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Monday, September 20, 2021

Carleton Professor, Steven Cooke, Named Top Influential Biologist 2010-2020

Carleton University Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Biology Integrative Biology, Conservation Science Steven J. Cooke is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Conservation Physiology and a full professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Science and Biology for Carleton University. He earned a... More

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Respect for Indigenous knowledge must lead nature conservation efforts in Canada

The past year has taught us important lessons about the consequences of the harm humans are inflicting on the natural world. We’re confronting a global biodiversity crisis, losing species and natural places at an unprecedented rate. We’ve also experienced the repercussions of nature’s decline through COVID-19, whose jump from animals to... More

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Carleton and Partners Developing Tools to Protect Canada’s Biodiversity

By Joseph Mathieu Canada’s landscapes, freshwater and wetlands are an important part of the world’s biodiversity and migratory patterns. They are considered part of planet Earth’s “natural heritage” and are protected as such. And yet, the country’s globally important ecosystems are not immune to the realities of the Anthropocene. In... More

Monday, November 16, 2020

Environmental Science Graduate Awarded Chancellor’s Medal

Carleton Medallists Reflect on their University Experience By Jack Moulton Photos by Chris Roussakis Carleton’s Fall Graduation 2020, a university-wide online celebration, launched on Saturday, Nov. 14. Watch the celebration at the Carleton Grads 2020 website now! Carleton University has announced the undergraduate winners of the Governor... More

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Steven Cooke talks about Eels on TV Ontario

Director of Environmental Science and Professor, Dr. Steven Cooke talks to TV Ontario about the American Eel. ... More

Friday, July 10, 2020

Carleton University Mask Policy

As ordered by the Medical Officer of Health of the City of Ottawa, effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 7, 2020, Carleton University is required to adopt a policy to ensure that no member of the public is permitted to enter or remain in a publicly accessible area of a building on campus unless... More

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Message from the President: Summer. Fall. Winter.

Visit Carleton’s COVID-19 website. July 6, 2020 Good morning everybody, I hope that you had a wonderful Canada Day and that you enjoyed the long Appreciation Day holiday weekend. We are already in July, our late summer term has started and fall registration for new first-year and returning students is in full swing. I would... More

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Ottawa Public Health

NEW: City Council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces. If you are in distress (e.g., significant trouble breathing, chest pain, fainting, or have a significant worsening of any chronic disease symptoms), do not go to the Assessment Centre or a COVID-19 Care clinic. Go to the nearest Emergency Department or call... More

Monday, January 20, 2020

Winter 2020 Science Café Events

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Carleton Records Canada’s Biggest Increase in Research Income Among Comprehensive and Medical Universities

Carleton University’s focus on collaborative interdisciplinary research with social, environmental and economic impact is paying big dividends. Research funding at Carleton has increased more sharply this year than at every other comprehensive and medical university in the country. Sponsored research income from external sources at Carleton... More

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Nature matters to Canadians, so conservation should be an election issue

The natural environment is fundamental to Canada’s national identity — look no further than the polar bear and caribou on the change in your pocket. Canadians often point to nature as the best thing about Canada.... More

Monday, October 7, 2019

Maclean’s Latest Rankings Confirm Carleton’s Momentum

The 2020 university rankings published in Maclean’s magazine on Oct. 3, 2019 show great results for Carleton University in a number of areas, including student satisfaction, research, entry averages, quality programs and overall ranking... More

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