Friday, February 21, 2025
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The Metabolic Hangover: Understanding Alcohol’s Pathway
- Lecturer: Rowida Mohamed
- 10:00am-12:00pm
- Location: In Person, Carleton University
Overview
Ever wondered what happens inside your body after that drink (or two)? This lecture takes you on a journey through the metabolic pathway of alcohol, revealing how your body processes it from the moment it hits your bloodstream to the aftermath of a hangover. We’ll dive into the science behind alcohol’s effects on the liver, brain, and other organs, while exploring why a hangover feels like the body’s way of throwing a mini tantrum. Get ready for a fun ride through the biology of booze!
About the Lecturer
Rowida Mohamed currently works as an instructor the biology, chemistry and health science departments at Carleton University. She is also a Research Associate at the Institution of Biochemistry at Carleton. She received teaching excellence in science 2022 and EDI in teaching excellence in 2023.
Moral Absolutism & Murder on the Orient Express
- Lecturer: Rebecca Robb
- 9:30am-11:30am
- Location: Online, via Zoom
Overview
Introductory ethics class, exploring collective moral responsibility, whether some actions are morally wrong no matter the circumstances, and whether taking the law into your own hands (vigilantism) is ever morally justified.
Main Philosophers: Emmanuel Kant vs John Stuart Mill (differing views).
About the Lecturer
Rebecca Robb is a PhD candidate in Ethics and Public Affairs at Carleton University. She holds a Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Victoria and a Master of Philosophy from Carleton University. Her teaching philosophy centres on an interdisciplinary approach to ethics. While ethics is a branch of philosophy, Rebecca finds it can also be approached through theology, literature, history, or other academic disciplines. At its most basic, the study of ethics is the study of what makes an action morally right or wrong. Rebecca especially enjoys connecting with students new to the discipline. Her focus is always on engaging students in dialogue and encouraging them to bring their life experience to the study of philosophy.
Wild Face Wild Places
- Lecturer: Scott Haldane & Trevor Haldane
- 1:00pm-3:00pm
- Location: Online, via Zoom
Overview
On February 21, 2025, get ready to be inspired by father-son duo and passionate nature photographers, Scott and Trevor Haldane. They will guide you through the four seasons with Wild Places, Wild Faces: A Year in Nature, showcasingawe-inspiring images of wildlife, landscapes and stories from across Canada. You’ll see locations across Canada throughout the presentation since Trevor is based in Fernie, B.C. and Scott lives here in Ottawa/Gatineau.
Mark your calendar, spread the word and prepare for a unique journey!
About the Lecturer
Trevor Haldane
Trevor learned to love the outdoors from an early age, through canoe trips with his grandad and summers at camp.
In the last few years, Trevor started photographing wildlife in the parks and ravines of Toronto. This part-time hobby blossomed into a full-time passion during the COVID-19 pandemic. He found the quiet, active lifestyle and focus of wildlife photography to be a great boost to his mental health during those stressful times.
In 2020, Trevor moved from Toronto, Ontario, to Fernie, British Columbia. He was thrilled to enter a new landscape, home to a vast array of wildlife. He has since kept himself busy photographing bees, bears and everything in between.
Scott Haldane
Scott’s dad, Gib, was an avid birdwatcher and canoe camper who had an astounding knowledge of the natural world. Gib’s influence made a lasting impression on his eldest son.
Scott’s interest in photography began with backpacking trips across Europe in the mid-1970s and has continued through more than four decades. As the former CEO of YMCA Canada and the Rideau Hall Foundation, as well as a travel enthusiast, Scott has travelled around the world and has made a point to explore new places and photograph his experiences to learn more about diverse communities and cultures.
When the pandemic hit Canada in March 2020 and travel plans were put on hold, Scott refocused his camera on the incredible variety of wildlife in and around the forests, ponds and rivers of the Ottawa/Gatineau region. As his son, Trevor, discovered the same passion, father and son built on their close relationship through a shared passion for nature and the trails that give them access to the wild world.
