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Photo for the news post: Carleton’s Mehdi Ammi is Looking into How Patients with Chronic Diseases were Affected by Health Resources Diverted to COVID-19 Care Instead
May 6, 2022

Carleton’s Mehdi Ammi is Looking into How Patients with Chronic Diseases were Affected by Health...

Carleton’s Mehdi Ammi is Looking into How Patients with Chronic Diseases were Affected by Health Resources Diverted to COVID-19 Care Instead
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April 20, 2022

FPA Students Benefit from Close Connection with UNHCR

FPA Students Benefit from Close Connection with UNHCR

Since the launch of the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) in 2018, 12 Carleton students have benefited from a special arrangement with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to... More
Photo for the news post: EURUS: A Small Department Becomes Carleton’s Hub for Information and Support on Ukraine
April 18, 2022

EURUS: A Small Department Becomes Carleton’s Hub for Information and Support on Ukraine

EURUS: A Small Department Becomes Carleton’s Hub for Information and Support on Ukraine

By Karen Kelly The Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, known as EURUS, is a small close-knit department at Carleton. Most of the eight core faculty members and 100... More
Photo for the news post: NPSIA Student Delves into Electoral Interference for SSHRC Storyteller Competition
April 13, 2022

NPSIA Student Delves into Electoral Interference for SSHRC Storyteller Competition

NPSIA Student Delves into Electoral Interference for SSHRC Storyteller Competition

  The specter of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election affected the American political landscape for years afterward. But that is only one of many examples of election... More

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Events

May 27 Whistleblowing: Policy, Practice and Research: A Virtual Conference

May

27

Multi-day

to May 28

Whistleblowing: Policy, Practice and Research: A Virtual Conference