Research Archives | Graduate Admissions

May 19, 2022

New Researcher of the Month: Prof. Kelly Fritsch

On a regular basis, the Graduate Studies showcases up and coming professors, along with their graduate students, on the current graduate student website. The latest video features Prof. Kelly Fritsch... More

February 9, 2022

Grad Research: 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

February 7, 2022

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

February 7, 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

February 7, 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

February 7, 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

February 7, 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

November 8, 2021

First Three Students Graduate with a PhD in Ethics & Public Affairs

Students in Carleton’s PhD program in Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF) combine ethical analysis with social science to gain a comprehensive understanding of the options for solving particular public issues. So it... More

October 28, 2021

Graduation Story: Research Worth Its Weight in Gold

Brittany Astles has always been interested in water quality. No wonder, as she was from a small town in Northern Ontario where there are multiple boil water advisories in many... More

June 15, 2021

Graduation 2021: A Carleton First

Regine Cirondeye is one of the first students to graduate from Carleton’s Graduate Diploma in Migration and Diaspora Studies (GDip) this June 2021. She says she feels: “Thrilled. I feel... More

June 15, 2021

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

Robyn O’Loughlin is graduating 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 discuss potential... More

May 11, 2021

Grad Research: Green Spaces and Asthma

There are approximately 3.8 million Canadians living with asthma, and of these, 850,000 of them are less than 14 years of age. Master’s Student Razieh Mansouri is trying to assess... More