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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The Carleton community came together on April 9 to celebrate student research and collaborative teaching projects at the 2025 I-CUREUS and SaPP Showcase. The annual event provides an opportunity for students who participated in the Internship-Carleton University Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (I-CUREUS) and Students as Partners... More
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Join Teaching and Learning Services for the annual I-CUREUS and Students as Partners Program (SaPP) Showcase on April 9 to celebrate our students’ accomplishments. Drop by the Future Learning Lab on the fourth floor of the MacOdrum Library between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to hear from some of this year’s program participants and... More
Monday, February 10, 2025
Faculty are invited to submit nominations for the 2025 Provost Scholar Award. One award, valued at $500 per Faculty, is given to outstanding undergraduate students who exemplify student engagement by excelling in at least two of the following areas: community engagement; international learning experience; immersive learning; or undergraduate... More
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is now accepting student applications for the Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Award, which provides student funding of $10,000 to $15,000 for an EDI-informed research opportunity supervised by a faculty member. One graduate student award and up to five undergraduate... More
Thursday, April 29, 2021
On April 12-14, 2021, more than 3,400 students from post-secondary institutions around the world participated in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) to celebrate the work of undergraduate researchers. This year, ten Carleton students presented at the first-ever virtual event. With so many registrants, the experience was a... More
Thursday, January 24, 2019
One of our current participating teams for I-CUREUS—MacKenzie Brannen and Professor Oren Petel—have had a feature story written on their research. MacKenzie Brannen, a 3rd-year Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering student, has been aiding Professor Petel on his continued research and testing for improved helmet testing since the Fall term.... More
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is a forum for undergraduate students to present their research. With 4200 registrants, 47 states from the United States, and 18 countries participating, the experience is a dynamic learning opportunity. This year, Carleton sent a group of seven students to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Below... More
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Pete Neathway is an I-CUREUS participant in the Engineering-Physics program, assisting Professor Ye's “Novel Materials for, and Approaches to, the Design of Microphotonic Devices” project. On his project and I-CUREUS, he says: Having the opportunity to build on one’s education in a practical setting truly solidifies both the understanding... More
Friday, August 31, 2018
Jason Hlang is an I-CUREUS participant in the Aerospace Stream B program. He assisted Professor Laliberte on the project "Conversion of RC aircraft into UAVs for work as flying laboratories and geophysical survey platforms." Through this project, Jason had the opportunity to to gain experience working with composite materials, designing... More
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Meaghan Shaw is an I-CUREUS participant in the Psychology program, assisting Professor Milyavskaya's "The Differential Effects of Ego Depletion and Boredom on Task Performance" project. She says: I am very thankful I got the opportunity with I-CUREUS this semester as it really allowed me to learn so many knew things about research that I... More
Sara Siddiqi is an I-CUREUS participant in the Health Science program, assisting Professor Salmaso's "Examining the Effects of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 on Perineuronal Nets" project. This involves investigating how PNNs are altered in both the cortex and hippocampus of FGF2KO and wildtype (WT) mice treated with a FGF2 injection. Of her... More
Friday, March 16, 2018
On March 8 and 9, 2018, the 12th annual Inquiry@Queens conference was held at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. Eight Carleton undergraduate students were selected to present their research. Normally considered the domain of postgraduate students, more and more undergraduate students are participating in research during their studies. To... More
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