Archives: Spotlight

Thursday, January 24, 2019

I-CUREUS Spotlight

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

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Carleton grad shares about her internship in South Africa

B.P.A.P.M graduate, Khadija Ga’al (’12) recently returned from her six month internship in Cape Town, South Africa, where she participated in a public health research internship through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development. She was placed at Health Systems Trust (HST), a public health research non-profit, where she... More

Friday, January 10, 2014

Art inspires music from Carleton composer

Carleton music student Lora Bidner composed an otherworldly piece in response to the Carleton University Art Gallery's art installation "Eunoia". Listen to the composition at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f793Z6ovS0I Bidner shares what inspired the composition and how it was created... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Sprott students teach Business Basics to grade 5 students

The Sprott School of Business provides its students with several opportunities to engage with the community. The Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) partners with the Sprott Junior Achievement Program to provide volunteer teaching opportunities to local grade 5 students. Sprott students run workshops and gain hands-on experience teaching the... More

Friday, October 18, 2013

The Royal Ottawa Hospital and Carleton music students partner up

The Discovery Centre is excited to share the testimonies of Carleton music students who will be performing biweekly for patients at the Royal Ottawa Hospital (ROH). Mauro Bertoli, Artist in Residence for Carleton University’s School for Studies in Art and Culture (Music) created the initiative, inspired by his time as a volunteer at the... More

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Art history department partners with the Ottawa art community

The Department of Art History provides students with extensive opportunities to work with the Ottawa art community as part of its practicum program. Second year masters student in Art History Emma Hamilton-Hobbs had the opportunity to do her practicum with Library and Archives Canada in Place de la Cité, Gatineau. She gained experience handling... More

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

1125@Carleton opens for collaborative work

1125@Carleton is a new virtual and physical space for researchers to work with the community and private and public partners. For more information,... More

Friday, October 4, 2013

In focus: Art History hands-on experiences

Former Carleton student Jenna Dufour with a BA (Hons.) History of Art shares her experiences with the Discovery Centre about the practicum program for Art History at Carleton. 1) Which community partners did you work with? (ie the Ottawa Art Gallery, War Museum etc.) I had the opportunity to enroll in two different practicums for... More

Monday, September 23, 2013

Carleton Music students strike a chord in Ottawa

Carleton's Music department offers its students plenty of opportunities to engage their passion for music in the Ottawa community. With about 10 campus ensembles, from choirs to opera to West African Rhythm and more, Carleton has opportunities to suit all types of students' music tastes.  Students can also participate in several affiliated... More

Friday, September 20, 2013

Time to apply for undergraduate research internships with I-CUREUS!

If you are an undergraduate student interested in gaining real-life research experience by working part-time with a faculty supervisor, the Internship-Carleton University Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (I-CUREUS) is for you! It is open to students from all faculties. Students can receive up to $2250 for their faculty-supervised... More

Friday, September 13, 2013

Carleton students encourage young innovators through Virtual Ventures

Carleton students share their enthusiasm for engineering and design through Virtual Ventures, an engineering and technology summer camp for youth grades 1 through 10. Carleton students design and implement lessons on topics as diverse as game design, robotics using LEGO and 3D graphics along with many other exciting areas.  Fall and winter... More

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Hands-on historical learning with digital technologies

Technology and history have come together in Professor Shawn Graham's first year history seminar, check it out! For a fully keyboard-accessible alternative for this video, either view it in Chrome or any Android or iOS device, view it in Firefox with the YouTube ALL HTML5 add-on installed, or disable Flash in Internet Explorer.... More

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