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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

End of Year Message from Chair, Dr. Scott Mitchell

Greetings, DGES family,  I had an end-of-year message partially drafted that started in a more celebratory tone, but last week’s sad news makes that difficult.  So I’m starting again, with an acknowledgement that the tragic loss of Professor Doug King to cancer has dominated many of our thoughts since learning about his rapid... More

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Congratulations Opoku Asenso on defending your PhD degree in Geography

Congratulations to Opoku Asenso, who successfully defended his PhD degree in Geography on Monday May 17, 2021. Opoku’s dissertation is titled, “It's for sure conscious that we stay central": Barriers in Accessing Preventative Resources for Chlamydia among Youth in Southwest... More

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Congratulations Nicolas Pelletier on defending your PhD degree in Geography

Congratulations to Nicolas Pelletier, who successfully defended his PhD degree in Geography on Thursday May 13, 2021. Nicolas’s dissertation is titled, “Paleolimnological characterization of metal(loid) sources and transport processes in Canadian subarctic... More

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Congratulations Amelia Johnson on defending her MSc degree in Geography

Congratulations to Amelia Johnson, who successfully defended her MSc degree in Geography on Thursday May 13, 2021. Amelia’s dissertation is titled, “Mapping Riparian Habitat Availability in Canada's Agricultural Landscapes using Earth... More

Friday, May 14, 2021

Mourning the Loss of Dr. Doug King

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) at Carleton University is mourning the loss of Dr. Doug King.  Doug passed away on May 12 at Maison des Collines in Wakefield, with his wife and children at his side. The determination and good humour that he brought to his cancer diagnosis and treatments was very... More

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Professor D. R. Fraser Taylor’s first person account of his career in Geography

"First person: The young blood of... More

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Congratulations Nicholas Pontone, Undergraduate Student in Geomatics, on receipt of a 2021 Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Award

Nicholas will research, "Using Continuous Change Detection and Classification of All Available Landsat Data to Detect and Differentiate Harvest Practices in the Martel Forest." Congratulations... More

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Solidarity and Support for Geography Students at Laurentian University

As part of an effort coordinated through the Canadian Association of Geographers, we welcome interested Geography and Environmental Studies students from suspended programs at Laurentian University to contact us about completing Carleton courses online. The following online courses are being offered in Spring/Summer 2021, all in online format:... More

Monday, April 12, 2021

Maps, Satellites and the Geospatial Revolution (GEOM 1004)

Maps, Satellites and the Geospatial Revolution (GEOM 1004) Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Summer 2021 The objective of GEOM 1004 is to introduce various theoretical concepts and background information on geospatial data and tools and to get hands-on experience with specialized software. This course provides... More

Thursday, April 8, 2021

MSc Student Opportunities

Posted March 18, 2021 MSc Position Available: Environmental Contamination from the Use of Lead Ammunition An MSc student opportunity is available to join a collaborative research project involving researchers at the National Wildlife Research Centre (a government facility of Environment and Climate Change Canada) and Carleton University. The MSc... More

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Congratulations Chloe Poitevin on defending your PhD degree in Geography

Congratulations to Chloe Poitevin, who successfully defended her PhD degree in Geography. Chloe’s dissertation is titled, “Tapping into Community: Localism, Place-Making, and Diverse Economies in Craft... More

Monday, March 22, 2021

Dr Christopher Burn – Understanding Permafrost Responses to Climate Change

It is not just the polar ice caps that are melting. On our warming planet, the ice buried within the layers of ground around the Arctic Circle is thawing, irreversibly changing these spectacular landscapes and posing risks to the communities that call these areas home. Understanding the dynamics of ‘permafrost’ is vital for predicting... More

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