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Board of Governors Award: Nominations Due March 19

If you know a student who has done outstanding volunteer work in the not-for-profit sector, the Carleton University Board of Governors has just the award to honour those efforts.

Friday, March 13, 2015
Volunteers Needed! Special Olympics Ontario

We are hosting an Floor Hockey Provincial Championships May 8th/9th at Carleton University for Special Olympics athletes with over 700 athletes in attendance.  

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Do you have what it takes to be an SSSC Mentor?

The Science Student Success Centre is now accepting applications from students in the Faculty of science who are interested in becoming mentors for the 2015-16 academic year. Deadline is March 23!

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
9th International Symposium on "Molecular Targets in Cancer Genomics" | May 14-15, 2015

The International Symposium on Molecular Targets in Cancer Genomics organized by Students and Postdoctoral Fellows of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at the Université de Montréal will be held on May 14-15, 2015, and promises to be a major scientific event.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Carolyn Hazell, Integrated Science Student, Profiled on CBC Hockey Night in Canada!

“Wherever Carolyn Hazell goes, her love of hockey goes with her as she teaches neighbourhood kids to children in Nicaragua how to play Canada’s game.”

Carolyn Hazell was recently featured on CBC Hockey Night in Canada where she talks about studying Forensics at Carleton and highlights her Alternative Spring Break trip to Nicaragua where she introduced girls to Canadian hockey. Check out the CBC video here! Keep up the great work Carolyn!

Monday, March 9, 2015
The Quirks About Quarks: PhD student Thomas McCarthy’s research highlighted

Imagine being part of a group of 3,000 people worldwide, all working on the same project!

That’s what Carleton PhD student Thomas McCarthy is doing. He is part of a team of scientists working on the ATLAS experiment. Over time, a number of Carleton University graduate students, research associates, staff, and faculty members have also worked on this project...

The focus of McCarthy’s research is a particle called the “top quark”.

Monday, March 9, 2015
4th Year Biology student Jennifer Magel Wins B.A.S.S. Nation Award!

Jennifer Magel was awarded the Ontario B.A.S.S. Nation Student Poster Award for her undergraduate thesis poster that was presented at the 2015 Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) Annual Meeting in Orillia, Ontario. Jennifer is currently an undergraduate student in the Biology program (Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour) working in Professor Steven Cooke’s lab.

Monday, March 9, 2015
Chemistry Professor Maria DeRosa honoured with a mentoring award

On March 4, the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs and the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International) announced the winners of the 2014 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards. These awards were established to recognize faculty who render exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. Dr. DeRosa’s students submitted the following testimonials:

Friday, March 6, 2015
Math Matters Program Now Hiring – Application Deadline April 3rd

Math Matters is now accepting applications for student leaders for the 2015 Math Matters program! If you are currently a Carleton student pursuing a degree in Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, International Business, Mathematics, or Science, you are eligible to apply.

Friday, March 6, 2015
There’s a Fire Alarm – What do I do?

When you hear a fire alarm, you need to leave the building by the quickest route and head to your safe destination site. This keeps you safe and ensures that emergency responders can deal with the issues.

If you are about to enter a building and hear a fire alarm, DO NOT ENTER! The building is in a fire alarm state and the above applies.

Friday, March 6, 2015