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The Best 2012 Masters Thesis in Canadian Remote Sensing Awarded to Chris Czerwinski

Chris Czerwinski, MSc graduate in Geography, was awarded the best 2012 Masters thesis in Canadian remote sensing August 28 at the 34th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing in Victoria, BC. ... More

Posted on Thursday, September 5th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Fraser Taylor wins top honour in cartography

Carleton University’s Fraser Taylor, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) and 
Distinguished Research Professor
in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, is the first... More

Posted on Thursday, August 29th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Carleton maps the way in Old Ottawa South

Geomatics students are gaining hands-on learning opportunities which are high-impact for community members and for students learning with Professor Dan Patterson’s lab assignment for the... More

Posted on Thursday, August 15th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Former DGES undergraduate student wins prestigious speaking engagement at the 2013 ESRI GIS International User Conference

Matt Leyenaar presented on GIS-based improvements to the Renfrew County Ambulance Service. Read more!        ... More

Posted on Thursday, August 8th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Exploring the Wetlands of Ethiopia

For those who possess only a superficial knowledge of Ethiopia, the phrase “Ethiopian wetlands” might sound like a bit of a contradiction. Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) Masters... More

Posted on Friday, July 26th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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DGES Featured in 2013 FASSinate Magazine: Around the Globe in 365 Days

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (DGES) has a long history of possessing an impressive international reputation. 2012-2013 was yet another remarkable year for the department.... More

Posted on Friday, July 26th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Three DGES grad students win prestigious Northern Awards

Three DGES graduate students have won the following awards from the Canadian Northern Studies Trust: Erica Oberndorfer, PhD Candidate,  Canadian Polar Commission Scholarship ($10,000) Brendan... More

Posted on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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DGES Graduation Story: Reframing the housing industry

Recent DGES PhD graduate Gary Martin talks about what brought him to DGES to pursue a doctoral degree and how the department supported him throughout his doctoral journey.  Read  his story here.... More

Posted on Monday, June 17th, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News and tagged ,

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Environmental Studies student’s coursework helps him get a summer job with Federal Government

  Environmental Studies student Adam Garbo produced a policy brief for his ENST 3000 course entitled “Green Roofs: Cultivating Green Building Practices”, which explored how green building... More

Posted on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News

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Dr. Fraser Taylor and the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre’s Arctic Atlas work featured in the Toronto Star

Welcome to the Arctic Bay Place Name Atlas The Cybercartographic Atlas of Arctic Bay is an online, community-based atlas project to engage youth and Elders of Arctic Bay, Nunavut in researching,... More

Posted on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 in News Feed for all posts filed under News