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Friday, February 24, 2023

Congratulations Natalie Pressburger, Departmental Administrator, and Erin Johnston, Graduate Administrator on your nominations for Individual Service Excellence Awards!

Natalie was nominated by several of her colleagues and Erin was nominated by someone who requested to remain anonymous. Below are some of the thoughts shared by those who nominated them. "Natalie embodies and supports all of the Carleton Service Excellence standards and more. She is thoughtful, works tirelessly, takes care of critically important... More

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Congratulations Kimberly Bernyk who successfully defended her MSc thesis in Geography

Congratulations to Kimberly Bernyk, who successfully defended her MSc degree in Geography on January 11th, 2023. Kimberly's thesis is titled: "Evaluation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)-based Structure-fromMotion (SfM) photogrammetry for characterizing microtopography and vegetation structure in a southeastern Ontario... More

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Vladimir Díaz-Cuéllar, PhD Candidate, recently co-authored “The burning case for climate crisis post-secondary education in Canada”

On Nov. 12, 2022, The Guardian reported that the University of Barcelona became the first university in the world to establish a mandatory course addressing the climate crisis for all of its undergraduate and graduate students. The move, according to economics professor Federico Demaria, marks a “change in the paradigm of university... More

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Alum Malek Singer is one of 23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023

Education: BS Geomatics, Carleton University Biography: Singer is passionate about challenging traditional development roadmaps which have historically focused on “delivering more data. He has expanded Teledyne’s roadmap towards products that deliver unprecedented collection efficiency, rapid insight, and workflows that help companies recruit... More

Monday, December 19, 2022

Ice, Ice, Maybe – Boosting the Rideau Canal Skating Season in a Changing Climate

It’s a gusty, grey morning in late November, and a small crew of Carleton University engineers and scientists are marshalling beside the Rideau Canal, halfway between downtown Ottawa and campus. They’re here to install monitoring equipment that will help them better understand and address the impacts of climate change on the iconic... More

Monday, December 12, 2022

Congratulations Graduate Students Rachel Mandryk and Nicholas Pontone on receiving a 2022 Weston Family Award

The Weston Family Awards in Northern Research provide unparalleled support to young scientists in Canada pursuing research in Canada’s North. Funded by the Weston Family Foundation, these annual awards are some of the most prestigious in the country for students pursuing a master’s degree, a doctoral degree or postdoctoral fellowship. Weston... More

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Geographies of Knowledge Production and the Canadian North – GEOG 5701

Winter 2023 Mondays, 11:35AM to 2:25PM Emilie Cameron The focus of this course will be the diverse geographies of knowledge production about the Canadian North. We will not just read and learn about the North but also reflect on how, why, by whom, and in whose interests various forms of knowledge about northern peoples,... More

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Congratulations Professor David Hugill, 2020 recipient of the New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

A belated and heartfelt congratulations to Professor David Hugill, 2020 recipient of the New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. Teaching and Learning Services hosted an awards luncheon today to celebrate winners such as David from the past few years.... More

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Dr. Chris Burn Celebrated by Royal Canadian Geographical Society

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has awarded Chancellor's Professor Christopher Burn the Martin Bergmann Medal for Excellence in Arctic... More

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Announcements about recent work at the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre by Professor D. R. Fraser Taylor

Professor D. R. Fraser Taylor is pleased to share this update on recent work with colleagues. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish to discuss further (FraserTaylor@Cunet.Carleton.Ca or rvthumbadoo@gcrc.carleton.ca). Note also our updated website: https://gcrc.carleton.ca Thank you. Presentations Taylor, D. R. F. “Key Issues in... More

Monday, November 7, 2022

Climate Research Close to Home: Carleton faculty and students study the carbon cycle at Ottawa’s Mer Bleue bog

The Mer Bleue Bog, a conservation area in Ottawa’s east end greenbelt, is a popular destination for people who want to immerse themselves in birdsong and natural... More

Monday, October 31, 2022

Richard Littlemore of The Globe & Mail, in “The catastrophic threat of thawing permafrost hangs over all of us” highlights the important research of three Carleton geographers, Drs. Chris Burn, Stephan Gruber and Steve Kokelj

Professors Chris Burn and Stephan Gruber (Geography and Environmental Studies) are featured in a recent Globe and Mail article about permafrost. The article discusses how in late August, the foremost permafrost experts in the country gathered with an unprecedented contingent of First Nations delegates for the North Yukon Permafrost... More

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