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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Experiential Learning in Remote Sensing Field Methods course

Today fourth year students were outside learning about field sampling methods. Having an opportunity to develop these hands-on skills is a central component to our field courses. In this course students are learning "the aim of sampling is to select a subset that is representative of a population that is too large to measure.... More

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

In Memory of Adjunct Professor Dr. John Martin Roger Stone

John Martin Roger Stone passed away at home on 18 March 2025 from Parkinson’s disease. He was 80 years old. His last year was marked with several hospital stays, but we were able to bring him home in November 2024 and he died peacefully, surrounded by family and support staff. John was born in... More

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Congratulations Professor Trish Ballamingie on receiving a 2025 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

Congratulations to Patricia Ballamingie for winning a 2025 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. In its 15th year, this award reflects the impact excellent mentoring has on graduate students. Read more about this year’s awards and what students said in their nomination... More

Friday, April 4, 2025

Congratulations faculty members Meera Karunananthan and Paul Williams on receiving 2025-2026 FASS awards

Congratulations to the Arts and Social Sciences 2025-2026 award winners!... More

Thursday, March 27, 2025

In Memory of Professor Fraser Taylor

Notice Professor Fraser Taylor 1937 - 2025 The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) at Carleton University is sad to share the news that Professor Fraser Taylor, Director of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), passed away early on March 22nd due to natural causes. Professor Taylor had a remarkable and... More

Monday, March 24, 2025

2025 Annual Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium (OCSNRS)

The Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium is an annual, one-day conference where students from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa connect, present their research, and learn from each other. Abstracts are accepted from undergraduate and graduate students from a wide variety of disciplines relevant to polar regions. This... More

Monday, February 10, 2025

Undergraduate Geomatics Students attend the National Geomatics Competition in Banff, Alberta

Several of our UG students attended the National Geomatics Competition in Banff, Alberta this past weekend. Here are some photos of their time at the... More

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Congratulations Koreen Millard on receiving a NSERC Alliance Advantage Grant

Congratulations to Associate Professor Koreen Millard on receiving an NSERC Alliance Advantage grant for her land-based conservation research! You can find more details about her research below. "Land-based conservation is crucial for preserving biodiversity, which is increasingly threatened by human activities and climate change. Additionally, it... More

Friday, December 20, 2024

Environment Technology Program Students from Nunavut Artic College visit the Carleton Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Environment Technology Program students from the Nunavut Artic College were welcomed by Carleton University for a custom tour of the CU campus. They were greeted in Inuktitut by Inuit student support Franco Buscemi. Highlights include playing with the research ‘toys’ in the geography department, conducting a mapping lab, meeting other Inuit... More

Friday, December 13, 2024

Graduate Administrator Erin Johnston wins Sheila McCallum Award!

Dear colleagues, I am writing to share with you our enthusiastic appreciation for the recently announced award of the Sheila McCallum Leadership Award to Erin Johnston.  This award is given out annually to recognize exceptional contributions of staff members within the Faculty and to promote innovation and collaboration among staff.  When I read... More

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Supporting DGES students on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday Can you help aspiring students in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies? On December 3, we celebrate the giving spirit, boosted by a series of challenges at futurefunder.carleton.ca that can multiple the impact of your donations. Are you interested in specifically helping students in DGES achieve their goals?  We... More

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Congratulations Mikayla Lochbihler recipient of the 2023-2024 CAG-FIGS Undergraduate Student Paper Award

Mikayla Lochbihler was awarded the Canadian Association of Geographers - Feminist Intersectional Solidarity Group (CAG-FIGS) Undergraduate Student Paper award for 2023-2024. Mikayla Lochbihler (she/they) is a recent graduate of Carleton University, having completed an undergraduate degree in urban geography with a minor in community engagement.... More

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