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January 19, 2021

Grad Research: A Faster Way to Transmit and Process Light

Photonics is an important field of research as it can be applied to many sectors such as communications, imaging, health care, security, and more. Kevan MacKay a Master’s student in... More

January 15, 2021

Prof. Chantal Trudel to Host Ingenious Talks Online: Design of Long-Term Care Homes on Jan....

Prof. Chantal Trudel to Host Ingenious Talks Online: Design of Long-Term Care Homes on Jan. 20

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of Long Term Care (LTC) homes throughout the world, with many countries reporting a troubling number of cases and deaths in LTC. Infection... More

January 11, 2021

Message from the President: Early Thoughts on What to Expect in 2021

Good morning everyone, let me start by wishing everyone a happy new year and all the very best for 2021. I hope that, notwithstanding ongoing public health challenges and restrictions,... More

January 6, 2021

Hands-On Architecture: Carleton Students Back in the Lab Investigating Sustainable Building Materials

Recycled hemp biomass, water and lime. Cement, sand, fibres, plasticizers and water. Combine the first group of ingredients in the correct ratio and you can make hemp building blocks that... More

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December 3, 2020

Helping Women LEAP into Engineering and IT

Adjusting to university can be challenging, and Carleton’s Leading Engineering Applicant Program (LEAP) is helping make that transition a little easier for young women who are pursuing studies in engineering and information technology. Each year,... More

October 5, 2020

Carleton Drone Decontamination Research, UAV Training Program to Take Flight at Ottawa’s Area X.O Facility

From safely delivering vital supplies to remote communities using large-scale drones, to training the next generation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experts, two Carleton initiatives funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)... More

October 1, 2020

Digitizing Carleton

Professor Stephen Fai knew that the global switch to an online world amid a pandemic was an opportunity for innovation at Carleton University. As Director of the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS), Fai leads a... More

September 15, 2020

Redesigning Retail

This past spring, Carleton University established an internal funding opportunity to support pioneering and time-sensitive research aimed at developing solutions to a variety of challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Known as CU COVID-19 Rapid... More

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