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Carleton University Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ATTENTION VISITORS

In following the recommendations from Ottawa Public Health, the Office of the Dean is operating online and staff are working remotely.

For assistance, please contact the office at odscience@carleton.ca, and your email will be redirected to the appropriate contact.

We are also checking and responding to voicemail on (613) 520-4388 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

We are doing all we can to keep our community safe and to contribute to slowing the progression of COVID-19 in Ottawa, the country and the world.

For the latest updates and more information visit Carleton University’s COVID-19 site.

Thank you for your understanding during this time.

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Oct 14 Science Café – Vaccines against COVID-19: So Where Are We So Far?

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Science Café – Vaccines against COVID-19: So Where Are We So Far?

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Oct 28 ACE EDI Event Series: Let’s Talk EDI in Science

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ACE EDI Event Series: Let’s Talk EDI in Science

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Nov 4 Science Café – Fish That Feed Our Rivers: An Exploration of Migratory Fishes as E...

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Science Café – Fish That Feed Our Rivers: An Exploration of Migratory Fishes as E...

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Nov 18 2020 Herzberg Lecture: Increasing Diversity in Computer Science at All Levels

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2020 Herzberg Lecture: Increasing Diversity in Computer Science at All Levels

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Nov 25 Science Café – Understanding the Workings of Novel Antidepressants

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Science Café – Understanding the Workings of Novel Antidepressants

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October 21, 2020

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Erling Rud explain approaches and challenges with developing a...

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Erling Rud explain approaches and challenges with developing a vaccine to prevent COVID-19

COVID-19 is a novel, highly pathogenic viral infection caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that originated in Wuhan City, China in late 2019. As of July... More

October 20, 2020

Carleton University Projects Receive Funding from NSERC Alliance COVID-19 Grants

October 20, 2020

Francine Darroch Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant to Pursue Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Projects

October 20, 2020

Carleton’s Manuella Vincter Reappointed ATLAS Deputy Spokesperson

October 14, 2020

Virtual Biology Butterfly Show Comes in for a Landing

October 14, 2020

Online Science Café – Watch Erin Vanzyl discuss her research on understanding how defects in...

Online Science Café – Watch Erin Vanzyl discuss her research on understanding how defects in pre-mRNA splicing affect cancer cells

Cancer is a class of related diseases that are associated with the uncontrolled growth of cells in different parts of the body. Changes in cells leading to cancer are caused... More

October 7, 2020

Carleton Neuroscience Professor Kim Hellemans Wins Prestigious Provincial Teaching Award

October 1, 2020

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Matthew Holden discuss how to improve patient outcomes in...

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Matthew Holden discuss how to improve patient outcomes in surgery using machine learning

When a patient undergoes surgery, the operating room contains many devices to help perform and monitor the operation. For example, medical imaging devices allow us to see the patient's anatomy,... More

October 1, 2020

Carleton Launches New Strategic Integrated Plan: A Road Map to a Bright Future

September 28, 2020

Natalina Salmaso Renewed as Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neurobiology

September 22, 2020

Get to Know Campus from Home: Carleton Unveils New Virtual Tour

September 22, 2020

Kim Hellemans discusses social media use and its impact on university students’ mental health

In the Media

September 22, 2020

Kim Hellemans discusses social media use and its impact on university students’ mental health

September 22, 2020

Carleton Researchers Find Half of Budgets for Species Conservation is Used for Monitoring, Not Protecting

September 16, 2020

Prof. Steven Cooke’s family research expeditions featured on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks

August 25, 2020

Paul Peters speaks to Winnipeg Free Press about COVID challenges for rural communities

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