Thursday, March 4, 2021

NSERC Alliance Grants Support Research Strengths at Carleton University

Elyn Humphreys, professor in Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, and her partners at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) received funding to create the Canadian Optimized High-Resolution Representation of the National Terrestrial Carbon Cycle (COHERENT-C). The main objective of this project is to advance Canada’s skill... More

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Assistant Professor Dipto Sarkar discussed his current research with Bloomberg in a recent article “Inside the ‘Wikipedia of Maps,’ Tensions Grow Over Corporate Influence”

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Carleton Partner First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun Win Arctic Inspiration Prize for Indigenous and Multi-disciplinary Studies and Research

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Monday, February 1, 2021

The Climate Virus – Lessons from Covid-19 to Enhance Climate Action

Julia Sterling, a 4th year BGInS student, completed an independent study last term titled, "The Climate Virus - Lessons from Covid-19 to Enhance Climate Action". Julia did really exciting work in her independent study on the relationship of COVID and climate change, and as part of this she produced the following powerful short video.... More

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

The department mourns the passing of Mara Ostafichuk

We recently learned of the passing of PhD student Mara Ostafichuk. Mara was researching rural health disparities in Canada, Australia, and Iceland. The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies community extends sincere condolences to Mara's family and loved ones at this difficult time. Remembering... More

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Bolivia, the end of a cycle? Reflections on the political crisis, the pandemic, and what comes next

This past semester, PhD candidate Vladimir Díaz-Cuellar and Professor Cristina Rojas (Department of Political Science) organized a series of webinars about the political situation in Bolivia. Bolivia has gone through its most severe crisis in recent decades. After the failed 2019 election, the country was engulfed in a dramatic series of events:... More

Monday, December 14, 2020

Congratulations to our graduate students who have been awarded with university endowment awards!

Congratulations to the following students who are this years winners of Carleton University Endowment awards. Vladimir Diaz-Cuellar—Bader Student Travel Award and Norman Pollock Memorial Award Trudi Zundel—John Lyndhurst Kingston Scholarship Erik Wagenaar—David and Rachel Epstein Scholarship David Lapins—Word Warrior Bursary Lisa... More

Monday, December 7, 2020

Scientists urge federal government to ramp up conservation efforts in eastern Arctic

Scientists say the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf highlights the needs for more conservation in the... More

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Carleton Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre Partner Wins Governor General’s History Award for Community Programming

Carleton University’s Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC) is proud to announce that its partner’s Gwich’in Goonanh’kak Googwandak: The Places and Stories of the Gwich’in project has just won the 2020 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community... More

Monday, November 30, 2020

Why Study Environmental Studies, Geography, and/or Geomatics at Carleton?

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES “Studying Environmental Studies at Carleton allowed me to explore all facets of both physical and cultural geography and their relation to environmental issues. The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies has a wide range of programs and courses that afforded me the opportunity to tailor my courses to reflect my... More

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Congratulations to students who won the CUGESA 2020 GIS day Map Contest!

As a part of celebrating GIS day this year, CUGESA co-presidents Sophie Larocque & Sabrina Ornawka put forward the idea to promote map-making and cartography within the department by having students submit their best maps. Maps that students have either created in previous classes, through work, or were made specifically for this contest.... More

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Congratulations to all our Fall 2020 Graduates!

All of us in the Department of Geography and Environment Studies extend congratulations to our students who graduated this Fall 2020. Please know that we are so proud of you and look for the personalized congratulatory card signed by our Chair Scott Mitchell sent to each of you in the... More

Friday, September 25, 2020

Congratulations Romola V. Thumbadoo, PhD and D. R. Fraser Taylor, GCRC Director and Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Professor on your recent publication, “Indigenous Elder William Commanda and the Circle of All Nations Discourse”.

Romola V. Thumbadoo, PhD and D. R. Fraser Taylor, GCRC Director and Chancellor's Distinguished Research Professor were recently published in the International Journal of Arts, Humanities & Social Science. The journal article is titled, "Indigenous Elder William Commanda and the Circle of All Nations... More

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Congratulations to all our graduate students who successfully defended their thesis over the summer semester!

Going back to May of this year, here are the students who have successfully defended their thesis:   Xiaoyuan Geng (PhD), May 4, 2020, supervisor:  Scott Mitchell Development of operational methods to predict soil classes and properties in Canada using machine learning   Katherine (Katia) McKercher (MSc), June 5, 2020, supervisor: ... More

Saturday, September 19, 2020

New Special Topics in Geomatics course: Internet GIS

    Internet GIS We are pleased to offer a course on Internet GIS in Winter 2021, under our Special Topics in Geomatics course code, GEOM 4001. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), once considered the state of the art in geographic data handling, analysis and geovisualization, are no longer packaged into single desktop-based systems.... More

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Congratulations Assistant Professor David Hugill recipient of a 2020 New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award!

Announcing the winners of the 2020 Carleton University Teaching... More

Monday, September 14, 2020

2020 Carleton Geography and Environmental Studies Annual Newsletter

Sharing and celebrating successes and news with the DGES community.  Welcome to the latest edition of our annual DGES... More

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Carleton’s Derek Mueller Studies Consequences of Climate Change in Canada’s Arctic

The Milne Ice Shelf on the northwest coast of Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island has broken up, reducing in size by almost half and setting large ice islands adrift in the Arctic Ocean. Ice shelves are thick, floating sheets of ice attached to the coast. The Milne Ice Shelf was the last remaining intact ice shelf in... More

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Congratulations Postdoctoral Fellow Romola Thumbadoo on recently being published in the International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science

Romola Thumbadoo, postdoctoral fellow and Distinguished Research Professor Fraser Taylor recently published, Indigenous Elder William Commanda, Cognitive Cartography and Cybercartography in the International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science. Indigenous Elder William Commanda, Cognitive Cartography and Cybercartography Abstract... More

Friday, August 7, 2020

Nunavut’s Milne Ice Shelf Suddenly Collapses

Carleton University’s Derek Mueller, professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, has visited the ice shelf 11 times since 2004 and was scheduled to visit again this July before his trip was cancelled due to... More

Monday, June 22, 2020

Congratulations DGES 2020 Graduates!

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Carleton’s Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre to Launch Residential Schools Land Memory Atlas

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Friday, June 12, 2020

Professor Trish Ballamingie was one of the guests as part of CBC Ottawa Morning’s segment on food security in light of COVID-19

Professor Trish Ballamingie was one of the guests as part of CBC Ottawa Morning's segment on food security in light of COVID-19. With Moe Garahan from Just Food, Michael Maidment from Ottawa Food Bank, Erin O'Manique from Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard, and host, Robyn Bresnahan! You can check out the segment here:... More

Thursday, June 11, 2020

​COMS2200 Big Data and Society, COMS5225 Critical Data Studies

Interested in learning more about Big Data and Society and/or Critical Data Studies? Assistant Professor Tracey P. Lauriault "would love to have some geography students in her... More

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Congratulations to the DGES winners of the 2019-2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards!

The following Teaching Assistants were nominated for the EDC’s 2019-2020 Outstanding TA Award competition, Madelaine Bourdages ENST 3900 Jessica Sperry ENST 1020 Brittany Astles GEOG 2006 Veronika Kratz ENST 3000 Tess MacMillan ENST 3000 Nicolas Pelletier GEOG 3108 Emma Stockton GEOG 1010 Lindsay Trottier GEOG 3104 In addition, Jessica Sperry... More

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Congratulations Dr. Jennifer Ridgley and Dr. Sophie Tamas, recipients of the Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants Competition

From the Carleton Office for Research Initiatives and Services CU COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants announcement, "In response to COVID-19, Carleton University swiftly developed an internal funding opportunity to provide seed funding for individuals or teams of researchers for original, innovative, and time-sensitive research to propose... More

Friday, May 29, 2020

Congratulations Jupiter Bavington on receipt of a FASS Summer Research Internship Award!

Congratulations Jupiter Bavington on being awarded one of the highly competitive FASS Summer Research Internship awards! Jupiter is working on her Bachelor of Arts Honours in Environmental Studies and will be completing her summer research under the supervision of Professor David Hugill. "I will be using the FASS Undergraduate Summer Research... More

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Update on Fourth Year Field Course and Practicum

Honours Field Camp. We will be offering an on-line version of the third-year Honours field camp. The design of this course has yet to be finalized. However, you will be able to take this course remotely with courses held on-line through the course cuLearn site.  Fourth-year Practicum. In normal times, practicums consist of in-office... More

Monday, May 25, 2020

Congratulations Erin Turnbull on recipient of the Canadian Association of Geographers Undergraduate Award for 2020 from Carleton University

Erin Turnbull, 4th year BScH in the Earth Sci and Physical Geography Combined Major, has been nominated as the recipient of the Canadian Association of Geographers Undergraduate Award for 2020 from Carleton! Erin is a Dean’s Honour List student in the program stated above, and was nominated by the DGES undergraduate coordinators as an... More

Friday, May 22, 2020

Message to our UG Students from the Chair on behalf of all faculty and staff of Geography and Environmental Studies

Dear DGES students, Normally, this should be an exciting time. For our current students, winter semester exams are over, summer jobs typically would have been secured, and for returning students, in just a few months, you would be registering for another year at Carleton. For those of you entering fourth year, you would normally be looking... More

Thursday, May 14, 2020

COVID-19 and the future of North American borders – by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera and Victor Konrad

Victor Konrad teaches geography at Carleton University. He was president of the Association for Borderlands Studies. Currently he is co-director of the Borders in Globalization Project and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Borderlands... More

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Niloofar Alavi-Shoushtari, PhD graduate, was recently published in Remote Sensing

Niloofar Alavi-Shoushtari's research paper titled, "Evaluating the Relationships of Inter-Annual Farmland Vegetation Dynamics with Biodiversity Using Multi-Spatial and Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Data" has been published in Remote Sensing. "I completed my Bachelor degree in Environmental Studies in my country of origin, Iran. I moved to Canada... More

Thursday, May 7, 2020

NEW Late Summer Course Offering – North American Borders in Comparative Perspective

GEOGRAPHY 4024/5502, Late Summer, 2020 North American Borders in Comparative Perspective The COVID-19 pandemic has closed borders in North America except for essential travel and shipment. In the 21st century, borders between Canada and the United States, and Mexico and the United States, have emerged as dynamic interactive zones and politically... More

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

New 2020 summer course offering – Geographies of Europe GEOG 3025

Geographies of Europe course will be live-streamed. Virtual attendance at times/days listed is required. Tuesday and Thursday from 18:05 - 20:55 Taught by Dr. Tamara Kotar In this course we will examine the significance of Europe’s physical and cultural environments and how they are part of diverse, multiple and changing socio-political... More

Monday, May 4, 2020

Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall 2020 – Winter 2021. DGES invites applications from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach courses in geography, environmental studies, or geomatics, as a contract instructor.

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