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November 23, 2020

Prof. Richard Yu Recognized as Highly Cited Researcher

The Web of Science Group recently recognized Carleton’s Steven Cooke, Lenore Fahrig and Richard Yu as some of the world’s most cited researchers in 2020. The Highly Cited Researchers list includes approximately 6,400... More

November 20, 2020

Occupancy-Based Ventilation Could Help Reduce Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 in Indoor Environments

The primary purpose of heating and cooling systems in commercial buildings is temperature control. They usually accomplish this by controlling the flow of air, but they were not designed to... More

November 12, 2020

Carleton Researcher Finds The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be Changing Electricity Demand in Ontario – And...

Carleton Researcher Finds The COVID-19 Pandemic Could Be Changing Electricity Demand in Ontario – And Not For The Better

Professor Liam O’Brien has been awarded an NSERC Alliance Grant to study the effects that the pandemic has had on electricity use in Ottawa. He’s working with Ottawa Hydro and Ottawa... More

November 10, 2020

Carleton Researchers Developing Anti-Viral Peptide Treatments To Help Disrupt Inflammatory Responses to COVID-19

Treatments for COVID-19 can help us manage the pandemic, even without a vaccine. Carleton bioinformatics researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify the protein interactions that could be responsible for... More

November 9, 2020

Fall Graduation 2020: Carleton Architecture Grad Focusing on Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Design at Top Norway...

Fall Graduation 2020: Carleton Architecture Grad Focusing on Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Design at Top Norway Firm

From a young age, Carleton University Master of Architecture graduate, Diego Juarez, knew he was interested in the intersections of art and design. At first, that meant treehouses. But through both... More

November 9, 2020

Fall Graduation 2020: From Gadgets to Patents —a Lifelong Fascination with Machines

As a child growing up in the United Arab Emirates, Rawan Alkurd’s preferred birthday gift was always the latest gadget rather than the latest toy. The only university path for... More

November 6, 2020

Carleton Architecture: Director’s Project Starts off Year of Tackling Social Justice Issues

To engage with the burning social justice issues unfolding globally, the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism at Carleton is organizing, hosting and supporting several initiatives and events. The main event—the... More

November 6, 2020

Carleton University’s Jeremy Laliberté Develops COVID-19 Protocols for Delivery Drone Decontamination

Drones can deliver cargo to places that other vehicles can’t reach – whether that’s a remote worksite on a rugged mountainside, or a hurricane-hit community that’s lost road access. But... More

November 4, 2020

COVID-19 and Privacy Concerns: New Tracing App Doesn’t Collect User Data

Carleton’s Wei Shi Develops Contact Tracing App That Uses Bluetooth Technology to Identify Exposure to COVID-19 without Collecting Personal Information.

November 4, 2020

Carleton University a Leader in Telecommunications and ICT Research Excellence

With a long history of collaborating with industry leaders, Carleton ranks among the world’s best universities in telecommunication and ICT engineering.

November 3, 2020

Carleton and Bruyère Researchers Receive Grant to Help Long-Term Care Homes Protect Themselves from COVID-19

Carleton researcher Chantal Trudel—and a multi-institutional team made up of Susan Braedley, Amy Hsu, Dennis Kao, Frank Knoefel, Sophie Orosz, Heidi Sveistrup, and Bruce Wallace—received nearly $40,000 from the Foundation... More

November 3, 2020

New Canada Research Chair Producing Flame-Made Nanoparticles for Use in Next Generation Technologies

From the moment that our ancestors built the first fire, humans have been using combustion to create nanoparticles. But we are only just beginning to harness the power of fire... More