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Thursday, August 5, 2021

CAE-CU Sustainable Aviation Grant

Purpose:  Carleton University and CAE are accepting proposals for projects supporting the development of green aviation technologies and procedures (see Terms and Conditions). Actions have been undertaken by both organizations to address the challenges associated with climate change and sustainability. In 2020, CAE became carbon neutral by... More

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Carleton and IBM Partner in AI, Machine Learning and Data Science for a Future-Ready Workforce

 Carleton University and IBM Canada today announce a five-year multimillion-dollar collaboration agreement to enhance Carleton’s Institute for Data Science and equip students for essential jobs in emerging digital careers such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and data... More

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Carleton University and the Bruyère Research Institute Announce Strategic New Partnership with Health Tech Focus

Carleton University and the Bruyère Research Institute have established a multi-year strategic health tech partnership that will see a research focus on remote and virtual care, as well as new applications in biomedical engineering, software, sensors and... More

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Best Buy Health, AGE-WELL, Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University Partner on Aging in Place Research

Best Buy Health and AGE-WELL are partnering with the Bruyère Research Institute and Carleton University in new research that will help older adults continue to live independently—and give their family and caregivers peace of... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

NSERC Alliance Grants Support Research Strengths at Carleton University

Carleton University has received almost $1 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Alliance Grants. The funds support research in several areas of strength at Carleton such as sustainability and climate change, accessibility and information communications... More

Monday, November 16, 2020

Occupancy-based ventilation could help reduce airborne transmission of COVID-19 in indoor environments

The primary purpose of heating and cooling systems in commercial buildings is temperature control. They usually accomplish this by controlling the flow of air, but they were not designed to limit the spread of an airborne... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Carleton Researcher Finds The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be Changing Electricity Demand in Ontario – And Not For The Better

The office workers of the world deserted their cubicles, almost in unison. And if they forgot to shut down their computer on their way out the door, it could very well still be running. The pandemic changed almost every aspect our daily lives, so it is no surprise that the way we are using... More

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Improving Purée-Based Foods Can Help COVID-19 Patients Who Have Difficulty Swallowing

COVID-19’s vast array of symptoms has vexed health care professionals. Among the disease’s many symptoms is dysphagia – or difficulty swallowing.  This condition can prevent COVID-19 patients from eating, and getting the nutrients that they need to boost their immune system. Dysphagia is especially common among patients who have been... More

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Carleton Researchers Developing Anti-Viral Peptide Treatments To Help Disrupt Inflammatory Responses to COVID-19

Treatments for COVID-19 can help us manage the pandemic, even without a vaccine. Carleton bioinformatics researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify the protein interactions that could be responsible for COVID-19’s most severe symptoms, and working to develop peptide-based anti-viral treatments that prevent them from occurring in... More

Friday, November 6, 2020

Carleton University’s Jeremy Laliberté Develops COVID-19 Protocols for Delivery Drone Decontamination

Drones can deliver cargo to places that other vehicles can’t reach – whether that’s a remote worksite on a rugged mountainside, or a hurricane-hit community that’s lost road access. But these types of locations are also far removed from medical facilities, and a COVID-19 outbreak a remote location could prove especially difficult to... More

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

COVID-19 and Privacy Concerns: New Tracing App Doesn’t Collect User Data

Dr. Wei Shi in the School of Information Technology received an NSERC Alliance Grant for her work on the app, which transmits an encrypted message that is received by nearby phones. The only information that is included is the date and time. There is no GPS or location data, and it includes no information about... More

Monday, November 2, 2020

Modelling the spread of COVID-19 in indoor environments to help pinpoint transmission risk

Through an NSERC Alliance Grant, Dr. Gabriel Wainer is working with Canada’s Department of National Defense to model whether a virus hotspot could move through a building, and put its occupants at risk. The mathematical models use both viral particle modelling, and carbon dioxide as a proxy for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, and... More

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