Thursday, April 18, 2019

Congratulations Ph.D. student Jason Beaver on being awarded a 2019 W. Garfield Weston Foundation Fellowship!

Ph.D. student Jason Beaver was recently awarded a 2019 W. Garfield Weston Foundation Fellowship from the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada) for research on Northern Conservation entitled, “Modelling and mapping methane flux in the Hudson Bay Lowlands: a remote sensing approach”. Jason will examine atmospheric carbon flux within... More

Monday, April 15, 2019

Why study Geography at Carleton University?

Cassandra Michel, MSc 2017 "I attended Carleton for both my BA Honours in Geography and my MSc in Geography, which I completed in 2017. I chose to continue my education at Carleton in large part because of the excellent work of the geography department and the sense of community offered by its staff and... More

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Congratulations Erin Turnbull! Recipient of the 2019 ESRI Scholarship

Erin Turnbull, 4th year BScH in the Earth Sci and Physical Geography Combined Major, has been awarded Carleton’s nomination for the annual Esri Scholarship. Erin is a Dean’s Honour List student in the program stated above, and she earned the scholarship thanks to faculty nomination as an excellent student in our Geomatics courses, along with... More

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Dr. Gita Ljubicic Speaks to Special Senate Committee on the Arctic

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Justin Stefanik, DGES PhD graduate and entrepreneur, “The Story of Bread Box – Dough to Door Bakery”

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Monday, April 8, 2019

A brief commentary on “The Elusive Quest for balanced regional growth from Barlow to Brexit” by Professor Emeritus Michael Ray

“The Elusive Quest for balanced regional growth from Barlow to Brexit” By D Michael Ray, Peter G Hall, & Daniel P O’Donaghue In Growth and Change 2019 vol. 50.1 pp. 266-284 Britain’s post-Brexit regional strategy to drive “growth across the whole country” (H M Government, 2017 pp. 107-117) is a response to growing post-war... More

Monday, March 18, 2019

Undergraduate National Capital Research Day 2019

This event is a celebration of undergraduate research from Carleton that focuses on the National Capital Region. Students from Professor Ridgley's First Year Seminar “Social Justice and the City” participated in student poster presentations along with classes in Sociology and Architecture. The event showcased posters, conference paper... More

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

DGES Undergraduate wins the 2018-2019 Julius Lukasiewicz Award in Technology, Society, Environment Studies

Molly Touchie, a third-year undergraduate environmental studies student with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has been awarded the 2018-2019 Julius Lukasiewicz Award in Technology, Society, Environment Studies. Molly will examine how the masking of social and environmental impacts associated with technology adoption, using... More

Monday, February 11, 2019

Charles Nixon Travel Bursary in Human Geography and Environmental Studies

Established in 2017, the Charles Nixon Travel Bursary in Human Geography and Environmental Studies is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies to undergraduate students enrolled in human geography and environmental studies. The purpose of this bursary is to assist undergraduate... More

Friday, February 8, 2019

“Clyde River’s online atlas puts Inuktitut names on the map” by John Thompson

Dr. D. R. Fraser Taylor, Director, Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), Carleton University,  is very pleased to share this article entitled “Clyde River’s online atlas puts Inuktitut names on the map” by John Thompson (in the 5 February 2019 publication of Nunatsiaq News).  The atlas was first publicly unveiled during the... More

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Main Office Closed 10-11am Today

Please note the main office will be closed from 10am-11am today for a staff meeting. Thank you for your... More

Thursday, January 31, 2019

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Williams

We are saddened to share news of the death of Professor Emeritus Peter Williams, who passed away in London, Ontario, on January 14, 2019.  Dr. Williams joined the Department of Geography in 1969, after degrees from the universities of Cambridge, Oslo, and Stockholm, and over a decade working as a Research Scientist at the... More

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Civil Society and Social Movement Engagement in Food Systems Governance

Dr. Charles Levkoe (Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Food Systems and Associate Professor at Lakehead University and Adjunct Research Professor at Carleton University) and Drs. Patricia Ballamingie and Peter Andrée (both Associate Professors at Carleton University) seek an outstanding Ph.D. student to pursue doctoral studies in the Department... More

Friday, January 18, 2019

Research Notes from the Field Stephanie Lonz, Geography and Environmental Studies

Was the 2017 Parks Canada Discovery Pass Good Policy? This past summer, Stephanie Lonz, a fourth-year Honours student in Geography and Environmental Studies was one of 14 recipients of the Faculty of Arts and Social Science Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Awards. These internships provide funding to top undergraduate students in order to... More

Monday, January 14, 2019

Graduate Student Emily Lindsay recently published in Rangeland Ecology and Management Journal

Emily Lindsay "I completed both my undergraduate degree (Geomatics and History) and MSc (Geography) at Carleton University. I am now a Geography PhD candidate. When I am not located behind a computer monitor, I can be found on the curling ice, in the swimming pool, or fly fishing with my partner. My doctoral research... More

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Congratulations Professor David Hugill on being part of the team that has been shortlisted for Prestigious 2020 Venice Biennale in Architecture

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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Congratulations to DGES Faculty who were nominated by students as 2018-2019 Favourite Faculty!

David Hugill (Geography): "David has a skill for teaching that can’t be taught. In his lectures there’s a natural presence of humor and openness that creates a unique learning environment from my other classes. He’s created a connection with his students by doing simple actions; giving us 5 minute breaks, playing music before class,... More

Monday, January 7, 2019

MSc Student Opportunities

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Master of Arts in Geography applications are now being accepted for September 2019

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Congratulations Professor Gita Ljubicic on receipt of the 2018 APECS-ASA Mentor Award

ASA-APECS Mentor Award "The Association of Early Polar Career Researchers Canada and the ArcticNet Student Association look to recognize a mentor who has contributed significantly over a period of several years to the mentoring and fostering of polar early career researchers in Canada." Source Taken from the nomination letter initiated by Megan... More

Friday, December 7, 2018

Eco-workshop in Sustainable Environments FYSM

Instructor Paul Williams invited grade 7 & 8 students from a local high school into Carleton today to participate in an eco-workshop put on by his Sustainable Environments FYSM (first year seminar) class. The students in Sustainable Environments produced posters and demonstrations for the grade 7 & 8... More

Thursday, November 22, 2018

Today! Afternoon Intersections: Images and (Re)construction of Knowledge

Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) is hosting a discussion this afternoon designed to see "what can occur when two scholars explore unexpected intersections between their research?"  Carleton academics Dr. Emilie Cameron and Rana Abughannam will be speaking about their current research in relation to the exhibitions at CUAG. Hear two... More

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Carleton University Announces Canada Research Chairs in Indigenous Art and Climate Change

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Fall Convocation: Carleton’s First Indigenous Doctoral Graduate in Geography

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Monday, November 12, 2018

Fall Convocation: First Students Graduate from Northern Studies Program

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Friday, November 9, 2018

The Changing of the Guard: Heritage at the Turn of the 21st Century

In October, Emeritus Professor John Tunbridge made lecture/discussion presentations at the International Cultural Centre in Krakow and the University of Warsaw, to mark the publication by the ICC of a selection of his work as a Polish-language book. The book, entitled (in Polish) The Changing of the Guard: Heritage at the Turn of the... More

Monday, November 5, 2018

Congratulations Chancellor’s Professor Christopher Burn on receipt of a 2019 Polar Medal

On Monday November 5th the Governor General of Canada presented honours to Canadians in celebration of their exceptional achievements. Chancellor's Professor Chris Burn received a 2019 Polar Medal. The Polar Medal is presented to "remarkable individuals [who] contribute to northern communities and to our knowledge of the polar regions and... More

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Study Abroad in Northern Ireland

Exchange Program offered jointly between The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton and Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. More... More

Friday, October 26, 2018

Global Connections – A Trilogy Photographic Collection of the Poles of the Planet

Early in 2018, Dr. D. R. Fraser Taylor, Director of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, was invited by Oldrich Bubak, an academic from McMaster University, to write the foreword for a trilogy of books of photographs on three special places, the Poles of the Planet – the Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Himalayas.... More

Monday, October 22, 2018

Treemendous Grad Research on Community Orchards

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Dr. Fraser Taylor’s Trip to Aguascalientes, Mexico

During the week of September 29 to October 3, 2018, Dr. Fraser Taylor, Director of the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC), and Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs, Geography and Environmental Studies, at Carleton University, made a special trip to Aguascalientes, Mexico, to support some strategic... More

Monday, September 24, 2018

Carleton approves new position in DGES and GCRC

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new Associate Professor position in Geomatics, Cartography, Indigenous Studies, and Community­ Engaged Research.  This faculty position will contribute to teaching and mentoring students about geomatics and cartography, with a focus on social science applications and perspectives.  It will be tied... More

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Congratulations Erica Oberndorfer on receipt of the 2018 Robin P. Armstrong Memorial Prize for Excellence in Indigenous Studies

Erica Oberndorfer received the 2018 Robin P. Armstrong Memorial Prize for Excellence in Indigenous Studies.  This Prize, awarded annually, is done so by the Indigenous Peoples' Working Group of the Canadian Association of Geographers on behalf of the Armstrong family to recognize Robin P. Armstrong's contributions in this area. It is intended to... More

Monday, September 17, 2018

Geomatics and Cartographic Research Center Delivers Workshops in Mexico on the Innovative Nunaliit Digital Atlas Platform

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Congratulations Alison Perrin, doctoral student, on receipt of a POLAR Northern Resident Scholarship!

POLAR Northern Resident Scholarship This award supports full-time college or university students that are long-term residents (minimum of eight years) of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon, or the Provincial North, as identified by the Northern Boundary Map, and engaged in research that culminates in a thesis or equivalent. Alison Perrin I am a... More

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