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Professors Susan Aitken and Ken Storey were two of the inaugural winners of the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards

The Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards, announced at a reception held on November 30, were established to recognize up to ten faculty mentors annually who have made outstanding contributions to the supervision and research mentorship of graduate students. The winners have been chosen for their demonstrated ability to render exceptional mentoring services and for supporting and fostering transformational effects on the careers of their graduate students.

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Three Carleton grads have produced an iPad app to help doctors with their bedside manner.

The following article by Hugh Paterson recently ran in the Ottawa Citizenand highlighted the work of 3 graduates from Carleton's School of Computer Science:

A major part of the Ottawa Hospital's plan to modernize its information technology systems is in the hands of three former Carleton University students who graduated only 18 months ago.

Friday, November 12, 2010
Carleton’s High Performance Virtual Computing Lab Plays Vital Role in Heart Institute Research

Technical experts at Carleton’s High Performance Virtual Computing Laboratory (HPCVL) site are helping medical researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) speed up their analytical processes for a research project that could ultimately find drugs to target specific genes associated with certain diseases.

Friday, November 12, 2010
Prestigious Flavelle Medal awarded to Kenneth Storey

Professor Kenneth Storey, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Physiology, will be awarded the prestigious Flavelle Medal from the Royal Society of Canada on Saturday, November 27, 2010.

Established in 1924, the Flavelle Medal is biennially awarded for an outstanding contribution to biological science during the preceding 10 years or for significant additions to a previous outstanding contribution to biological science.

Friday, November 12, 2010
The A. D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction awarded to graduate of the School of Mathematics and Statistics

The 2010 A. D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction was awarded to Dr. Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician emeritus, Statistics Canada, and a graduate of Carleton’s School of Mathematics and Statistics.
This award, Carleton’s highest alumni honour, is given in recognition of outstanding achievement or contribution in any field of endeavour.

Friday, November 12, 2010
Public Lecture: Smart Grid, Renewables, Electric Mobility: When To Use Your Dishwasher or Recharge Electric Vehicles?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
STAN conference: Tête-à-tête: Connecting Students and Professionals

7th  Annual STAN Conference – November 4 and 5, 2010
Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON

Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Distinguished Research Professor from School of Mathematics and Statistics Named a Fellow of the Royal Society of London

Donald Dawson, Professor Emeritus at the Carleton School of Mathematics and Statistics, was recently named a Fellow of the Royal Society.  Fellows are drawn from the UK and the Commonwealth and are elected for life through a peer review process on the basis of excellence in science.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Carleton Chemistry Team Dances Their Way to Success

A team of students working with Chemistry Professor Maria DeRosa have won the 2010 Dance Their PhD competition sponsored by Science Magazine. Led by doctoral student Maureen McKeague, the team beat out three other finalists to take the title.  They were presented with a $1,000 cheque October 18 in New York City at the Imagine Science Film Festival.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Few spots left for field course to Antarctica in February 2011

An interdisciplinary field-based science course in the “Origin and evolution of Antarctic ecosystems over time” will take place in Antarctica from February 12 to 28, 2011. Open to Carleton University science students in Earth Sciences, Biology, Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Integrated Science or other interested students, this field course is offered in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature and Students on Ice. This course will be taught during the expedition of the M/V Ushuaia from southern Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula.

Monday, October 18, 2010