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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Rachel Buxton talks about Bird and Tree Diversity

Want to Build Healthier Cities? Make Room for Bird and Tree Diversity Lead image by Jeffrey Eisen / Pexels By Rachel Buxton, Emma J. Hudgins and Stephanie Prince Ware This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Rachel Buxton is an assistant... More

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Carleton Rises to #4 in Canada in Maclean’s Rankings

Carleton Rises to #4 in Canada in Maclean’s Rankings  Maclean’s magazine has released their 2025 university rankings which once again highlight Carleton University’s excellence. Carleton rose to No. 4 in Canada (No. 2 in Ontario) in the comprehensive category — universities with a significant amount of research activity and a wide... More

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

IEIS Faculty-Dr. Rachel Buxton talks about Biodiversity on CBC Fresh Air

The science says biodiversity isn’t just good for the environment…it’s good for your mental health too! Rachel Buxton is a Carleton professor who was the lead author of the study that shows the connection between living in a neighbourhood with a greater variety of birds and better mental health. Aired: June 29, 2024... More

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

EXPO Carleton-Tuesday, September 5th, Learn About Science Certificate Programs

EXPO Carleton will be on Tuesday, September 5th in the CU Fieldhouse from 1-4pm. https://carleton.ca/campus/map/ Open to all Carleton students and the Carleton Community. Faculty will be present to discuss our new Science Certificate... More

Monday, August 21, 2023

Dr. Jesse Vermaire and Dr. Branaavan Sivarajah talk about Microplastics

How microplastics are making their way into our farmland By Branaavan Sivarajah and Jesse Vermaire This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. All photos provided by The Conversation from various sources. Jesse Vermaire is an associate professor of environmental science at Carleton... More

Thursday, March 2, 2023

ENSC Director, Dr. Steven Cooke Awarded 2023 Research Achievement Award

The Carleton University Research Achievement Awards are administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding research achievements. The awards were established in 1989 to enhance the quality of research and to recognize research excellence. The recipients’ terms... More

Monday, January 16, 2023

Exciting Research by Dr. Bennett’s Lab

Piecing Together the Conservation Puzzle: Carleton Partners with Nature Conservancy of Canada to Create High-Tech Land Management Tool Photos courtesy the Nature Conservancy of Canada By Dan Rubinstein Protecting Canada’s natural places is an important front in the fight against climate change. Conservation work in forests helps remove... More

Thursday, December 22, 2022

IEIS Director Dr. Steven Cooke, Photo Featured in A Century Caught on Camera, Globe and Mail

A century caught on camera 100 years ago, The Globe and Mail hired its first staff photographer, and nearly four dozen have followed since. Explore our curated collection of their work, more than 1,650 images, year-by-year from 1922 to... More

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Dr. Steve Cooke Elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Dr.’s Steven Cooke, Jesse Stewart and Rowan Thomson have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of the high level of excellence and potential demonstrated during their careers.  Dr. Cooke a professor in the Department of Biology, has been named an RSC Fellow. The RSC fellowship comprises... More

Monday, March 28, 2022

ENSC 2002 Instructor Dr. Emma Hudgins on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks

The urban tree canopy is facing a worst-case scenario in the near future Play Segment8:08 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-51/clip/15901522 Street trees are an aesthetically pleasing and beneficial feature of most modern cities. But a new study by Emma Hudgins, currently in the Department of Biology at Carleton University in Ottawa,... More

Monday, March 28, 2022

Dr. Cooke talks about Eels in the Ottawa River

Toronto Zoo's Great Lakes Program @greatlakesprgm · Mar 23 Day 3 of the #GreatLakesRoadtrip2022 is going just swimmingly. This morning we were on the banks of the Ottawa River, talking American eel conservation with 'fish detective' @SJC_fishy . Watch the full video here - https://tinyurl.com/3fft3pfn (cc forthcoming) - it's eel-y... More

Saturday, November 20, 2021

ENSC 2000 Field Course Visit South Nation Conservation Area

Today SNC welcomed 2nd year environmental science students from @Carleton_U to the Indian Creek Fishway near Spencerville. The students performed minor fixes, took measurements, & ID'd fish. For info: http://ow.ly/XsCh50GShnF #environment #southnationconservation  ... More

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