Archives: News

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Carleton Undergrad, Zoe Landry’s Research Discovers Ancient Gray Wolves Adapted to Survive

When Zoe Landry was heading into her fourth year in Carleton University’s Earth Sciences program, she needed to find a focus for her honours research thesis. Adjunct Prof. Danielle Fraser, a paleobiologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature, invited Landry to visit the museum’s expansive collection of fossils at its facility in Gatineau,... More

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Dr. Stewart Peck (Prof. Emeritus in Biology, Carleton University) to Support In-person Study of World-Class Collections of Beetles and Fossil Insects

A major philanthropic gift to the Nature Foundation by two renowned entomologists will fund a program for visiting scientists at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences. The endowment by Drs. Jarmila and Stewart Peck, now retired but with long-standing ties to Carleton University, will... More

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Researcher of the Month: Prof. Joe Bennett

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

Monday, May 17, 2021

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke Becomes Fellow of Famed Explorers Club

Fellowship is reserved for those who have distinguished themselves by directly contributing to scientific knowledge in the field of geographical exploration or allied sciences. Cooke says he’s excited to have been named a fellow. “I’m not somebody who is going to the deepest depths of the ocean or climbing the world’s largest mountains.... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Carleton Researcher, Steven Cooke, Investigates Recreational Fishing and Technology – When is it too Much?

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke has led a study on the impact of technology that is used by anglers and the recreational fishing industry. This technology has led to rapid and dramatic changes in how recreational anglers interact with fishery resources. What was once practiced with bamboo rods and simple braided horsehair lines is now... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Lenore Fahrig, Carleton Biologist, Earns Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Research that Challenges a Long-Held Biodiversity Conservation Orthodoxy

A drone hovers above the treetops to capture the endless sweep of a seemingly pristine forest – a sylvan sea that’s home to creatures great and small. It’s the kind of scene that’s at the centre of BBC nature documentaries, but are large, contiguous conservation areas like this actually the best way to conserve... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Matt Muzzatti, a Ph.D. Student in Biology Researches: Insects as Food

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

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Prof. Rachel Buxton’s Research Finds Nature Sounds Can Alleviate Stress, Improve Mood and Enhance Cognitive Performance

“There are pretty striking health benefits to the sounds of nature,” says Rachel Buxton, a research scientist in Carleton’s Department of Biology. “Natural sounds alleviate stress and provide a range of health benefits. They improve our mood and our cognitive abilities. They have been shown to decrease pain during painful medical... More

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Mahmoud El-Saadi (Supervised by Dr. Heath McMillan), a Master’s Student in Biology is Investigating Insects In Low-Temperatures

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

2021 Grad Thesis Award Winners

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

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Carleton’s Dominique Roche Investigates Why Researchers are Wary of Sharing Data

Carleton University’s Marie Curie Global Fellow Dominique Roche has co-authored a paper on the barriers researchers face to publicly sharing their data, an issue that has gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article, Reported Individual Costs and Benefits of Sharing Open Data among Canadian Academic Faculty in Ecology and... More

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Prof. Joe Bennett and Team Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity

Canada’s landscapes, freshwater and wetlands are an important part of the world’s biodiversity and migratory patterns. They are considered part of planet Earth’s “natural heritage” and are protected as such. And yet, the country’s globally important ecosystems are not immune to the realities of the Anthropocene. In Canada alone, there... More

Load More →