Friday, March 24, 2017

Dr. Cooke and Dows Lake secrets, Ottawa Citizen

Capital Facts: Dow's Lake's secrets The Ottawa Citizen More from The Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 17, 2017 | Last Updated: March 17, 2017 7:00 AM EDT OTTAWA, ONTARIO: JULY 27, 2012 -- Hedrik Wachelka (seen here with a large mouth bass) is one of the world's greatest urban muskie hunters. For 50 years,... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Ever wonder how we keep track of all those fish in our oceans and rivers? Dr. Cooke talks with CBC…

  The secret life of fish: learning how ecology works... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Your laundry may be to blame for tiny plastic water pollutants, study indicates

Your laundry may be to blame for tiny plastic water pollutants, study indicates Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen More from Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 23, 2017 | Last Updated: March 23, 2017 10:37 AM EDT A new study of microscopic plastic in the Ottawa River pinpoints tiny synthetic fibres from clothing such... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Dr. Bennett in the New York Times

  We Might Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. Is It Worth the Cost?   By STEPH YINMARCH 20, 2017 An illustration of an extinct rat kangaroo, published in 1825. Researchers recently analyzed the costs and benefits of re-establishing and maintaining 16 species in Australia and New Zealand that went extinct in the last millennium. Credit... More

Friday, March 3, 2017

Dr. Richard Amos receives University Research Achievement Award 2017

Richard Amos Professor, Department of Environmental Science/Earth Science, Faculty of Science Project: Effects of Heating on Contaminant Release in Aquifers Affected by Oil Sands Operations In situ extraction from deep oil sands reservoirs involves the injection of steam to reduce the viscosity of the bitumen and facilitate pumping. An... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Dr. Jesse Vermaire awarded CFI fund for freshwater resources…

Three Carleton University research projects worth approximately $820,000 have received funds from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The projects receiving CFI funds will conduct research on digital media, sensor systems and freshwater resources... More

Monday, February 27, 2017

Joe Bennett interviewed by Ottawa Citizen, Popular Science, Motherboard on De-Extinction paper

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/extinction-species-woolly-mammoth http://www.popsci.com/ Resurrecting extinct species won't do biodiversity any favours, says researcher Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen More from Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 2, 2017 | Last Updated: March 2, 2017 11:52 AM EST Everyone familiar with... More

Friday, February 10, 2017

Steven Cooke on CBC’s Ottawa Morning

... More

Monday, October 24, 2016

Underwater video shows Brewer Park pond restoration paying off

... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

For many endangered species, it’s survival of the cutest, Ottawa scientists find

... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Scientists find ‘troubling’ levels of microplastics polluting Ottawa River

... More

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Ravens Spotlight: Carrington Pomeroy, Fourth-year Environmental Science student

Fourth-year Environmental Science student Carrington Pomeroy has been a member of Carleton University’s Nordic Skiing team for the past three years and was named a 2016 OUA Nordic Skiing All-Star. A native of Chelsea, Quebec, Carrington and teammate Brendon Howard notched a bronze medal in the team sprint competition at the 2016 Canadian College... More

Friday, April 8, 2016

Environmental Science Students at Research Day 2016

Environmental Science 4th year students participated in the 17th annual Undergraduate Research Day on Friday April 8, 2016. Every student in Environmental Science did a great job and their posters were exceptional. Kevin Wong won first place with his thesis on "Comparing Planulation Patterns And The Reproductive Fitness Of The Brooding Coral,... More

Friday, March 11, 2016

Two Cooke Lab Carleton Graduate Students Entered in NSERC “Science, Action” Contest

A contest is currently being held by NSERC called “Science, Action” where students from across Canada were encouraged to make a 60 second or less video that showcases their exciting research projects. Two students from Dr. Steven Cooke’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab at Carleton University have entered the contest (Brittany... More

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Steven Cooke and Richard Amos Receive Prestigious NSERC Awards

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke and Richard Amos have received prestigious awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The awards were presented at a reception at the residence of the Governor General on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. “These awards recognize both innovative research and rewarding... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Dr. Cooke and Dows Lake secrets, Ottawa Citizen

Capital Facts: Dow's Lake's secrets The Ottawa Citizen More from The Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 17, 2017 | Last Updated: March 17, 2017 7:00 AM EDT OTTAWA, ONTARIO: JULY 27, 2012 -- Hedrik Wachelka (seen here with a large mouth bass) is one of the world's greatest urban muskie hunters. For 50 years,... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Ever wonder how we keep track of all those fish in our oceans and rivers? Dr. Cooke talks with CBC…

  The secret life of fish: learning how ecology works... More

Friday, March 24, 2017

Your laundry may be to blame for tiny plastic water pollutants, study indicates

Your laundry may be to blame for tiny plastic water pollutants, study indicates Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen More from Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 23, 2017 | Last Updated: March 23, 2017 10:37 AM EDT A new study of microscopic plastic in the Ottawa River pinpoints tiny synthetic fibres from clothing such... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Dr. Bennett in the New York Times

  We Might Soon Resurrect Extinct Species. Is It Worth the Cost?   By STEPH YINMARCH 20, 2017 An illustration of an extinct rat kangaroo, published in 1825. Researchers recently analyzed the costs and benefits of re-establishing and maintaining 16 species in Australia and New Zealand that went extinct in the last millennium. Credit... More

Friday, March 3, 2017

Dr. Richard Amos receives University Research Achievement Award 2017

Richard Amos Professor, Department of Environmental Science/Earth Science, Faculty of Science Project: Effects of Heating on Contaminant Release in Aquifers Affected by Oil Sands Operations In situ extraction from deep oil sands reservoirs involves the injection of steam to reduce the viscosity of the bitumen and facilitate pumping. An... More

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Dr. Jesse Vermaire awarded CFI fund for freshwater resources…

Three Carleton University research projects worth approximately $820,000 have received funds from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The projects receiving CFI funds will conduct research on digital media, sensor systems and freshwater resources... More

Monday, February 27, 2017

Joe Bennett interviewed by Ottawa Citizen, Popular Science, Motherboard on De-Extinction paper

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/extinction-species-woolly-mammoth http://www.popsci.com/ Resurrecting extinct species won't do biodiversity any favours, says researcher Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen More from Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen Published on: March 2, 2017 | Last Updated: March 2, 2017 11:52 AM EST Everyone familiar with... More

Friday, February 10, 2017

Steven Cooke on CBC’s Ottawa Morning

... More

Monday, October 24, 2016

Underwater video shows Brewer Park pond restoration paying off

... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

For many endangered species, it’s survival of the cutest, Ottawa scientists find

... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Scientists find ‘troubling’ levels of microplastics polluting Ottawa River

... More

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Ravens Spotlight: Carrington Pomeroy, Fourth-year Environmental Science student

Fourth-year Environmental Science student Carrington Pomeroy has been a member of Carleton University’s Nordic Skiing team for the past three years and was named a 2016 OUA Nordic Skiing All-Star. A native of Chelsea, Quebec, Carrington and teammate Brendon Howard notched a bronze medal in the team sprint competition at the 2016 Canadian College... More

Friday, April 8, 2016

Environmental Science Students at Research Day 2016

Environmental Science 4th year students participated in the 17th annual Undergraduate Research Day on Friday April 8, 2016. Every student in Environmental Science did a great job and their posters were exceptional. Kevin Wong won first place with his thesis on "Comparing Planulation Patterns And The Reproductive Fitness Of The Brooding Coral,... More

Friday, March 11, 2016

Two Cooke Lab Carleton Graduate Students Entered in NSERC “Science, Action” Contest

A contest is currently being held by NSERC called “Science, Action” where students from across Canada were encouraged to make a 60 second or less video that showcases their exciting research projects. Two students from Dr. Steven Cooke’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab at Carleton University have entered the contest (Brittany... More

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Steven Cooke and Richard Amos Receive Prestigious NSERC Awards

Carleton University’s Steven Cooke and Richard Amos have received prestigious awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The awards were presented at a reception at the residence of the Governor General on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. “These awards recognize both innovative research and rewarding... More