COVID-19: Carleton's Coronavirus Information

Computer Science alum launch RideBuddie app to serve long-distance ride share market

Computer Science alum launch RideBuddie app to serve long-distance ride share market

As COVID-19 dominated headlines and monopolized public consciousness, a significant shift in Canada’s transportation network went mostly unnoticed.  In May 2020, Greyhound Bus Lines quietly shut down all service until... More

Zona incerta: Prof. Melissa Chee’s lab helps unveil new knowledge on the brain’s zone of...

Zona incerta: Prof. Melissa Chee’s lab helps unveil new knowledge on the brain’s zone of uncertainty

By Ty Burke There are roughly 86 billion neurons in a human brain. It is our most complex organ – and the least understood. Far from knowing what each neuron... More

Carleton-hosted epidemiology and biostatistics conference gives rise to new published research in Canadian Journal of...

Carleton-hosted epidemiology and biostatistics conference gives rise to new published research in Canadian Journal of Public Health

When Carleton University hosted the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) conference in May 2019, the terms COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 had not yet been invented, let alone uttered. As... More

Grad Stories: Sandra Gabriele, York University professor, returns to the classroom at Carleton

Grad Stories: Sandra Gabriele, York University professor, returns to the classroom at Carleton

Prof. Steven Cooke to take part in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Twitter chat

Prof. Steven Cooke to take part in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Twitter chat

Prof. Steven J. Cooke will be taking part in a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Twitter chat on June 25th along with Pamela Templer, ecosystem ecologist and professor at Boston... More

Earth Sciences publishes video message in honour of graduates

Earth Sciences publishes video message in honour of graduates

The Department of Earth Sciences has published a congratulatory video message for its new graduates. The video contains well-wishes and advice from faculty and staff for students as they begin... More

Biology and Biochemistry give their students a positive send-off

Biology and Biochemistry give their students a positive send-off

The Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry has assemble a webpage dedicated to its graduating students. The page features graduation messages, videos from Chair of Biology, Owen Rowland and... More

Department of Neuroscience relays inspirational message to graduates

Department of Neuroscience relays inspirational message to graduates

The Department of Neuroscience has published an inspirational message by way of a streamable video for graduates. Click here to watch! The event features faculty and staff from the Department... More

Faculty of Science celebrates its 2020 graduates with keynote speech by Julie Angus!

Faculty of Science celebrates its 2020 graduates with keynote speech by Julie Angus!

We may not be holding Convocation ceremonies this spring, but the Faculty of Science has created a Virtual Graduation Celebration as a toast to the accomplishments of its graduates! New... More

#CarletonGrads2020 is here!

#CarletonGrads2020 is here!

Science leaders “Pass the Degree” in celebration of our new graduates!

Science leaders “Pass the Degree” in celebration of our new graduates!

Pass the degree! Leaders in the Faculty of Science took part in a degree-pass video in celebration of all of the accomplishments of our 2020 graduates in the Faculty of... More

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. David Miller explain how fungal toxins affect our food...

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. David Miller explain how fungal toxins affect our food supply

Although most people worry about man-made chemicals, far more serious are four important fungal toxins or mycotoxins. These compounds were discovered because they affected humans or domestic animals, not theoretical... More

Biology PhD Students Win Awards for Northern Research

Biology PhD Students Win Awards for Northern Research

David Miller and Study Team Win Award of Excellence

David Miller and Study Team Win Award of Excellence

Prime Minister praises Canadian post-secondary graduates in live address at Carleton University

Prime Minister praises Canadian post-secondary graduates in live address at Carleton University

Faculty of Science projects receive CU COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants

Faculty of Science projects receive CU COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants

Seventeen projects led by or with participation from Science faculty members have been successful in their applications for CU COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants. In response to COVID-19, Carleton University... More

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Edana Cassol explain how our immune systems fight viruses

Online Science Café – Watch Prof. Edana Cassol explain how our immune systems fight viruses

Immune systems are suddenly top-of-mind as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we live and work. The pandemic has also increased public awareness of newly emerging viruses. Our... More

Carleton Computer Science Students Complete First-in-Canada Shopify Dev Degree

Carleton Computer Science Students Complete First-in-Canada Shopify Dev Degree

Carleton University Introduces Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Reconciliation Strategy

Carleton University Introduces Kinàmàgawin Indigenous Reconciliation Strategy

Early Jurassic dinosaur embryos tell an ancient tooth tale

Early Jurassic dinosaur embryos tell an ancient tooth tale

Dinosaur embryos are a prized find for palaeontologists. A recent discovery of embryonic bones and teeth from the Early Jurassic period of Yunnan, China, has given researchers an even rarer... More