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Carleton’s Centre for Public History and Information Technology Launch App
As boaters prepare for a busy season of voyages on the Rideau Canal, Carleton’s Centre for Public History and School of Information Technology have given the public a whole new way to delve into the history of the venerable waterway. The free Rideau Timescapes App allows visitors to interact with the visual heritage of 26 ... more
Innovative Designs for Accessibility winners
Carleton industrial design students Will McDonald and Kevin Spencer took first and second place respectively in the Innovative Designs for Accessibility (IDeA) student competition. McDonald’s winning design is Accessible Tandem Cycling to provide an accessible cycling experience. Kevin Spencer’s design Nü Viü is an indoor navigation system for people with low vision. The prize winners ... more
First two students graduate from master’s program in sustainable energy
June Convocation is on the horizon but two master’s students expedited their studies to graduate in February. Diana Ioan and Beat Riedener are the first two people to graduate from Carleton’s master’s program in Sustainable Energy. “This program offers a unique experience which allows you to explore topics not covered in typical engineering programs,” says ... more
Caleigh Rutledge awarded Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship
Caleigh Rutledge is one of three recipients of the $10,000 Vale Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships. The scholarships are awarded annually to the most promising women in an accredited undergraduate engineering program in Canada with an interest in the mining or metallurgical fields. Currently studying environmental engineering at Carleton, Rutledge is the senior editor of The Iron ... more
Rafik Goubran reappointed as Dean
Rafik Goubran has been reappointed for a second five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design, commencing on July 1, 2012. The Faculty of Engineering and Design has grown significantly under Goubran’s leadership, with increased undergraduate and graduate enrolments, innovative new programs, increased research funding, new buildings and improved facilities, new partnerships ... more