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Monday, November 25, 2019
--The following story was written by Taia Gorguen-Garner. “I hear you are singing in a church choir,” are the words Carleton Master’s Student Kate Jordan heard from Prof. David Dean, which led her to an internship of a lifetime. “When I moved to Ottawa last year, I wanted to find a church choir,” explained... More
Thursday, November 21, 2019
In the last few years, we have seen the rise in digital money powered by blockchain technology. James Patriquin, a PhD candidate in Political Science and Political Economy, is researching technological changes related to cryptocurrency and how these connect with the world global finance. Patriquin explains that the purpose of digital money is to... More
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Between trying to save money and the environment, energy efficiency is something we’ve all thought about at one point or another. Master's student Brodie Hobson in the Civil Engineering program has been working towards finding new ways to bring about energy efficiency in existing buildings. Hobson is conducting his research by implementing some... More
Monday, November 4, 2019
Video games like Super Mario Bros and The Legend of Zelda hold great nostalgic significance throughout society. But there is one aspect of video games that resonates with almost everyone: their soundtracks. Sam McEwan, who will be graduating from the Music and Culture program this fall, was researching the intersections of nostalgia, participatory... More
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Sydney Reis says she has seen firsthand how capable and intelligent people have fallen victim to believing falsified information that they have seen online. This prompted her to think deeper about what casual Internet users are up against in terms of who is trying to get their attention online and the not-always-obvious ways that... More
Monday, October 21, 2019
Although her thesis work explores shame, guilt, and forgiveness, Master’s Psychology student Elisabeth Bailin Xie concurrently worked on a separate research project as a course option in her degree program. Working with Psychology Professor Dr. Rachel Burns, their independent research project focused on the relationship between depression and... More
Friday, October 18, 2019
Recently two Carleton doctoral students (Patricia Bérubé in Cultural Mediations and Abigail Curlew in Sociology) were among 20 recipients of a scholarship presented by The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.This is Bérubé's story. Imagine visiting a museum, standing in front of a piece of art and not being able to fully see the painting. This... More
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Moving to a new country has its challenges, from adjusting to new ways of life, to planting your roots in a new setting. Malek El Kouzi, who is about to graduate with his master’s degree from the School of Information Technology and PhD candidate Omar Bani-Taha have experienced being a newcomer to Canada first-hand. “Even though... More
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Mitacs is now accepting applications for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program, which supports researchers in Canada to undertake 10-week research projects in Japan in Summer 2020. The program is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in all disciplines at Canadian academic institutions. The deadline to apply for the Mitacs-JSPS Summer... More
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