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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Shannon Bower won best PhD presentation at an International Conference in Norway

Shannon Bower and Robert Lennox of Carleton University's Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory traveled to Lillehammer, Norway for the EIFAAC International Recreational Fisheries Symposium. The symposium was attended by over 180 recreational fisheries professionals from 22 countries across 4 continents. Shannon and Rob each gave two... More

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

2014-2015 Graduate Student Open Access Award

Carleton Library, the Graduate Student Association (GSA), and the Office of the Vice President (Research & International) (OVPRI) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2014-2015 Graduate Student Open Access Award.  These monetary awards of $1000.00 were established to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research... More

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Dr Stewart Peck and Dr Natalia Rybczynski make Canadian Geographic’s top 100 explorer list

Canadian Geographic recognizes Dr Stewart Peck (Professor Emeritus) and Dr. Natalia Rybczynski (Research Scientist, Canadian Museum of Nature and Adjunct Research Professor) as among Canada's top 100 modern-day explorers. They are among illustrious company with folks like Roberta Bondar, Chris Hadfield, James Cameron and David Suzuki. Check out... More

Monday, April 27, 2015

Dr. Steven Cooke featured in Outdoor News

Dr. Steven Cooke discusses the science behind catch and release with Outdoor News.   Click here for the... More

Monday, April 27, 2015

Ontario Biology Day at Carleton a Huge Success

The Department of Biology at Carleton University hosted the 28th Annual Ontario Biology Day conference this past March. Approximately 240 delegates presented on topics ranging from molecules and the cell, to ecology, evolution and behavoiur. Click here for more... More

Monday, April 27, 2015

Amanda Lindeman featured on Scientific American website

Amanda Lindeman, PhD Candidate in Dr. Jayne Yack's lab has been featured on the Scientific American website for her work on bark beetles. Click here for the... More

Monday, April 27, 2015

Taylor Ward named Runner-up in NSERC Competition

Taylor Ward, MSc candidate in Dr. Steven Cooke's lab has been named runner-up in the Science Action competition sponsored by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). More information can be found... More

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Michael Runtz speaks on the misconceptions about Beavers

Please join Michael Runtz for a presentation on the misconceptions about Beavers. When:  Thursday, April 23, 2015
at 7:00 p.m. Where:  120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa Public Library Main Auditorium Cost: Free For more information, please click... More

Monday, April 13, 2015

Contract Instructor Opportunities 2015-2016

Contract Instructor Opportunities 2015-2016 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 courses during the 2015-16 Fall/Winter terms. Required... More

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Biologists Win 2015 Achievement Awards

Congratulations to the Biologists who won 2015 Achievement Awards. Teaching Achievement Award Thomas Sherratt , Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Project:  Web Portal to Teach the Fitting of Models to Data  Prof. Sherratt is a behavioural ecologist, interested in a wide range of natural phenomena from mimicry in insects to... More

Monday, March 9, 2015

Biology undergraduate wins best poster

This past weekend, Cooke lab student Jennifer Magel was awarded the Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation Student Poster Award for her undergraduate thesis poster that was presented at the 2015 Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) Annual Meeting in Orillia, Ontario. Jennifer’s undergraduate thesis work focuses on the effects of physical... More

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Free Biology Tutoring Available for BIOL 1004/1104

Do you want to improve your grade in BIOL 1004 or 1104? Is there a concept you are struggling with? Carleton is now offering FREE one-on-one tutoring for BIOL 1004 and 1104. The drop in ‘subject coaching’ in biology hours are Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & Thursday: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Library, room... More

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