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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Closed for the Holiday

The Institute of Biochemistry and the Biology Department will be closed for the holiday. Closed : December 23rd Re-open: January 3rd at 8:30 Happy... More

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Faculty of Science 2019 Excellence Award Recipients

Each year the Faculty of Science present awards to faculty and instructors in honour of their outstanding work in teaching, supervising and mentoring our students, as well as excellence in research and the impactful contributions they have made in the overall performance of their duties. Three of the Biology Department's Faculty members were... More

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Carleton Co-Hosts and Shines in Annual Royal Society Celebration

Members of the Carleton University community played an important role at the Royal Society of Canada’s 2019 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on Nov. 21 to 22, 2019. Four Carleton professors are joining the ranks of the Royal Society Fellows this year – Norman Hillmer and Tim Cook from the History Department, Robert Letcher... More

Monday, December 2, 2019

The Real World: Biotech Internship Challenges Carleton Students

For the second year, the National Research Council (NRC), the Government of Canada’s largest research organization, welcomed 25 undergraduate science students from Carleton University (CU) to its active Ottawa research facility during October’s fall break to expose them to how scientists work. NRC researchers Sue Twine and Kelly Fulton from... More

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Fish Tales: An Exploration of Ottawa’s Underwater World

Carleton Biology's Dr. Steve Cooke will be giving a talk with the City of Ottawa as part of their wildlife speaker series. The talk will be taking place at Ben Franklin Place (101 Centerpoint Drive) on Wednesday, November 27th at 7p.m.   To learn more about the talk visit the City of Ottawa Wildlife... More

Friday, November 8, 2019

Carleton Records Canada’s Biggest Increase in Research Income Among Comprehensive and Medical Universities

Carleton University’s focus on collaborative interdisciplinary research with social, environmental and economic impact is paying big dividends. Research funding at Carleton has increased more sharply this year than at every other comprehensive and medical university in the country. Sponsored research income from external sources at Carleton... More

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Guess the Weight of the Great Pumpkin!

The lobby of the Nesbitt Building is about to get totally squashed. Carleton University’s greenest thumbs have been busy all summer watering, feeding and nurturing a mammoth pumpkin, partly as a botany experiment but also as a departmental fundraiser. From now until noon on Thursday—Halloween—you can view the giant squash at Nesbitt and try... More

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Jumbo Squid and Zombie Genes

A PhD student in biology who studies cell and molecular responses to stress in Prof. Ken Storey’s lab, Hadj-Moussa worked with fellow PhD student Samantha Logan to identify jumbo squid microRNA in research funded through experiment.com, a crowdfunding platform for scientific experiments. Read the full Carleton Newsroom article by Tyrone Burke... More

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Carleton agave plant blooms in ‘final hurrah’ before death

Carleton University's greenhouse makes the news once again this week! The blooming Queen Victoria Agave was featured on CBC Ottawa News once again. Ed Bruggink, Carleton's greenhouse Manager, says the bloom is a sign that the agave plant is near the end of its life. Watch the full news story below or click here... More

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Deep Dive Into Underwater Scientific Research

The Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology (OUPFB) made it to the newsroom this week! The OUPFB is a field course program that offers 30 field courses. Enrolled students come from any of the 15 participating universities as long as they meet course prerequisites. Four OUPFB courses are offered by Carleton biology professors – Chris... More

Monday, October 21, 2019

New Study from Carleton University Shows Warming Ocean Boosts Invasive Lionfish Appetite

A new study from Carleton University’s Clay Steell and Steven Cooke’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab is the first to show that invasive lionfish eat more and perform better as the ocean warms with climate change, thanks to a digestive system that likes the heat. To learn more read the original Carleton News room article... More

Friday, October 18, 2019

Colossal Carleton Blossom Astounds Biologist

The Blooming of Biology department's Queen Victoria Agave plant made the Carleton Newsroom today! Ed Bruggink, the Department of Biology’s greenhouses manager, was delighted to be a witness to this once-in-a-lifetime event, especially since it coincided with the 20th anniversary of the university’s Butterfly Show which Bruggink launched and... More

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