Grad Student Research Archives | Current Grad Students

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

November 10, 2021

Graduation Story: A Musical Journey to a Master’s Degree

Sonia Caceres recently completed a master’s research project that focused on a family-based traditional music and dance ensemble from Colombia of which she is a member. She created a website... More

October 27, 2021

First Two Students Graduate With an MSc in Management

The Sprott School of Business says its new MSc program in Management “focuses on applied research about complex management problems in a rapidly changing and global environment.” That’s exactly what... More

August 9, 2021

Grad Research: Water Security and Wastewater Treatment

The following story was written by graduate students Niloufar Nekouei Marnani and May Alherek. They are part of Dr. Onita Basu's research team. Want to add what your research group... More

July 21, 2021

Social Work Student Launches Community Art Project to Honour Children from Residential Schools

When Deborah Young learned that the unmarked graves of 215 children had been discovered at the former Kamloops Residential School and, more recently the 751 unmarked graves Marieval Indian Residential... More

July 15, 2021

Carleton PhD Student Wins Prestigious 2021 Vanier Scholarship

Andréanne Veillette, an incoming PhD student in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF), says she could hardly believe it when she found out that she had won a Vanier Graduate Student... More

July 15, 2021

Sprott Business Student Wins Prestigious Vanier Award

“Everyone deserves to feel safe when they are at work, and precariously employed individuals are no exception.” ---PhD Candidate Chelsie Smith, Sprott School of Business PhD Management Student Chelsie Smith... More

June 17, 2021

Graduation: Enterpreneurial Background Pays Off

Regina (Sosing) Ferrar’s background in entrepreneurship was achieved by helping a business grow from an idea for a new product to where it is now with customers in 35 states... More

June 14, 2021

Graduating PhD Student Analyzed Bullying and Racism Towards Indigenous Students in Northern Ontario

Robyn O'Loughlin just graduated from the PhD program in Legal Studies at Carleton. “My PhD has afforded me the knowledge and skills to recognize gaps in law and policy and... More