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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

CBC Ottawa Morning talks about the Annual Biology Butterfly Show

Carleton Biology/Biochemistry Departmental Administrator Sarah Anne Szabototh, was live on CBC Ottawa Morning show talking about our Annual Biology Butterfly Show 2023. Please visit the website to book your slots now! Click here! to listen to the podcast.... More

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Northern map turtles survive cold winter conditions by staying active under ice

Imagine it’s winter, and you’re standing on a frozen lake or pond, when suddenly below your feet you notice hundreds of turtles. What are they doing down there below the ice? Freshwater turtles in temperate regions like Canada spend several months of the year braced against frigid winter conditions of temperatures around or below... More

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Bird diversity impacts anxiety and mood- Rachel Buxton study suggests

Dr. Rachel Buxton, Assistant Professor in the Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Sciences at Carleton University, commented that often nature is considered as representing the amount of green space near homes or the distance to the nearest park, but the link between species diversity and health is underexplored. Her study shows that... More

Thursday, July 13, 2023

CALL FOR POSTERS – Canadian Greenhouse Conference 2023

The 2023 Canadian Greenhouse Conference is hosting its first poster session this year! This is a call for posters! This poster session will include regular posters and student competition posters. The goal of the Poster Session is to highlight research on greenhouse floriculture, vegetables, fruit and alternative crops in Canada allowing growers... More

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Provost’s Fellowship in Teaching Award – Iain McKinnell

Congratulations to Iain McKinnell, Instructor (Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry) who is named among the eight outstanding educators of 2023 by Carleton University. Iain's interests lie in the processes of embryological development – in particular their molecular regulation – and how these processes contribute to the anatomy... More

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Life Sciences Day 6.0 Poster Award Winner – Alicia Halhed

We congratulate our grad student Alicia for securing 2nd position and a $250 prize at Life Sciences Day 6.0 Poster Awards. Alicia is co-supervised by Dr. Owen Rowland and the research presented by her investigated the interaction between Suberin (a protective compound found in roots) and the soil microbiome.   Click here for newsletter!... More

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Chancellor’s Professor Lenore Fahrig elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Lenore Fahrig, Chancellor’s Professor in Carleton’s Department of Biology, has been elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) as an international member. Recently, the American scientific society and government advisory institution announced the election of 120 members and 23 international members. Each year, the NAS... More

Monday, May 8, 2023

CBC Ottawa Morning – Steven Cooke with Robyn Bresnahan

Spawning season for the Rideau Canal’s carp community. Carleton biologist Steven Cooke brings us the scoop on why you may be seeing an unusual number of large fish in the Rideau Canal. Cooke has diverse interests in integrative biology, conservation science, and natural resource management.  His work spans the natural and social sciences with... More

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Carleton Researchers Rank in Top 1% Globally

Recognizing Academic Staff   Prof. Steven J. Cooke (Department of Biology and Director of the Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science) and Prof. Lenore Fahrig (Chancellor's Professor, Department of Biology) have been named to the annual Highly Cited Researchers List from Clarivate Analytics.   This is the third... More

Monday, April 17, 2023

Undergraduate Research Day 2023

Thank you for joining us and showing your support for the undergraduate student research held at 4th level Galleria of Nideyinàn (formerly known as the University Centre). This event is organized to recognize and showcase the excellent thesis work of our undergraduates. At Carleton we recognize that research done by our undergraduates is vitally... More

Friday, March 31, 2023

MSc Biology student Caitlin Menzies discusses turtle sociability in 3MT Finals

Caitlin Menzies is an MSc Biology student under supervision of Roslyn Dakin and Christina Davy. She participated in Carleton University's 2023 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) contest finals, held on March 17, 2023. The Three Minute Thesis is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It is a... More

Thursday, March 30, 2023

People’s Choice Winner of 3MT contest: Panashe Kupakuwana, student in MSc Biology

Congratulations to Panashe Kupakuwana, Biology MSc student in the Storey Lab who is People’s Choice Winner at the 3MT contest this year! On March 17, 2023, Carleton’s Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs hosted its first in-person Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition since 2019. The competition saw two semi-final rounds before the top... More

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