pandemic, Carleton University’s campus was emptied of students, faculty, staff and, well, dogs. Carleton’s Therapy Dogs are no longer able to physically engage with students. But that... More