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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Title: Making better conservation decisions Abstract: Conservation actions are urgently needed to safeguard species and the processes that sustain biodiversity. However, efforts to conserve biodiversity are complicated by the fact that existing information is incomplete and available resources are limited. In this seminar, I will discuss... More
Friday, July 8, 2022
Grad students Matthew Coffey and Alicia Halhed won first and second place in the annual GRADflix competition. This competition requires participants to make a one-minute video describing their research. Visit this page to watch their flix! First Place: Matthew Coffey (Biology) Studying Lobelia Mating System using Citizen Science Second Place:... More
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Our planet's population is expected to reach nearly 11 billion by the end of this century, which will create a major global challenge: How will we feed so many people? Current agricultural practices, whether producing animals or crops, require too much land, water, feed or fertilizer to be sustainable at such a scale. But... More
Friday, May 13, 2022
Jennifer Provencher, Adjunct professor, Department of Biology and Yasmeen Zahaby, Masters Student, Department of Biology wrote a wonderfully informative article discussing how Arctic wildlife are impacted by oil and climate change. Jennifer's research focus is on the effects of plastic pollution, including the cumulative effects of plastic... More
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
We are delighted to announce that Anand Chopra, Faculty of Science Teaching Assistant for BIOC 3103/3104 has been awarded an Outstanding TA Award for the 2021-2022 academic year This award celebrates the contributions and support Teaching Assistants give to the undergraduate and graduate programs in their disciplines, as well as their roles in... More
Monday, March 21, 2022
Carleton University Biology PhD student Matthew Muzzatti discusses the edible insect industry and provides an overview of the exciting research taking place at Carleton to push this industry forward. Watch... More
Friday, February 25, 2022
Do certain pollutants cause or contribute to the onset of diabetes? That’s what researchers in Prof. Jenny Bruin’s lab are trying to determine. Bruin, herself, thinks there is a link. Kyle Van Allen – Flame Retardants One of her PhD students, Kyle Van Allen, is focusing his research on a class of chemicals called Flame Retardants... More
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
In nature, most animals are at risk of being attacked by predators. This has led many species to use camouflage as a means of avoiding detection. However, the effectiveness of camouflage is significantly reduced when the animal moves, leading to the need for defence adaptations when in motion.. One such adaptation, flash behaviour, is... More
Thursday, May 20, 2021
The latest video features Prof. Joe Bennett and two of his graduate students (Allison Binley Ph.D. and Jordanna Bergman Ph.D.) who research ways to conserve species. watch... More
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Muzzatti points out that food security is a major concern for the future, and our current agricultural model is not positioned to feed our growing population. “Insects are a sustainable and nutritious alternative protein source, and a potential solution to this problem.” “I am interested in biological mechanisms behind variation in body... More
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Mahmoud El-Saadi, a master’s student in Biology is investigating possible links and mechanisms between insect’s gut and immune activation after being exposed to low temperatures. “If bacteria are finding their way out of the gut and into the body, the resulting infection may contribute to cold-induced injuries and explain the immune... More
Friday, April 30, 2021
The Department of Biology's Jayne Yack announced the winners of the 2021 Grad Thesis Awards at our annual George Carmody Lecture. Of course, this year was a bit different and it was hosted over Zoom, as a virtual event. The department is so proud and chose 6 of our amazing former students to receive... More
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