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Friday, June 14, 2024

Trina Rytwinski discuss counter-wildlife crimes in The Conversation Canada.

Protecting Wildlife Begins With Understanding How Best To Counter Wildlife Crimes Trina Rytwinski (our Biology Research Associate) and Lisa Kelly, senior researchers at Carleton University's Canadian Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation (CEBC), discuss counter-wildlife crime interventions in this new article published in The Conversation... More

Friday, June 14, 2024

Carleton Scientist-In-Residence Featured in The New York Times

Shane Gero, our Adjunct Research Professor; Scientist-in Residence was recently featured in The New York TImes for his research on sperm whales. Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they’re communicating in a complex language. Read Scientists Find an ‘Alphabet’ in Whale Songs here.... More

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Team Insecta’s Research on Crickets as Food for Space Travel

As space exploration efforts accelerate and the global space race reaches new heights, NASA is grappling with providing astronauts with nutritious, easy-to-grow food in an environment devoid of gravity. Department of Biology's student research team (Team Insecta) is exploring the suitability of crickets as a food source in space. Read the full... More

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

CBLA Toronto on the latest findings on communication between sperm whales

Shane Gero, Carleton Biology's Adjunct Research Professor; Scientist-in Residence along with MIT researchers document remarkable sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’. "Why are they exchanging these codas? What information might they be sharing? I think it's likely that they use codas to coordinate as a family, organize babysitting, foraging and... More

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Aidan Wouters discusses about the crucial role of bats in nature

Carleton Biology's grad Aidan Wouters working in Christina Davy & Jeff Dawson was recently interviewed on iHeart podcast. Aidan is studying biomechanical implications of adaptation to ground-roosting in bats, with a focus on the eastern small-footed bat. International Bat Appreciation Day: The crucial role of bats in nature Click here! to... More

Friday, April 19, 2024

Christina Davy talks about bats as pollinator-predators on TVOKids!

Our Biology Assistant Professor, Christina Davy was featured on TVOKids! Christina's research is particularly based on the increasing importance of wildlife pathogens in biodiversity conservation, and in developing the emerging study of aeroconservation. Here, she talks about bats as pollinator-predators & how they effect the food web with... More

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Undergraduate Research Day 2024

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating our Biology Undergraduate Research Day 2024! Carleton University’s Department of Biology hosted its annual Undergraduate Research Day on April 12, a vibrant event dedicated to acknowledging and appreciating the hard work and innovative research conducted by students in BIOL 4908,... More

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Carleton Biology Students on CBC Radio!

What happens to crickets in space?   Our Biology Grads & Undergrads: Emily McColville, Sophie Kasdorf, Hunter Brzezinski & Cassandra Stabile working with Sue Bertram & Heath MacMillan were featured on CBC radio for their outstanding research on crickets. Their team is sending crickets at different life stages on Canada's Falcon 20... More

Friday, April 12, 2024

Ana Hernandez Martinez de la Riva – Winner of Carleton University’s 2024 Three Minute Thesis Competition!

On March 28, 2024, Carleton University held its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition. A first round was held in the morning and then 10 finalists competed for the top prizes in the afternoon. Ana Hernandez Martinez de la Riva, PhD student in our Biology department secured first place in the competition. Ana’s presentation is titled, Where... More

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Congratulations to Catherine Cullingham for winning 2023-2024 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

Six professors at Carleton have won a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award (FGMA) at a ceremony held on March 18, 2024! We are proud to announce our Biology Assistant Prof Catherine Cullingham is among them. Graduate students sent in nomination letters to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA) supporting their favourite supervisor and... More

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Buxton-led Project Featured on CBC Ottawa Morning

Stopping birds from flying into windows – with Art Carleton University has enlisted the help of local artist Maria Gomez Umana to draw a mural on one of the glass-paneled walkways, to help prevent birds from crashing into the glass. This project's led by our Biology Assistant Professor Rachel Buxton, in collaboration with her... More

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Research Achievement Award Recipient – Dr. Kyle Biggar

We are incredibly proud to announce our Associate Professor, Kyle Biggar as one of the recipients of the Carleton's 2024 Achievement Awards, which are presented in recognition of his excellence in research and teaching. He received the Research Achievement Award for his efforts in 'Unraveling KDM5A’s role in p53 modification and cancer therapy... More

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