PhD Student Aids First Row-to-the-Pole

News PostCarleton PhD biology student Richard Webster, who recently participated in the historic Old Pulteney Row to the Magnetic North Pole (MNP), is excited to announce that the rowing crew has reached the Pole. This is the first time a team has rowed to any pole position – a dangerous feat. Webster participated in the expedition ... more

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Carleton PhD Candidate wins prestigious northern studies scholarship

MumfordYk2010Carleton University PhD candidate Thomas Mumford has been named a recipient of an esteemed $40,000 W. Garfield Weston Award of Northern Research. The earth sciences student was honoured in June with the award by the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies as part of the Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) awards program. The program ... more

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The sky’s the limit for Carleton grad student involved in unique research project

News PostClaire Samson, chair of the Department of Earth Sciences, is taking part in a pilot project involving an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will change the way we look at cities. As part of her masters degree research, Carleton student Tara Jones will pilot the UAV from the ground during trials at York University. ... more

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Carleton PhD student wins second Commonwealth Scholarship

News Post(Ottawa, July 27, 2011) – PhD candidate Selladurai Madhiyan has been awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship that will strengthen Carleton’s research ties with India. The $10,000 award will help him travel to Canada to assist Carleton’s P.R. Sundararajan with his research on temperature-tolerant polymers. This is the second time that Madhiyan has been awarded the scholarship. ... more

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Redesigned portal coming soon

News PostA redesigned MyCarleton portal is being launched on July 24. The cleaned up version of your personalized portal will make it easier for you to navigate through your Carleton emails, as well as personalized and campus announcements and will also make it easier to access the learning management system and Carleton Central. So how different ... more

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