TheGraduate@Carleton
June 6, 2024 Edition
Graduate Student News
Fall 2024/Winter 2025 Registration
Registration begins for new and returning graduate students on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 based on pre-assigned time tickets. Be sure to visit Step 1 of Registration in Carleton Central to view your registration start time. Your exact time-ticket will be available on Carleton Central approximately one week preceding the registration time period. It is always advisable to register when your time-ticket opens to ensure the best chance of getting the courses you would like; however, registration remains open until the posted deadline. For specific course questions, please refer to your individual department. Registration dates can be found on our Registrar Office’s website. Registration steps are provided in detail here.
Graduate Student Summer Circle
For graduate students aiming to be productive and connected to other graduate students this summer, the Paul Menton Centre Graduate Student Summer Circle is for you! From now until July 15, the group will meet every Monday from 10 a.m. to noon. Register for the Writing Group through Ventus. Registration is free but required. Questions? Email: Madison Bettle.
Newsletter Schedule
TheGraduate@Carleton will be distributed biweekly until July. The next edition will be published on June 20, 2024. To view previous editions, click here.
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fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca
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Dates & Deadlines!June 17-21, 2024 June 18, 2024
June 19, 2024 June 21-27, 2024 For a complete list of all official academic and financial dates and deadlines, please go to the Registrar’s website. For all financial matters, go to Student Accounts.
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Food Options on CampusFor the summer term, Dining Services has the following options open and available on campus:
Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) Food Options in Nideyinàn:
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2024 3MT Competition
Presentation by one of our finalists, master's in Environmental Engineering student, Lydia Hoffmann (Also see Lydia's research explained further in article below)
Carleton Environmental Engineering Students
and Yukon Water System Operators Collaborate
for Clean Drinking Water
Canada has countless lakes, rivers, and glaciers. Yet despite the apparent abundance of fresh water, not everyone in the country has access to safe drinking water. Many rural and remote First Nations have had long-term drinking water advisories that require water to be boiled or even trucked in from elsewhere. Over the past decade, many advisories have been lifted, but simply installing new water treatment systems won’t solve the problem on its own.
Water treatment systems need to be operated on a long-term basis, and it is important that community members have the skills and knowledge to operate them. It is also essential that environmental engineers know which systems are best suited to rural and remote communities.
A new partnership between Carleton and Yukon University connects environmental engineering students and water system operators to build bridges between the people who design small water treatment systems, and the ones who use them every day.
“We wanted to bring these groups together to tackle the challenge of access to safe drinking water,” says Lydia Hoffmann, a Master of Engineering graduate student in Environmental Engineering whose master’s project is centered on the initiative.
Ottawa Grad Career FairThe Ottawa Grad Career Fair will be held on Monday, June 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Shaw Centre (55 Colonel By Drive, Third Floor) to connect recent graduates and early-career alumni with employers who are ready to hire. Launched in partnership with Algonquin College, the University of Ottawa, and La Cité, this career fair is a great opportunity to kickstart your career. Employers from a variety of industries will be on-site and seeking applicants for positions in diverse fields. Members of Carleton's Career Services team will also be there to provide advice, review resumes, and answer questions. If you require accommodations for a disability in order to attend this virtual event, please contact Career Services at career@carleton.ca. |
Audibility and Aging Brains: How Hearing Loss Increases Risk of DementiaHearing loss is a common yet often overlooked aspect of aging, with statistics suggesting that most individuals over 50 and nearly all individuals over 70 will experience some degree of hearing impairment. This issue is not limited to audibility but extends to cognitive function, with hearing loss being one of the highest risk factors for developing dementia. Imola MacPhee, a clinical audiologist and PhD student in Carleton University’s Department of Cognitive Science, is using brain imaging to reveal how hearing loss affects cognition, particularly in aging adults. “We want to get to the bottom of how the brain changes when there is hearing loss and how you can decrease your risk of cognitive decline,” MacPhee says. |
Dinner in the Street 2024: Architecture Celebrates their MArch GraduatesMaster of Architecture students celebrated their theses defenses on April 25 at the school’s traditional Dinner in the Street, which honours those graduating from the professional program. About 85 people attended the joyful event at the Architecture Building, including 41 thesis students plus faculty, staff, visiting reviewers, and donors. |
Awards and Funding InfoCIHR 2024 Info Session for Trainees and Postdoctoral Researchers in Health Research
Full details on awards and funding opportunities are available on FGPA's grad student site.
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Migration and Diaspora Student Earns Pathy Foundation Fellowship for 2024-2025Ravia Dhaliwal, a master's student in Migration and Diaspora Studies will use this funding to create and sustain culturally-relevant social programming to promote addiction education for Punjabi women in Edmonton, AB, by bridging the gap between mental health care and community spaces.
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Graduate Students' Association Election Results!
Congratulations to the new executive team for the 2024-2025 school year term!
Jayesh Kundu: President
Jean Peng: VP Operations
Reza Sohrabi: VP Finance
Shakib Mahamud: VP External
Mahsa Abarghouei: VP Academic
Zahra Esfandiari: Senate
Architecture Year End Show
About 180 people attended the Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism Year End Show on April 30, including alumni, practitioners, community partners, donors, students, parents, Carleton colleagues, faculty, staff and visitors.
The celebration featured 100 projects from this past semester by the graduating Class of 2024 in Master of Architecture programs and Bachelor of Architectural Studies.
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