Spring Conference is Carleton University’s annual weekend retreat for Carleton faculty, librarians, support staff, administrators and retirees. It is a weekend of presentations, interesting discussions, and relaxed social activities centered around this year's theme: “Engaging and Fostering Healthy Communities.”
Dr. Gunnell (Psychology) will explore the relationships between health, exercise and screen time in kids; Dr. Hosseinian (Chemistry) will explain how the Jerusalem Artichoke can provide cleaner sugar; Dr. Peters (Health Sciences) will transport us to rural health initiatives in small, remote villages in Canada, Sweden and Australia; President Summerlee will talk about the Lucky Iron Fish project; Dr. Trudel (School of Industrial Design) will highlight both obvious and obscure initiatives in designing for health; while Dr. Ukwatta (Systems and Computer Engineering) will delve into machine learning for physiological monitoring.