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Friday, September 21, 2018

IBM PhD Fellowship

IBM is pleased to announce the 2019 Two-Year Worldwide IBM PhD Fellowship for the academic years of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. The IBM PhD Fellowship Program advances this collaboration by recognizing and supporting exceptional PhD students who want to make their mark in promising and disruptive technologies. Focus areas include the following topics... More

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Protecting Yourself From Fraudulent Job Postings

Carleton University faculty and students are encouraged to be vigilant after a potential scam promoting job opportunities in exchange for personal information has been spotted on university campuses in Ontario. Clipboards, which do not identify the employer, have been reported to be circulating in lecture halls and classrooms asking for personal... More

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Great Opportunity for Some PhD Students

If you are doing PhD research on Climate Change and Societal Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa, you will want to check out an info session on Sept. 25 re. the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Advanced Scholars. Click here for more details.  ... More

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Calling New TAs

If you are a new TA and you missed the TA Orientation session on Sept. 4, you can attend a special showing of the video of this session in Room 482 MacOdrum Library (Discovery Centre Multi-Media Lab) on October 5, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Please email david.lafferty@carleton.ca if you would like to attend.... More

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Call for Observers for the Sept. 25 BOG Meeting

The Carleton University Board of Governors will be meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The open session will begin at 3 pm. Members of the community are welcome to observe the open session. Those interested in attending the open session in person are asked to email the University Secretary (amanda.goth@carleton.ca) by 4 p.m. Monday, September... More

Monday, September 17, 2018

Promoting Your Research

Promoting your graduate research can be a rewarding experience. Depending on whether you are in the social sciences and humanities or in science and engineering, there are different reasons and ways to go about it. There are many benefits to promoting your research: This can help you network with others who are pursuing similar... More

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Carleton Sexual Violence Policy Review Consultation

September 12, 2018 Dear Members of the Carleton Community, I am writing to let you know that over the course of this year we will be reviewing our Sexual Violence Policy, which was approved in December 2016. Carleton is committed to being a safe and inclusive community, and it is our shared responsibility to... More

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

PhD Student Featured in CBC Premiere of “The Detectives”

PhD candidate Gregory Brown will be featured in the September 20, 2018 premiere of CBC’s true crime series The Detectives. The doctoral researcher and instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology worked in policing for 28 years.Find out more by clicking here. You can read more about Brown and his research by clicking... More

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Cannabis Legislation and Carleton University

Cannabis will be legal in Canada as of October 17, 2018. In Ontario, the Cannabis Act of Ontario creates a strict legal framework for controlling cannabis. Until October 17, 2018, it remains illegal to buy, possess or use cannabis for anything other than authorized medical or research purposes. The Legislation and Carleton University Pursuant... More

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Grad Research: The Legal Implications of Cyborgs

From Terminator to Darth Vader, Hollywood has cast cyborgs as villains of a dystopian future, but as Tamara Banbury sees it, this fear of body augmentation is misplaced. The master’s student in Legal Studies has been awarded a SSHRC Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship to research the voluntary implantation of technology into... More

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Free Media Training

The Department of University Communications is offering several training sessions this fall. These workshops are intended for those at Carleton who are giving media interviews or expect to be interviewed in the near future. They focuses on promoting your research to the media. Facilitated by two experienced former journalists, this workshop gives... More

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Join the Student Library Advisory Committee

Your library needs you!  They are currently recruiting students to join their Student Advisory Committee.  The committee is made up of students who are interested in creating a better student experience at the library — enhancing library resources, services, and physical and digital spaces, and providing constructive feedback on library... More

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