Menu Close
The Conversation

Carleton University

Located in the nation’s capital, Carleton University is a dynamic research and teaching institution with a tradition of leading change. Its internationally recognized faculty, staff and researchers provide more than 30,000 full- and part-time students from every province and more than 100 countries around the world with academic opportunities in more than 65 programs of study, including public affairs, journalism, film studies, engineering, high technology, and international studies. Carleton’s creative, interdisciplinary and international approach to research has led to many significant discoveries and creative works in science and technology, business, governance, public policy and the arts. As an innovative institution Carleton is uniquely committed to developing solutions to real-world problems by pushing the boundaries of knowledge and understanding daily.

Links

Displaying 281 - 300 of 342 articles
About 100 homes in Angus, Ont. were damaged by a tornado in June 2014. Ten lost their roofs and had to be demolished. Gregory Alan Kopp, Western University

As climate changes, the way we build homes must change too

Gary Martin, Carleton University and Glenn McGillivray, Western University

Weather-related catastrophic events have cost Canadians more than $17 billion in the past decade. That only stands to grow, unless building codes change to make homes more resilient.
Sir John A. Macdonald was not only Canada’s first prime minister, he was the first justice minister and attorney general. Jody Wilson-Raybould has suggested the two roles should be split. National Archives of Canada/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Is Sir John A. Macdonald to blame for the Wilson-Raybould affair?

Randy Boswell, Carleton University and Jonathan Swainger, University of Northern British Columbia

Sir John A. Macdonald fused the jobs of justice minister and attorney general as Canada’s first prime minister. So is he partly to blame for the SNC-Lavalin controversy?
Teachers can record and photograph student behaviour and display student standings to the entire class. (Shutterstock)

ClassDojo raises concerns about children’s rights

Julie C. Garlen, Carleton University

ClassDojo, the popular classroom behaviour management and communication system, is said to facilitate community and message-sharing. But who is asking how children are impacted?
Is the SNC-Lavalin controversy truly a political scandal? If so, it’s unlike any we’ve seen before in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen here in January 2019 with Jody Wilson-Raybould after she was shuffled out of her job as attorney general. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Is the SNC-Lavalin controversy truly a scandal?

Jonathan Malloy, Carleton University

A standard political scandal involves a person who did something wrong out of negligence or motivations of money, personal ambition, sex, etc. But the SNC-Lavalin affair so far lacks those elements.
Le salon de barbier est le lieu de prédilection pour les hommes et les garçons noirs où discuter de leur masculinité. Edgar Chaparro/Unsplash

Le salon de barbier, un lieu où les Noirs peuvent discuter librement de leur masculinité

Warren Clarke, Carleton University and Nadine Powell, Carleton University

La Discussion chez le barbier veut faire prendre conscience à la communauté noire canadienne des préjugés qui lui nuisent, susciter un débat et encourager les gens à s’écouter.
A dry river bed in south Australia. (Shutterstock)

How drought affects freshwater fish

Robert Lennox, Carleton University and Steven J Cooke, Carleton University

Freshwater fish are suffering as drought becomes more common and severe. Whether they survive will depend on how governments manage rivers and lakes, and on taking action against climate change.
Engineering education needs to keep up with technological advances. Shutterstock

How to train 21st century engineers for tech discoveries

Paulo Garcia, Carleton University

Technological advances and discoveries are moving at a rate faster than engineering education can keep up with. The solution is a revised approach to teaching engineering.
Spawning sockeye salmon make their way up the Adams River near Chase, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Freshwater wildlife face an uncertain future

Andrea Reid, Carleton University and Steven J Cooke, Carleton University

Populations of freshwater species are in a state of deep decline. But we know why and we can reverse the trend.
Les deux protagonistes du film «Roma», Yalitza Aparicio, à gauche, et Marina De Tavira, au 24ème gala annuel des Critics’ Choice Awards, dimanche le 13 janvier 2019, à Santa Monica, en Californie. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Deux choses à savoir à propos du film « Roma », d'Alfonso Cuarón

Alejandro Hernandez, Carleton University

Le film « Roma », récompensé aux Golden Globes, cache une dure réalité, explique un sociologue: celle des domestiques, au Mexique, des femmes autochtones, exploitées, méprisées et parfois violentées.
To empower children means to nurture them as they develop skills to take charge of their lives. Here, Alex Sayers, left, holds the microphone for Azure Faloona, both 12 years old, at a rally held last October in Seattle in support of a high-profile climate change lawsuit. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Career guidance for kids is our best hope for climate change

Stefania Maggi, Carleton University

New energy to advocate for planetary health could be unleashed through career guidance that prepares future generations for climate change while inspiring them to envision a meaningful future.
Critics and audiences of the Oscar-nominated film Roma may be missing important Mexican historical and cultural facts.

The Oscars: what you may have missed in ‘Roma’

Alejandro Hernandez, Carleton University

Director Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ has received 10 Oscar nominations. Here, a sociologist explains the hidden historical and cultural context of the film.
Although there is a global war on gender studies, women’s movements around the world continue to resist. Here people shout slogans during a protest at the Sol square during the International Women’s Day in Madrid, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The new war on gender studies

Jennifer Evans, Carleton University

A bomb threat outside a gender research institute in Sweden is just one sign that things are escalating in the long battle for global gender equality.
Lorsque vos enfants -généralement vers l'âge de sept ans- cessent de croire au Père Noël, c'est probablement un moment plus difficile pour vous que pour eux. Shutterstock

L’art de dire adieu au Père Noël

Jim Davies, Carleton University

Lorsque vos enfants -généralement vers l'âge de sept ans- cessent de croire au Père Noël, c'est probablement un moment plus difficile pour vous que pour eux.
Don’t fret if your kids are starting to doubt Santa’s magic. Coming to disbelieve is not particularly distressing for them and most come to their own conclusions.

The science of saying goodbye to Santa

Jim Davies, Carleton University

When your kids stop believing, it’s probably harder on you than on them.
Many of us collect points via loyalty programs. They’re popular, but can cause headaches for the companies who head up loyalty and rewards programs. (Shutterstock)

Rewarding your shopping loyalty with points

Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University and Aaron Luntala Nsakanda, Carleton University

The companies that head up loyalty rewards programs must compensate for their uncertainty about your reward preferences.
An increase in the use of self-driving cars will change parking requirements in the city. Shutterstock

How self-driving cars will make our cities more charming

Jim Davies, Carleton University

An increase in the use of self-driving cars will change parking infrastructure in cities, and hopefully result in more colourful character neighbourhoods.

Authors

More Authors