New centre for sustainable energy
Robin Sinha, executive director of the new energy research centre (Photo: Grant Oyston)
Greener grade for CU
Carleton received a B- overall on the College Sustainability Report Card released Oct. 7, an improvement from the D- the university received last year.
A centerpiece of Carleton’s new sustainability efforts was its hiring of a sustainability officer in April 2009. Murdo Murchison was tasked with creating “a strategy on environmental issues, energy, waste and transportation management, campus planning and renovation projects that will incorporate community involvement,” Carleton’s website said.
G-spot heats up
The G-spot stimulates hunger with vegan grub (Photo: Adam Dietrich)
CUSA faxes premier to drop fees
CUSA encouraged students to fax provincial politicians a message to drop tuition fees (Photo: Adam Dietrich)
Iceland: livin’ a volcanologist’s paradise
Carleton earth sciences professor Brian Cousens shed light on his two-week geological field expedition to Iceland studying volcanic activity at the Science Café Oct. 14, organized by Carleton’s faculty of science.
The Science Café is held every other Wednesday at Wild Oats Café, where various members of the community share their knowledge on specific science-related topics and initiate engaging discussions on how they can help solve real-world problems.
