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Professor Steven Cooke co-authors study on urban planning to support the conservation of freshwater biodiversity
Urban stormwater is washing toxic pollutants into rivers and streams, driving steep declines in freshwater species. The article argues that city planners can reverse this…
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Biology Professor, Grégory Bulté on CBC (CAN)
Grégory Bulté — biology professor at Carleton University — spends each spring surveying Northern Map Turtles at Lake Opinicon in eastern Ontario. Counting the turtles…
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William Saunders Lifetime Achievement Award
Bruggink spent his career shaping Carleton’s greenhouse into a vibrant centre for research, teaching, and community outreach. He created and nurtured the university’s beloved Butterfly…
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Dr. Cooke is appointed by Prime Minister Carney as a Commissioner for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Dr. Steven J. Cooke has been appointed by Prime Minister Mark Carney to serve as a Canadian Commissioner on the binational Great Lakes Fishery Commission,…
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Join Dr. Eugene Fletcher for ACE EDI talk on Feb 25
Carleton Science will host Dr. Eugene Fletcher, Assistant Professor of Biology, for an ACE EDI talk titled A Black Academic’s Journey Across Continents Toward Belonging…
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Greenhouse Manager Ed Bruggink Honoured with Founders’ Award
After more than four decades nurturing plants and community spirit at Carleton University, Ed Bruggink, Greenhouse Manager since 1981, has been awarded the 2025 Founders’…
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Buxton Lab Students Turn Windows into Bird-Saving Art
Last weekend, students from Dr. Buxton’s lab teamed up with the Conservation Collective to transform the windows of Nesbitt Building into a vibrant and life-saving…
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Biology Profs Call for ‘Elbows Up’ Approach to Canada’s Resources
Our biology professors – Steven Cooke, Christina Davy, Dalal Hanna, and Joseph Bennett – are urging a bold, proactive stance on sustainable resource development. They…
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Rachel Buxton Receives Early Researcher Award for Groundbreaking Biodiversity Work
Our Biology Assistant Professor Rachel Buxton, has been awarded an Early Researcher Award (ERA) from the Ontario government. Buxton is one of four Carleton researchers…
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Myron Smith shares about advancing sustainability in the Biology Teaching and Research Garden, and Nesbitt Greenhouses
Hear from our Biology Professor Myron Smith, as he shares how he and his fellow researchers are driving sustainability efforts in the Biology Teaching and…
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2024-2025 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards
Our Associate Professor Joseph Bennett, has been awarded with Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award at a ceremony on campus on March 31, 2025. This award is…
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Congrats to MSc Candidates Raegan Davis and Isaac Finkelstein at the CU Annual 3MT!
Carleton University held its annual Three Minute Thesis Competition on March 27, 2025. Congratulations to our very own MSc Candidate, Raegan Davis, of the Cooke Lab for…
