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Message from the Dean

arleton University was founded commitment to community is shared
Cas a university with deep roots in
by everyone – faculty, staff, and
Dean’s Message legacy, our continued commitment activities in “Let’s Talk Science” and
students. We have students leading
the community. We are proud of that
people from every corner of the
to the community, and of the role the
Faculty working in and supporting
Faculty of Science has played since it
other activities that partner with
was created 51 years ago.
teachers to support our community

Science can connect to our
schools. This includes bringing
communities in many different ways.
Fundamental research helps us
understand and appreciate the world
science first-hand in the laboratory.

Our science cafés and public
and universe around us. Research in students on campus to experience
areas that touch on our health and lectures are another way we connect
well-being impact our quality of life to our local community. It is vital
and our ability to enjoy our natural that universities be part of the
surroundings. Citizen scientists are communities where they live, sharing
important partners to the university our excitement about our discoveries
as we work to minimize our impact but also hearing the thoughts and
on the natural environment and questions of our neighbours.
to understand the complex ways This issue of Eureka speaks to
we interact with the planet. The some of the ways the Faculty of
mathematical and computational Science at Carleton connects to the
sciences help us make sense of an community. It is a small sample of
ever-more complicated world and our many activities, each as impactful
strive to simplify our interactions with and exciting as those you will read
technology. about here.
It is important to emphasize that
Malcolm Butler
Dean, Faculty of Science

EUREKA
On the cover: Rozlyn Boutin,
NEWSLETTER OF ThE FACULTy OF SCIENCE
BSc. honours student in Biology
carleton.ca/science with a concentration in health
Editorial Advisory Board science. Rozlyn is currently work-
Dean, Faculty of Science: Malcolm Butler ing on the Peanut Allergy Project
Associate Dean (Research): Prosenjit Bose
Advancement Officer: Kylie Patrick led by professors Mark Forbes
and Shawn hayley. Read about
Editor: Kristin Guth
Assistant-Editor: Lindsay Brennan their research on pages 8-9.
Graphic Design: Graphic Services, Carleton University
Photo by Luther Caverly
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