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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Michael Runtz with Robyn Bresnahan- CBC Ottawa Morning

Geese and bears and voles, oh my!   With Ottawa’s unseasonably warm weather, some wild animals have already started their migration back to Ottawa – or are coming out of hibernation altogether – much earlier than usual. Michael Runtz, a naturalist and lecturer at Carleton University, explains which animals you might be likely to... More

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Professor Jayne Yack featured on ABC Listen!!

ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a tingly sensation that can bring relaxation, and it's spawned a growing industry of videos online of whispering, tapping, mouth noises and soft speaking. But, if you wanted quiet, intimate sounds, well, Nature does it so. much. better. Ann Jones goes on an ASMR journey (featuring Biology Prof... More

Monday, March 4, 2024

Grégory Bulté featured in the Conversation entitled

Have you ever heard that overwintering turtles breathe through their butts? Turns out it's nothing but hot air. Carleton Biology's Instructor Grégory Bulté explains why in an article in the Conversation entitled: No, overwintering turtles don’t breathe through their butts: Getting to the bottom of a popular misconception. Read full story here:... More

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Michael Runtz collaboration on “Secret World of Sound” highlighting wolf pups in Ontario

The Secret World of Sound is a new 3-part nature series released by CBC Gem. The third part of the series, airing February 29, will highlight wolf pups in Ontario. Instructor Michael Runtz, Biology, was instrumental in aiding the filming crew during this segment. Gaining enough access to the wolves to film was no... More

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

CBC Ottawa Morning – Heath MacMillan with Robyn Bresnahan

Could a milder winter cause a bug boom in spring? Our Biology Professor Heath MacMillan explains that 'so far this winter, there hasn’t been a cold snap which usually kills off mosquitoes and other bugs' on CBC Ottawa Morning. Please click here to listen to the podcast!... More

Monday, February 12, 2024

Barry M. Fitzpatrick Conservation Award – Dr. Steven J. Cooke

The Barry M. Fitzpatrick Conservation Award was established in 1993 and honor those who have made significant and outstanding contributions towards fisheries conservation. Dr. Steven J. Cooke, professor of applied fish ecology in our department, stands as a luminary figure in aquatic conservation. With an unwavering dedication to advancing the... More

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Adjunct Jennifer Provencher and MSc Grad Yasmeen Zahaby study Seabirds and Oil Spills

MSc Graduate, Yasmeen Zahaby, studied in the Cooke Lab and graduated in 2023. She and co-supervisor Jennifer Provencher are featured in this article: Seabirds and Oil Spills: Using DNA to Track Health Impacts. Using genetic code to monitor the impacts of oil spills on surviving seabirds, former master’s student Yasmeen Zahaby developed a tool... More

Friday, January 26, 2024

Martha Mullally receives 2023-24 Future Learning Innovation Fellowship

https://carleton.ca/tls/2023/announcing-the-recipients-of-the-2023-24-future-learning-innovation-fellowship/ David Hornsby, Vice Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic) announced the 2023-24 recipients of the Future Learning Innovation Fellowship, a program designed to assist faculty and instructors in exploring and implementing new and... More

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Exciting Research by Dr. Bennett’s Lab

AI-based tools designed by the Bennett Lab in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada have contributed significantly to biodiversity conservation. Their ensuing collaboration — an approximately $2-million project funded by the NCC, Environment and Climate Change Canada and an NSERC Alliance... More

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Faculty of Science 2023 Excellence Awards

Each year, 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. On Dec. 12, Dean of Science, Maria DeRosa named the recipients... More

Thursday, November 23, 2023

Nader St-Amant’s Experience: Laura Thomas Research Awardee

As the recipient of the Laura Thomas Summer Research Internship in 2023, Nader St-Amant, a third-year BSc Biology student, played a crucial role in setting up the Dynamic Behaviour Lab located in the Nesbitt Biology Building at Carleton University and collaborated with Professor Roslyn Dakin to delve into the study of hummingbirds’ behaviour,... More

Thursday, November 23, 2023

The Sperm Whales are fighting Climate Change on our behalf says ‘Shane Gero’

Sperm whales in Dominica are believed to defecate more than whales elsewhere, according to Carleton University Department of Biology scientist Shane Gero, who has worked as an advisor to the Dominica government on the project. Gero also says "in some respects 'the sperm whales are fighting climate change on our behalf". Click here! to... More

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