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Monday, March 18, 2019

Biology’s Melody Gavel Wins Carleton’s 2019 Three Minute Thesis Competition

Melody Gavel, a master's student from the Department of Biology, has won Carleton University's 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.... More

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Biology’s Andrea Reid Wins PIR Young Researcher Ambassador Award

Andrea Reid, a Ph.D. student at Carleton University in Dr. Steven J. Cooke's Lab, has won the 2019 Partners in Research Young Researcher Ambassador Award. Andrea is doing her... More

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Biology’s Heath MacMillan Receives CFI Funding for New Lab

Heath MacMillan is one of several Carleton University faculty members who are receiving support from Canada Foundation of Innovation's (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund to assist... More

Friday, March 8, 2019

International Women’s Day – Spotlight on Biology’s Lenore Fahrig

March 8th is International Women’s Day. This year one of the ways the Carleton community is celebrating the achievements of women is by highlighting the work and accomplishments... More

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Congratulations to Our 4 Teaching & Research Excellence Award Winners

Each year the Faculty of Science celebrates excellence in our faculty and this year Biology faculty members won awards! Martha Mullally and Pasan Fernando each won a Faculty of... More

Monday, March 4, 2019

Biology’s Michael Runtz on the Importance of Death in Nature

Naturalist Michael Runtz recently spent 10 hours photographing birds as they feasted on a deer carcass. The death of one animal meant that many more were able to stay alive. Runtz... More

Friday, March 1, 2019

Biology’s Ed Bruggink Wins Service Excellence Award

Biology’s Ed Bruggink, affectionately known as Papa Papillion, has won a 2018 Service Excellence award. This award recognizes Ed for his outstanding work in organizing the annual... More

Friday, March 1, 2019

Biology’s Gregory Bulte’s Video of Hibernating Turtles

Instructor Gregory Bulte of the Biology Department recently captured video of Northern Map Turtles hibernating beneath 50 cm of ice. These turtles live in Lake Opinicon (Ontario) and they... More

Friday, March 1, 2019

Biology’s Michael Runtz Releases New Book About Algonquin Park

Naturalist Michael Runtz of the Department of Biology has released a new book called Algonquin Wild: A Naturalist’s Journey Through the Seasons. Runtz has been exploring... More

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Biology’s Michael Runtz Talks Mating Rituals

Naturalist Michael Runtz of the Department of Biology is a frequent contributor to local publications. His most recent piece for the Renfrew Mercury discusses the mating rituals of red... More

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