2023 Viewbook Story Archives | Current Grad Students

February 9, 2022

Grad Research: Environmental Pollutants and Diabetes

Do certain pollutants cause or contribute to the onset of diabetes? That’s what researchers in Prof. Jenny Bruin’s lab are trying to determine. Bruin, herself, thinks there is a link.... More

January 31, 2022

Grad Research: The Impact of Covid on How We Work

It’s been an unusual two years for students at Carleton and other universities. Many, including Sprott PhD Student Christina Dreger-Smylie, have spent part of that time working remotely. In fact,... More

January 27, 2022

PhD Student Studies Impact of a Powerful Pollutant on Human Health

Noa Gang a PhD candidate in Biology, is examining the impact of man-made environmental toxins on beta cells in the pancreas. Gang works in Jenny Bruin’s Diabetes and Toxicology lab where a... More

January 19, 2022

Helping Resolve the Refugee Predicament

The average time it takes to help individual refugees to find a lasting solution to their displacement is 20 years, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Thanks to... More

January 19, 2022

Carleton PhD Students Aim to Help Refugees

In the past decade, millions of people have fled their homes to find safety and a future. World Vision notes that there are currently more than 80 million displaced people... More

December 6, 2021

Grad Student Research: Innovative Technology That Drives Itself

Have you ever wondered how an autonomous vehicle knows how to drive? One of the industry “secrets” for self-driving vehicles is a sensing technology called Lidar that uses pulsed laser... More