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April 7, 2021

Carleton Alumna Helen Thai Chosen for Prestigious McCall MacBain Scholarship

Carleton University alumna Helen Thai (BCom /17, BA /20) has been chosen as one of just 20 winners of the inaugural McCall MacBain Scholarships, prestigious graduate studies scholarships funded by the McCall MacBain Foundation. They... More

March 6, 2021

President Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Student Charlotte Smith Recognized for Leadership in Mental Health

Carleton University President Benoit-Antoine Bacon joined a list of acclaimed Canadians on March 4, 2021 when he was presented with the Transformational Leader for Mental Health Award from the Royal Ottawa Foundation. Past winners of... More

February 24, 2021

Carleton Master’s Sociology Student to Receive Royal Ottawa Award for Mental Health Work

Charlotte Smith, a Carleton University master’s student in Sociology, has faced overwhelming challenges throughout her life: childhood sexual abuse, homelessness, incarceration, drug dependency. Undaunted, she has channelled these experiences into her academic, advocacy and activist... More

February 24, 2021

Carleton President Receives Transformational Leader Award for Championing Mental Health

On March 4, Carleton President Benoit-Antoine Bacon will join a list of illustrious Canadians, including retired general Roméo Dallaire, author and advocate Margaret Trudeau, former Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Olympic figure skater Elizabeth... More

January 25, 2021

Carleton Hosts Conversation with Bestselling Indigenous Author Jesse Thistle for “Let’s Talk” Series

Carleton University is hosting an afternoon talk with Jesse Thistle, author of the national bestseller, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, on Jan. 26, 2021, as part of... More

January 11, 2021

Carleton Neuroscience Researchers Help Demystify Major Depression

Among its many impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness about mental health concerns and limited access to labs for scientists. But Carleton University Neuroscience Prof. Argel Aguilar-Valles and his collaborators continue to chip away... More

December 10, 2020

Carleton Launches Hub to Widely Share Mental Health Research in a COVID World

A new virtual space at Carleton is making mental health research more accessible to the community. The Mental Health and Well-being Research and Training Hub (MeWeRTH) brings together faculty members, external researchers, students, practitioners, community organizations, and... 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

May 12, 2020

Work and Life in the Time of Coronavirus: Carleton Researchers Shine a Light

In mid-March, when Canada’s COVID-19 lockdown started, Anita Grace was in the home stretch of her PhD in Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Suddenly faced with the prospect of preparing for a late-April... More

April 23, 2020

Opening Up About PTSD: War Correspondent Sheila MacVicar Tells Her Story

Although their journalism can give voice to the voiceless, foreign correspondents often suffer their own afflictions in silence. As she gave the 21st annual Kesterton Lecture on March 11, 2020, award-winning journalist Sheila MacVicar made... 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 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