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Events

Oct 16 Royal Society of Canada Romanowski Lecture Series

Oct

16

5:00 pm

7:00 pm

Royal Society of Canada Romanowski Lecture Series

President’s Lounge , Montreal Science Centre , 2 rue de la Commune Ouest , Montreal, QC H2Y 4B2
Oct 17 OMPI30: The Great (Medical Physics) Debate

Oct

17

4:00 pm

5:00 pm

OMPI30: The Great (Medical Physics) Debate

40 Ruskin St., Ottawa ON K1Y 4W7, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Room H-2367 (Centre Foustanellas Auditorium)
Oct 18 The Siren’s Call of a Theory of Everything: What Sets the Limits of Animal Thermal Tole...

Oct

18

10:00 am

11:30 am

The Siren’s Call of a Theory of Everything: What Sets the Limits of Animal Thermal Tole...

Robertson Hall, Senate Boardroom, Room 608
Oct 19 Faculty of Science Fall Open House: October 19, 2019

Oct

19

10:00 am

1:00 pm

Faculty of Science Fall Open House: October 19, 2019

Carleton University
Nov 7 OMPI30 Symposium: Celebrating 30 Years of Collaboration and Innovation in Medical Physics

Nov

7

1:00 pm

5:00 pm

OMPI30 Symposium: Celebrating 30 Years of Collaboration and Innovation in Medical Physics

Residence Commons, 270/272/274
Nov 13 Leonardo’s Excursions into Mathematics

Nov

13

6:30 pm

7:30 pm

Leonardo’s Excursions into Mathematics

1049 Bank Street (at Aylmer Ave in Old Ottawa South), Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library
Nov 21 Herzberg Lecture 2019: Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi by Martin Kemp

Nov

21

7:00 pm

9:00 pm

Herzberg Lecture 2019: Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi by Martin Kemp

Richcraft Hall, Conference Rooms and Atrium
Nov 27 A Retrospective Look at the Power of Natural Products: 50 years of Chemical Dabbling an...

Nov

27

6:30 pm

7:30 pm

A Retrospective Look at the Power of Natural Products: 50 years of Chemical Dabbling an...

1049 Bank Street (at Aylmer Ave in Old Ottawa South), Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library
Nov 29 Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Physical Activity

Nov

29

10:00 am

11:30 am

Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Physical Activity

Robertson Hall, Senate Boardroom, Room 608
Jan 17 Astroglial Cells in Brain Development and Disease

Jan

17

10:00 am

11:30 am

Astroglial Cells in Brain Development and Disease

Robertson Hall, Senate Boardroom, Room 608
Feb 28 Why Trade-Offs Matter: Understanding the Evolution of Flight Behaviour and Social Netwo...

Feb

28

10:00 am

11:30 am

Why Trade-Offs Matter: Understanding the Evolution of Flight Behaviour and Social Netwo...

Robertson Hall, Senate Boardroom, Room 608
Mar 20 Diet and Environment: Influences On Our Health

Mar

20

10:00 am

11:30 am

Diet and Environment: Influences On Our Health

Robertson Hall, Senate Boardroom, Room 608

News

Photo for the news post: Carleton’s Lenore Fahrig to Deliver Lecture on Biodiversity and Conservation in Small Spaces
October 10, 2019

Carleton’s Lenore Fahrig to Deliver Lecture on Biodiversity and Conservation in Small Spaces

Carleton’s Lenore Fahrig to Deliver Lecture on Biodiversity and Conservation in Small Spaces
Photo for the news post: Carleton Biology Building Renovations Boost Sustainability
October 4, 2019

Carleton Biology Building Renovations Boost Sustainability

Carleton Biology Building Renovations Boost Sustainability
Photo for the news post: Minding the Brain Podcast Wins SWCC 2019 People’s Choice Award for Canada’s Favourite Science Online
October 4, 2019

Minding the Brain Podcast Wins SWCC 2019 People’s Choice Award for Canada’s Favourite Science Online

Minding the Brain Podcast Wins SWCC 2019 People’s Choice Award for Canada’s Favourite Science Online

The results are in! A popular science podcast hosted by Carleton Neuroscience Chair Kim Hellemans and Cognitive Science Prof. Jim Davies, Minding the Brain, has won the Science Writers and... More
Photo for the news post: Maclean’s Latest Rankings Confirm Carleton’s Momentum
October 4, 2019

Maclean’s Latest Rankings Confirm Carleton’s Momentum

Maclean’s Latest Rankings Confirm Carleton’s Momentum
Photo for the news post: Twenty Years of Floating Beauties at Carleton Butterfly Show
October 4, 2019

Twenty Years of Floating Beauties at Carleton Butterfly Show

Twenty Years of Floating Beauties at Carleton Butterfly Show
Photo for the news post: Carleton University Fall Open House: October 19, 2019
October 3, 2019

Carleton University Fall Open House: October 19, 2019

Carleton University Fall Open House: October 19, 2019

Prospective undergraduate students and their families are invited to join us on campus for our Fall Open House days! Saturday, October 19, 2019 Engineering and Design, Science At Fall Open... More
Photo for the news post: Indigenous Knowledge Puts Industrial Pollution in Perspective
October 1, 2019

Indigenous Knowledge Puts Industrial Pollution in Perspective

Indigenous Knowledge Puts Industrial Pollution in Perspective
Photo for the news post: Pollutants and Diabetes: Carleton Lab Led by Prof. Jenny Bruin Makes New Discoveries
September 30, 2019

Pollutants and Diabetes: Carleton Lab Led by Prof. Jenny Bruin Makes New Discoveries

Pollutants and Diabetes: Carleton Lab Led by Prof. Jenny Bruin Makes New Discoveries
Photo for the news post: Hillary Maddin and Paul Peters Among Six Carleton Faculty Members to Receive Early Researcher Awards from Ontario Government
September 30, 2019

Hillary Maddin and Paul Peters Among Six Carleton Faculty Members to Receive Early Researcher Awards...

Hillary Maddin and Paul Peters Among Six Carleton Faculty Members to Receive Early Researcher Awards from Ontario Government
Photo for the news post: Fossils Aid Probe into Origins of Animals
September 30, 2019

Fossils Aid Probe into Origins of Animals

Fossils Aid Probe into Origins of Animals
Photo for the news post: Earth Sciences Professor Tim Patterson devoted to safeguarding lakes in Canada’s north
September 30, 2019

Earth Sciences Professor Tim Patterson devoted to safeguarding lakes in Canada’s north

Earth Sciences Professor Tim Patterson devoted to safeguarding lakes in Canada’s north
Photo for the news post: Amedeo D’Angiulli: Air pollution in global megacities linked to children’s cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and death
September 30, 2019

Amedeo D’Angiulli: Air pollution in global megacities linked to children’s cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and death

Amedeo D’Angiulli: Air pollution in global megacities linked to children’s cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s and death

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Featured Researchers

Photo of Paul Van Oorschot

Paul Van Oorschot, School of Computer Science

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science

Paul Van Oorschot, School of Computer Science
Photo of J.N.K. Rao

J.N.K. Rao, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science

J.N.K. Rao, School of Mathematics and Statistics
Photo of Miklos Csorgo

Miklos Csorgo, School of Mathematics and Statistics

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science

Miklos Csorgo, School of Mathematics and Statistics