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Monday, June 6, 2016

Claudia Buttera wins Excellence in Learning Support Award

The Excellence in Learning Support Award goes to Claudia Buttera (Department of Biology) for her outstanding contribution to the student learning experience. Congratulations Claudia! Other award winners can be found... More

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Contract Instructor Opportunities 2016-2017

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 courses during the 2016-17 Fall/Winter terms. Required Qualifications: Candidates should hold at least an MSc in Biology, Biochemistry, or related... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Steven Cooke and Mike Runtz quoted in Ottawa Citizen

The Ottawa Citizen writes about the warnings the city of Ottawa has issued to warn the community to avoid contact with wild parsnip at all costs. See the full article... More

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Biology Graduate Students Crowd Funding for Red Devil Squid Research

Biology Graduate Students Sam Logan and Hanane Hadj-Moussa from Professor Ken Storey Lab have started a crowd funding effort to raise funds to research the jumbo flying Red Devil Squid. These squids have attributes that could one day help with organ preservation or stroke. See the full article... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Professor Jayne Yack featured in National Geographic

Professor Jayne Yack has been featured in National Geographic article "Caterpillars Drum Their Anuses To Find New Friends". Dr Yack discusses how caterpillars recruit friends using vibrations. See the full article here.... More

Monday, March 28, 2016

Adjunct Research Professor Natalia Rybczynski featured in TED talk

Dr Natalia Rybczynski is featured in Latif Nasser's TED talk titled: You have no idea where camels really come from. Watch the TED talk... More

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Steven Cooke Releases New Research on Value of Inland Fisheries to Food Security and Society

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke, Canada Research Chair in Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, along with and researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom [recently] released a new paper on the global importance of inland fisheries. Read more.... More

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Morrill and Forbes article featured on American Society of Naturalists (ASN) blog

Mark Forbes and a former student, André Morrill were recently covered on the American Society of Naturalists blog for their upcoming publication, “Aggregation of infective stages of parasites as an adaptation and its implications for the study of parasite-host interactions.” Forbes’ and Morrill’s full article can be found here.... More

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Dr Owen Rowland wins one of the Sixth Annual Carleton Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards

These awards recognize faculty who render exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. The effect of such faculty on the careers of students is frequently transformational. See the full article... More

Monday, February 22, 2016

Dr Jayne Yack featured in BBC Earth

Dr Jayne Yack discusses how butterflies and moths can hear many things we cannot, revealing a sensory world that we are slowly beginning to understand with BBC. See the article... More

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Professor Steven Cooke featured in Outdoor Canada

Lawrence Gunther talks to Dr. Steven Cooke about the future of fish and fishing in Canada. See the full article... More