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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Biology Professor Kenneth Storey from the Storey lab. Comments on hibernating tendencies, and certain rehabilitating traits some animals go through once they are through hibernating in a CBC radio article. When ground squirrels emerge in the spring after hibernating all winter, their guts shrink to about half their original weight, but their... More
Monday, September 21, 2020
Carleton University researchers have put to rest a popular fish story: that pouring Diet Coke or other carbonated beverages on a fish’s injured gills can stem the bleeding. Researchers from biology professor Steven Cooke’s lab conducted the first scientific study of what has, in recent years, become a controversial tenet of fish first aid.... More
Monday, August 10, 2020
Prof. Steven Cooke and William Twardek, a PhD student in the Cooke Lab, co-authored a newly released global report on the status of migratory fish. Their report details that a massive decline in migratory freshwater fish populations could threaten livelihoods of millions. Read full article... More
Jill Brooks, a PhD student in the Cooke Lab , has been awarded the Eugenie Clark Memorial Award from the American Elasmobranch Society. The award recognizes female early-career scientists who demonstrate uncommon perseverance, dedication and innovation in biological research and public outreach on elasmobranch fishes, such as sharks, rays, and... More
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
The Biology Department awards 1 TA Excellence Award as one of the ways we acknowledge the efforts and contributions of our teaching assistants. The award winner for the TA Excellence Award in Biology for the 2019-2020 Academic year has been awarded to Melanie Scallion! A warm congratulations to Melanie! Thank you all for your... More
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Researcher looks at why some chinook salmon don't make it up the Whitehorse fish ladder William Twardek, a PhD student in the Cooke Lab studying chinook salmon migration in Yukon, says there's ample reason to be concerned about how the fish will survive a changing environment — but he's optimistic. "They are pretty resilient... More
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Congratulations to PhD candidates Willow English and William Twardek who recently won scholarships from ACUNS. Willow English, a student in both the Bennett lab and the Smith Lab, has won the Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) Scholarship for her research on Carry-over effects in Arctic-breeding shorebirds: a cross-species comparison. William... More
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Congratulations, you made it! Please head over to our congratulatory web page where you can view a video message from the Chair of Biology and read messages from our Faculty and Staff. We are proud to call you Carleton alumni and we wish you every success in your new... More
Congratulations to Hayley Paquette who recently won the Luella K Weresub Memorial Award in Mycology from the Canadian Botanical Association! Hayley is a graduate of Carleton (2019), having studied with Dr. Myron Smith and Dr. Troy McMullin. Her awarded article was recently published in OPUSCULA PHILOLICHENUM. To read more about Hayley's research... More
Friday, May 29, 2020
Engineers and architects have long gazed at nature for inspiration, from the design of bullet trains to wind turbines. Illias Berberi, in the Dakin lab in the Biology Department, has been studying the evolution of extraordinary flight behaviours by examining body mass, wing size, species relatedness and other characteristics. Illias hopes that... More
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Canada's vast arctic coastline fisheries supports food security for many communities. Maintaining healthy and sustainable fisheries in the arctic requires a deep understanding of the movement of the local fish populations. Jacqueline Chapman, a PhD student of Dr. Steven Cooke, and her collaborators are researching Canadian arctic fisheries by... More
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Dinosaur collecting in western Canada, between 1874-1889, formed the foundation of Canadian palaeontology as we know it. The fossils that were found, and their scientific significance, were poorly understood until now. By documenting the historical collection of these fossils and identifying them taxonomically, Brigid Christison and her colleagues... More
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