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Prospective students and their parents invited to campus for a Science Specialty Tour on November 19

Faculty of Science Specialty Tour

Monday, November 14, 2011
Academic paper wins award at national conference

An academic paper on student retention presented at a national symposium in the U.S. wins Director’s Award.

 

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Mathematics student to receive Governor General's Medal at Fall Convocation

Congratulations to Dominique J. Roy, a graduate student in Mathematics, who will be awarded the Governor General’s medal at Fall Convocation on Saturday, November 12.

 

Monday, November 7, 2011
Media outlets turn to Biology professor Michael Runtz for answers to public debates on the beaver and non-native trees on Parliament Hill

Biology professor Michael Runtz weighs in on the issue of the polar bear replacing the beaver as Canada’s national emblem on CTV television. View the video.

Professor Runtz also had some thoughts on the issue of replacing non-native tree species from Parliament Hill. Read the story in the Ottawa Citizen.

Monday, November 7, 2011
Dr. John Cassidy to discuss Earthquake Science at the Herzberg Lecture on November 9

Shaken and Stirred: The Cost of Earthquakes and How Science Can Help

Thursday, October 20, 2011
Congratulations to our varsity athletes who were named to the CIS Academic All-Canadian list or received an OUA Academic Achievement Award for the 2010-11 season

Congratulations to our Faculty of Science varsity athletes who were named to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Academic All-Canadian list or received an Ontario University Athletics Academic Achievement Awards for the 2010-11 season.

 

Thursday, October 6, 2011
Biology’s Alex Wong awarded prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

Wong is researching the costs and consequences of adaptation for organisms. His work will add to our understanding of the evolutionary process, helping us to predict the responses of natural populations to ecological and medical challenges. Read the full story.

Monday, September 26, 2011
Science Student Success Centre offers full slate of activities and programs

The SSSC is located at 1152 Herzberg and is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Make an appointment or drop in to the office to meet with the personnel from the SSSC who are available to help you improve your general study skills, organize your study schedule, prepare for tests, find answers to your questions and more. The centre is located in the basement level of Herzberg Laboratories, right around the corner from the Math Tutorial Centre.

Friday, September 16, 2011
Computer Science professor elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Professor Paul Van Oorschot has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada for his “exceptional contribution to Canadian intellectual life and advancing knowledge and scholarship in Canada”

Monday, September 12, 2011
Research Facilities at Carleton receive $1.9 million from CFI

New research facilities headed by Chemistry professor Sean Barry and Physics professor Gabriel Sawakuchi received large investments by the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Professor Barry’s lab “The Facility for Nanoscience, Surfaces and Sensor Interfaces” will be a multidisciplinary lab for research in a variety of areas. Professor Sawakuchi’s lab will develop techniques for radiation measurements used in cancer clinics.

Monday, September 12, 2011