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This Month in Research: February 2020

Quick Reads

Research and International Stories

Student and Postdoctoral Research Stories


Research Awards and Honours


Selected Research News


Our Faculty in the Media

A selection of recent Carleton researchers covering topics of the day in the media. For more, click here.

  • Meredith Lilly speaks to the Financial Post about ratifying the USMCA
  • Ben Klass speaks to Yahoo Finance about taxing and regulating streaming services
  • Madalaine Bourdages’ research in plastics contamination in marine environments is featured in Hakai magazine
  • John Kelly speaks to the Globe and Mail about sports teams and respecting Indigenous culture
  • Elinor Sloan speaks to iPolitics about Canadian Arctic security
  • Alexa Dodge speaks to Canadian Press about the role of digital evidence in sexual assault cases
  • Jim Davies speaks to CBC’s Quirks and Quarks about the science of imagination
  • Stephanie Carvin speaks to Reuters about Canada’s response to the situation in Iran
  • Chris Waddell speaks to Reuters about Prince Harry and Meghan and the Canadian media
  • Philippe Lagassé speaks to the New York Times about whether Canadians have to pay the security costs for Harry and Meghan
  • Kim Hellemans and Jim Davies speak to CBC about the nature of habits
  • Gabriel Wainer and Ala’a Al-Habashna write in The Conversation about improving online video watching

Events

Selected events only. For all Carleton University events, please see the Events Calendar.

  • Feb 5 — Shannon Lecture: Challenges in the ‘White Man’s Country’ Narrative: How Black railway porters fought for civil rights, equality and inclusion
  • Feb 5 — Carleton University Research Opportunity — FPA Info Session
  • Feb 6 — The Tragedy of Individuality: The Challenges of Social Theorizing Since Simmel with Thomas Kemple
  • Feb 10 — Carleton REALISE: Cognition and Wellness Lunch
  • Feb 11 — Healthy Cities 2020 Panel Series
  • Feb 12 — Science Café — The Missing Link? Integrating a Microbial Perspective in our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders
  • Feb 24 to Feb 28 — FPA Research Series
  • Feb 24 — AI: Implications for Defence, National Security, and Intelligence Conference. (Part of FPA’s Research Series)
  • Feb 26 — 2020 FPA Research Excellence Award Symposium: Youth, Neotribes, and Digital Worlds (Part of FPA’s Research Series)
  • Feb 26 — Science Café: Harmful Algal Blooms: Knowns and Knowledge Gaps
  • Feb 27 — Author Meets Readers: Conceptual Innovation in Environmental Policy
  • Feb 28 — Life Sciences Coffee and Conversation – They Trade-Offs Matter: Understanding the Evolution of Flight Behaviour and Social Networks in Birds