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Contract Instructor Opportunities 2012-2013
Carleton University Department of Biology Pursuant to Article 16.3 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, subject to Article 16.2 and 16.4 through 16.7, expressions of interest are invited from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Biology courses during the 2012-13 Fall/Winter terms. Candidates should ... more
Surviving the Cold
How do animals survive the cold, become dormant for extended periods, and yet wake up and are completely fine? PhD Candidate Ryan Bell is researching that question, while working with Carleton’s Ken Storey, the Canada Research chair in Molecular Physiology. Bell chose to pursue his doctoral degree in chemistry at Carleton for one main reason: ... more
The Rise of the Frankenfish
What would happen if a new, destructive species turned up one day in your backyard? What if that species was a major predator with an insatiable appetite that could survive in some of the world’s harshest environments? And what if it was thought that this aggressive species could travel over land and through water? Perhaps ... more
Early spring could bring skeeters’ demise
By Marlo Cameron,Ottawa Sun First posted:Tuesday, March 20, 2012 06:21 PM EDT| Updated:Wednesday, March 21, 2012 07:55 AM EDT An early spring could also mean an early end to bug season. Record breaking temperatures are waking nature from a deep winter slumber, with plants, animals and bugs springing to life early, but almost too ... more
How to Say ‘In Your Face’ Like a Penguin
byJane J. Lee on 9 March 2012, 3:35 PM ScienceNOW http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/03/how-to-say-in-your-face-like-a-p.html?rss=1 Like a football player who just scored a touchdown, male white-flippered penguins (Eudyptula minor albosignata) perform triumph displays after defeating an opponent. Now, researchers in New Zealand have found that those victory dances, complete with a braying, donkeylike call and flipper waving, make it ... more