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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
--The following story was written by Taia Goguen-Garner Kelsey Baerg is currently in her first year of the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program (MPNL). She says she has already gained a number of transferable skills from the program, as well as exploring her interest in non-profits more deeply. “I like to describe the... More
Monday, November 26, 2018
Carleton’s 2019 Three Minute Thesis Competition will be taking place in March in Richcraft Hall, and we want you to be a part of it. The 3MT can help you build confidence, develop your presentation skills and focus your research. If you are interested in participating in the 3MT, we invite you to come... More
Heather Horak, a graduate student in the Music and Culture Master's program, does thesis fieldwork in Europe supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and MITACS. She describes her research which focuses on a small, guitar-like instrument called the charango. The charango is an icon of Andean music of South America.... More
Friday, November 23, 2018
--The following story was written by Taia Goguen-Garner Indigenous water rights are something that have and continue to be disputed. PhD student Shaun Stevenson, who has just successfully defended his dissertation, has been looking into Indigenous land and water rights issues throughout his graduate studies. His interest in Indigenous rights was... More
Friday, November 16, 2018
SSHRC has launched its seventh annual Storytellers contest, challenging postsecondary students from across the country to show Canadians how SSHRC-funded research is affecting our lives, our world and our future prosperity. Submissions are welcome any time until January 31, 2019. If you have any questions regarding the contest, please contact... More
Monday, November 12, 2018
--Written by Ty Burke When cars drive themselves, roads will be safer and traffic will be more efficient. It’s a future that will demand advanced software and sensors, but these alone won’t be enough. Sensors can’t ‘see’ through buildings, and vehicles will need to know about hazards around the corner, as well as those... More
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
CBC Radio wants to turn your PhD research into a 54-minute Ideas episode. It would be part of a regular feature on the program called "Ideas from the Trenches." If you're interested in participating, in a page or less, tell them a bit about yourself and what inspired your interest in your area of... More
Monday, October 29, 2018
--The following story was written by Taia Goguen-Garner Charlotte Smith, a graduate student pursuing a Master’s degree in Sociology at Carleton has been doing remarkable research regarding homeless and at-risk youth. Smith has drawn from her own experiences in dealing with this issue. “I look at the school-based experiences of homeless and... More
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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