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Grad Stories 2020: Four Exemplary Ravens say Goodbye to Carleton

Even though graduating students this year will not be enjoying a traditional ceremony to celebrate their achievements, the Class of 2020 is applauding exceptional student-athletes who are leaving but will always be Ravens. We sat down with four of these exemplary Ravens to find out what lies ahead. Stanley Mayambo (Health Science) Men’s Basketball #23 (Guard) The decision to play at Carleton was a given in Grade 12 for Fredericton-born athlete Stanley Mayambo. “I decided for my goals of playing basketball professionally, the best place for me to go was Carleton,” said Mayambo. After moving to Ottawa in the summer of 2015, he quickly realized to succeed on Carleton’s basketball team he had to constantly improve himself. Stanley Mayambo “The…

Carleton Experts Available: Canadian Mental Health Week

Canadian Mental Health Week is May 4 to 10 and Carleton experts are available to discuss related topics. Alfonso Abizaid Bucio Professor, Department of Neuroscience Email: Alfonso.AbizaidBucio@carleton.ca Abizaid Bucio is available to discuss the importance of maintaining social connections, cooking as a coping mechanism and the impact of social media on mental health. Abizaid Bucio's research interest lies in neuroendocrine modulation of appetitive behaviors, hormonal regulation of circadian rhythms, aging and hypothalamic regulation. Areas of specialization include neuroendocrine control feeding, reward and behavioral rhythms. Jim Davies Professor, Institute of Cognitive Science and School of Computer Science Email:  Jim.Davies@carleton.ca Davies is available to discuss the relative benefits of texting, phone calls, and social media on feelings of loneliness and social connection. He…

Cross-Country Star Zoë Williams Strives for Success at School and on the Ski Trail

When Zoë Williams was a kid, cross-country skiing with her parents and siblings on a trail network near their home in North Bay, Ont., her mother would hand over a walkie talkie and let her daughter circumnavigate a challenging five-kilometre loop on her own. Sometimes, with the device in a pocket, Zoë would inadvertently push the talk button and her mother would listen to the seven-year-old singing to herself as she swooshed through the woods. Zoë Williams “It was very liberating to be able to go out and conquer the trails on my own,” says Williams, whose parents weren’t diehard skiers but wanted to nurture an appreciation for winter and find an affordable sport they could do as a family,…

Positive Advice from Carleton Experts: Navigating Challenge and Uncertainty

When the world starts spinning out of control, feeling lost and afraid is a natural reaction. When the touchstones on which we typically rely for reassurance are no longer solid, it’s tough to know where to turn. But for a quartet of Psychology and Neuroscience researchers at Carleton University, the COVID-19 pandemic is a critical reminder there are things we can do to navigate through challenges and uncertainty and find the capacity to face whatever comes next. Psychology professors Marina Milyavskaya, Tim Pychyl and John Zelenski and Neuroscience Prof. Kim Hellemans are known for their work on goal setting, procrastination, happiness and mental health, respectively. While they all acknowledge that individual circumstances can differ dramatically and that there is no…

Out of the Classroom: Carleton Transitions With Flexibility and Compassion

Sarita Cuadros Sanchez, a third-year Biology student at Carleton University, was scheduled for a major end-of-term presentation last week in her advanced microbiology class. She was nervous. It’s worth 40 per cent of her final mark. So when Carleton announced a shift to online course delivery and other alternative modes of teaching and learning — as part of a national effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 — Cuadros Sanchez and Prof. Ashkan Golshani came up with a plan. She would do the presentation from home using an online video and screen-sharing platform, with her classmates invited to watch and ask questions remotely. Prof. Ashkan Golshani (right) presents an award to a student in 2016 “Everything went really smoothly,” says…

Message From the President: Thanks all Around and Our Plan for the Summer Term

Visit Carleton’s COVID-19 website. March 20, 2020 - 8:30 a.m. Good morning everybody, Yes, thanks all around. The past week has seen absolutely unprecedented change come to our campus, and the way that our entire community has reacted to this rapidly evolving, stressful situation has been nothing short of phenomenal. Every single one of us deserves thanks and congratulations for playing our part in keeping ourselves and others safe, in helping to flatten the curve, in keeping our required services going on- and off-campus, and for preserving the integrity of our academic mission by swiftly and efficiently moving all our courses to online and other modes of distance learning within a short week! I can’t thank everyone individually, but I…

Updated: Carleton Experts Available: COVID-19

As Canadians and their governments continue to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, Carleton experts are available to discuss related topics. Louis-Philippe Beland Professor, Department of Economics Email: louisphilippe.beland@carleton.ca Note: Beland is comfortable speaking French Beland is happy to discuss labour market issues and government policies related to COVID-19. His expertise covers public economics, labour economics and education. David Coletto Professor, Political Management Email: David.Coletto@Carleton.ca Coletto leads Abacus Data’s team of research consultants and strategists, delivering strategic advice and research design expertise to some of Canada’s leading corporations, advocacy groups and political leaders. He is available to discuss public opinion and attitudes, changing consumer behaviour, changes COVID may bring and what the new normal may look like. Robert Coplan Professor, Department of Psychology Email: Robert.Coplan@carleton.ca Coplan’s…

Carleton Science Celebrates International Women’s Day with Panel on Ideas for Change

Carleton University’s Faculty of Science will celebrate International Women’s Day with the panel event Turning the Tide for Women in Science: Untold Stories and Ideas for Change. Women scientists from a diverse range of disciplines will recount their personal experiences navigating careers in a male-dominated field. This event will be an engaging and collaborative evening aimed at increasing awareness and sharing actionable ideas for change. When: Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. Where: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa Info: This event is free and open to the public. Media are invited to attend the event. Panelists include Kim Hellemans, chair of the Department of Neuroscience, Vivian Nguyen, assistant professor in the Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science Institute, Mareike…

Carleton Hosts Science Café – Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders

As part of Carleton University’s Science Café series, Neuroscience PhD student Ana Santos will present The Missing Link? Integrating a Microbial Perspective into Our Understanding of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. When: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library, 1049 Bank Street, Ottawa Info: This event is free and open to the public. Media are invited to attend the event. Mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are leading causes of disability in Canada. Currently, diagnoses of mental illness are mainly based on reported symptoms and do not incorporate biomarkers – contributing to a high rate of ineffective treatments. Our bodies contain just as many microbes as our own cells. These organisms have…

Carleton Experts Available: Mental Health

As Jan. 29, 2020 is Bell Let’s Talk Day, Carleton experts are available to discuss topics related to mental health. Kim Hellemans Instructor III, Department Chair, Department of Neuroscience Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 2973 Email:   Kim.Hellemans@carleton.ca Hellemans’s research interest lies in the study of vulnerability to mental illness. Her past research explored the role of adverse environmental experience in susceptibility to drug addiction. Her current research examines how prenatal exposure to alcohol influences later life susceptibility to mental illness. Hellemans’s other main research interest is sex differences in mental illnesses; depression is twice as common among women. She is a co-host of the Minding the Brain podcast. Marina Milyavskaya Associate Professor, Department of Psychology Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 7490 Email: Marina.Milyavskaya@carleton.ca Milyavskaya…