{"id":62773,"date":"2020-01-17T14:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?page_id=62773"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:04:32","slug":"the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton University on The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Univeristy on The Conversation Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"boost-your-visibility-and-share-your-knowledge\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boost Your Visibility and Share Your Knowledge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton University is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Conversation Canada<\/a>, a digital platform that amplifies the voices of Canada\u2019s academic community. 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Contact <a href=\"mailto:steven.reid3@carleton.ca\">Steven Reid<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/become-an-author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sign up to become an author<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" data-attributes=\"&#x7B;&quot;blockHeader&quot;&#x3A;&quot;Recent&#x20;Features&quot;,&quot;moreButton&quot;&#x3A;&quot;loadmore&quot;,&quot;numberOfColumns&quot;&#x3A;3,&quot;blockBackground&quot;&#x3A;&quot;white&quot;,&quot;numberOfPosts&quot;&#x3A;6,&quot;currentPage&quot;&#x3A;1,&quot;blockType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cards&quot;,&quot;contentType&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_story&quot;,&quot;taxName&quot;&#x3A;&quot;cu_story_type&quot;,&quot;order&quot;&#x3A;&quot;desc&quot;,&quot;orderBy&quot;&#x3A;&quot;date&quot;,&quot;showImages&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showDates&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showTimeToRead&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showExcerpts&quot;&#x3A;true,&quot;showFilter&quot;&#x3A;false,&quot;categories&quot;&#x3A;&quot;1623&quot;,&quot;tags&quot;&#x3A;&quot;&quot;&#x7D;\" data-page=\"2\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"recent-features\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Recent Features\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n                \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            story\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/istock-empty-classroom-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"An empty classroom inside a school.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-04-27T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        April 28, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Will Attendance-Based Grading Improve School Absenteeism\n    <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n            <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                                    School absenteeism is a major concern across Canada \u2014 and beyond. As researchers with the Canadian School Attendance Partnership, we have been exploring this issue&hellip;\n                            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    \n    <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto md:pt-5\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/attendance-based-grading-school-absenteeism\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n            Read story\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">\n                titled\n                Will Attendance-Based Grading Improve School Absenteeism\n            <\/span>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/footer>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n\n            <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/mars-rover-1920x1080-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Curiosity rover on Mars surface analyzing rocks in search for signs of Mars life and organic molecules.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    \n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-row w-full gap-1\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-04-21T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        April 22, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                    <\/div>        \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Did NASA\u2019s Curiosity Rover Find Signs of Ancient Life on Mars? 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