TheGraduate@Carleton
April 23, 2026 Edition
Graduate Student News
2025-2026 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards
Congratulations to Professors Sana Mohsni, Sreeraman Rajan, Mostafa Taha, Shireen Hassim and Christine Koggel on receiving a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award! We sincerely thank everyone who submitted a nomination. Read excerpts from nomination letters here.
Campus Card Office Closure
The Campus Card Office at 407 Nideyinàn is closed until May 6. During this time, services are still available. Students can visit the Teraanga Commons Residence Reception Desk. Questions can be sent to: campuscard@cunet.carleton.ca.
Nideyinàn to Close Temporarily for Electrical
Maintenance
From April 27 to May 5, Nideyinàn will undergo a nine-day closure to address end-of-life electrical equipment and ensure ongoing reliability. Learn more about the shutdown and its impacts, and let us know if you have questions on our information page, which will be actively updated as we approach the closure.
Last Chance: Share Your Feedback on Towards Carleton@100 Strategic Themes
It’s not too late to share your thoughts and help shape Carleton’s future. Share your feedback on the Towards Carleton@100 strategic themes: Teaching and Learning, Student Experience, Research and Scholarly Impact, Community Engagement and Partnerships, and Institutional Health and Sustainability. Your perspective will help the strategic theme working groups as they develop recommendations to guide Carleton toward 2030 and 2042. Share your feedback by April 24.
Carleton Dining Summer Hours of Operation
With the approaching summer term, the Volleyball Canada Weekend event hosted in the Athletics Building from May 1 to 3, as well as the closure of Nideyinàn mentioned above, many Carleton dining locations will be undergoing changes in their hours of operation. Please visit this webpage for a detailed breakdown of upcoming hours of operation changes across all locations.
GSA Carleton: Mike's Place Will be Closed for Summer
The pub will be closed over the summer and will reopen at the beginning of the Fall term.
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Upcoming Deadlines
For the complete list of dates and deadlines, please bookmark and refer to the Academic Year page.
April 25
Summer Term Payment Deadline
May 6
Summer term begins. Early summer and full summer classes begin.
May 12
- Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early summer courses.
- Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2026 and must register for the summer 2026 term.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Winners!
Congratulations to Kimia Ghanaatpisheh, Harper Chaisson, Josie Mallett and Flor Ali Salehie Barbosa for earning top honours! Explore their winning presentations, along with those of our top 10 finalists, here.
“Marsh troubles and methane bubbles: Methane emissions in restored westlands.” Watch third-place winner Josie Mallett's (Geography and Environmental Studies) presentation below:
Industrial Design: ConnectID - 48th Annual Grad ShowConnectID is an annual event hosted by Carleton's School of Industrial Design. It’s a jam-packed event with graduate student projects displayed throughout the pavilion, and an engaging ceremony with speakers, awards, and a message for graduating students. Event will be held from April 24 to 25 from noon until 9 p.m. on the fourth floor of Azrieli Pavilion. 
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TIM Showcase 2026The annual TIM Showcase from Carleton University and the Sprott School of Business’ Technology Innovation Management (TIM) program is an event filled with excitement, inspiration, and connection, as the projects and talented individuals from the TIM student and alumni community are showcased. The TIM Showcase will be held on May 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Richcraft Hall.
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Grad Students: Apply to Join a Senate Standing Committee and Engage in Academic Governance!Carleton's Senate Office is currently accepting nominations for graduate students to serve on a variety of Senate Standing Committees. The term of service is one year, and begins on July 1. Student representation is very important on these committees, and there are many opportunities available. For more information on the scope and work of each committee, and to access the online application form, please visit the Senate website. Questions can be directed to the Assistant University Secretary (Senate) at kathy.mckinley@carleton.ca. The official deadline has passed but applications will be accepted for vacancies still posted on the website. This is an excellent opportunity to become involved in academic governance at the committee level. |
Funded Research Visit to University of Murcia (Spain) for Graduate StudentsCarleton International invites master's and PhD students in any discipline to apply to visit Universidade de Murcia in Spain for a five-month research visit. The visit is funded through Erasmus+ with paid return flight and a monthly allowance for 5 months stay and 2 days travel. The application deadline is May 15. Click here for more information on the program and how to apply. |
Carleton PhD Student Developing Transdiagnostic Tool for Neurodevelopmental Conditions
If parents think their child might be on the autism spectrum, they will typically take them to a clinic for an assessment. A specialist will observe the child’s behaviour, gauging their cognitive abilities and how they communicate, and often must consult with other health care professionals to determine what kind of developmental support is needed.
This approach to diagnosis, which is used for many neurodevelopmental conditions, is labour intensive, time consuming and costly. It can require families to travel significant distances if they live in small communities without such services.
These barriers have motivated Neuroscience PhD student Fatima Karim to develop a transdiagnostic tool that uses computer vision to analyze how children move and play with their toys. By reading motor patterns—the foundation of all behaviour—the aim is to create a tool can predict a child’s adaptive strengths and challenges and point families toward beneficial interventions.
“We’re hoping to fast-track the steps to effective services,” says Karim. “I used to think of access to health care as a dichotomy—either you have it or you don’t. Now I see access as a spectrum. It depends on your geographical location, financial resources, race, ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors. As health researchers and innovators, we have equal responsibility to everybody who needs our support, no matter who they are or where they live.”
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