Friday, March 1, 2019

Apply for the new Discovery Centre Fellowship

Carleton University’s Discovery Centre supports innovation in undergraduate studies and has become known as a place where different avenues to education can be explored. The Discovery Centre has established a new fellowship to provide an opportunity for Carleton faculty members to further develop or innovate their teaching and make an impact to... More

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

New in the Discovery Centre: A More Powerful 3D Printer

The Discovery Centre is now home to a second 3D printer. A Stratasys uPrint SE Plus has been installed, giving students an opportunity to print on a more powerful machine. The new printer uses production-grade ABS, can accommodate several orders at a time and print in multiple colours simultaneously. Students ordering custom 3D printing can... More

Monday, January 28, 2019

Retrogames Revisited

What happens when retro becomes modern and vintage is more than just the “cool past?” Well, you might just get a retrogaming night at the Carleton University Library where everyone has the chance to explore the world of video games from past to present. It’s game studies with a twist and an opportunity to... More

Friday, January 25, 2019

Engineering Student Developing Software to Support Health-Care Research

When Naman Sethi started his degree last year at Carleton University, he hoped that one day he could use his education and experience to make a contribution to the health-care field. He didn’t realize his chance to make an impact would come so soon. The second-year Software Engineering student is one of 67 Carleton... More

Thursday, January 24, 2019

I-CUREUS Spotlight

One of our current participating teams for I-CUREUS—MacKenzie Brannen and Professor Oren Petel—have had a feature story written on their research. MacKenzie Brannen, a 3rd-year Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering student, has been aiding Professor Petel on his continued research and testing for improved helmet testing since the Fall term.... More

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

SOCI 4170 Student Presentations

On Friday, December 7, students of SOCI 4170 took to the multimedia room to present their social action projects with their respective organizations. This term, teams worked with Immigrant Women’s Services Ottawa (IWSO), Ticket Defence Program (TDP), and the Herongate Tenant Coalition. For more information about what each team, please see... More

Monday, November 26, 2018

ECON 3920 Students Present at the Discovery Centre

Taught by Professor Frances Woolley, ECON 3920 (Professional Practice for Economists) gives students opportunities for experiential learning. Last Wednesday, students presented their project posters in our multi-media lab (room 482). Students identified a problem, explained why it's a problem, identified a possible solution, and evaluated that... More

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Discovery Centre hosts Retro Gaming Night

In collaboration with the Library, the Discovery Centre hosted its first ever Retro Gaming Night! The Carleton University Library seeks to preserve and protect the work of video game developers, publishers, and artists, for use by a diverse array of players and researchers. It was also an opportunity to play, learn and connect with... More

Thursday, October 25, 2018

I-CUREUS recipient runs successful blogs for Canadian Network on Humanitarian History

I-CUREUS recipient and double major history and journalism student, Sandrine Murray wrote a successful blog for the Canadian Network on Humanitarian history. The blog "Colombo Plan Fellowships: Transforming Education and Practice," summarizes a talk given by Jill Campbell-Miller at Carleton University in September. For full blog, click... More

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Former I-CUREUS recipient named to Library and Archives Canada’s Youth Advisory Council

Story from the Department of History: https://bit.ly/2CS4XH2 Former I-CUREUS recipient and fourth-year history student Tyler Owens was recently appointed as one of the Library and Archives Canada’s Youth Advisory Council’s twenty members. The council will be called on “to share their opinions on a variety of issues affecting LAC and... More

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