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Thursday, October 25, 2018

From Theory to Practice: The First NRC-CU Biotech Internship is Underway

The National Research Council (NRC), the Government of Canada’s largest research organization, is welcoming 25 undergraduate students from Carleton University to its active research facility in Ottawa this week. These young scientists and innovators have been selected to participate in the first NRC-CU Biotechnology Internship, a collaborative... More

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Lauren Hepburn studies Ottawa neighbourhood satisfaction relevant to bird species in the area

It’s not surprising that people who live in more prosperous neighbourhoods are more likely to report feeling happy about their lives. Or that people who live in leafy communities or close to water are more likely to feel satisfied about where they live. But Lauren Hepburn, a graduate student in biology at Carleton University,... More

Friday, October 19, 2018

Dr. Jayne Yack’s Butterfly Research Featured in The Atlantic: The Butterflies That Hear With Their Wings

Dr. Jayne Yack's research has been featured in an article in The Atlantic, written by Ed Yong. Read about her fascinating research in the article titled "The Butterflies That Hear With Their Wings" published on October 17, 2018. Access to the article available... More

Monday, September 24, 2018

Kyle Biggar Receives Banting Discovery Award

Kyle Biggar has received the Banting Discovery Award for his cancer research. “The Banting Foundation Discovery Award is a highly competitive and prestigious award for new investigators,” said Chuck Macdonald, dean of the Faculty of Science.  “Biggar’s award underlines the outstanding quality of his record and his ground-breaking... More

Monday, September 24, 2018

Lenore Fahrig awarded Royal Society Medal for Environmental Research

Lenore Fahrig has been awarded the 2018 Miroslaw Romanowski Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). “The Romanowski Medal is the only Royal Society medal that is specifically for environmental research,” said Fahrig. “Given the high calibre of environmental research across Canada, and at Carleton, I feel extremely honoured to receive... More

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Dr. Steven Cooke and Team Awarded Grant for Conservation in the Rideau Canal Waterway

Dr. Steven Cooke has been awarded an NSERC Strategic Partnership Grant along with his team, which includes Biology's Dr. Joe Bennett and five other colleagues. The grant is worth $649,000 over three years and will support opportunities for conservation gains in Parks Canada’s historic Rideau and Trent-Severn waterways. “With the Rideau Canal... More

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Dr. Jean-Guy Godin Awarded 2018 Fry Medal by the Canadian Society of Zoologists

Dr. Jean-Guy Godin, Chancellor’s Professor of Biology, has been awarded the F.E.J. Fry Medal of the Canadian Society of Zoologists for 2018. The Medal is awarded annually to a Canadian zoologist who has made an outstanding contribution to knowledge and understanding of an area in Zoology. For more details... More

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Improving Medical Marijuana

Dementia, epilepsy, Tourette’s syndrome. Its fiercest advocates insist that cannabis will cure whatever ails you, and there’s no shortage of anecdotes to support these claims. But when it comes to peer-reviewed research, facts are harder to come by. Cannabis plants have more than 100 cannabinoids. These chemical compounds influence how... More

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Visiting Scholars Talk Science Around The Campfire

After a long cold walk in Gatineau Park last winter, Brazilian biodiversity researcher Eliana Cazetta found herself inside a woodstove-warmed backcountry cabin, discussing an academic paper with Carleton Biology Prof. Lenore Fahrig and a group of her students. Spanish scientist Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, who studies the impact of land use... More

Thursday, July 19, 2018

CIHR Supports Carleton Study on the Impact of Pollutants on Diabetes

Carleton University’s Jenny Bruin, professor in the Department of Biology is receiving approximately $750,000 from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) to support her innovative research on the factors that trigger diabetes onset and progression. “This funding will enable Bruin’s team to carry out thorough studies on... More

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Contract Instructor Opportunity 2018-2019

Contract Instructor Opportunity 2018-2019 Carleton University, Department of Biology  Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Biology course during the 2019 Winter term.   Required... More

Monday, June 18, 2018

Nat Geo Explorer Classroom: Andrea Reid | Fish Biologist (Cooke Lab)

Andrea is a fish biologist, diver, and conservationist. Her research blends many kinds of science to study stressed-out fish around the world: East Africa; Southeast Asia; Oceania; and the Pacific Northwest. She strives to engage Indigenous community members as active participants in the research process and is herself a member of the northern,... More

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