Professor Carl McMillan spent 30 years teaching at Carleton University, so it may surprise some that shortly before his passing in October, he chose to make a significant $1 million gift to the University of Ottawa.
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![Collage of important moments at uOttawa in 2024: members of the Ottawa health-care community holding shovels at the Advanced Medical Research Centre site groundbreaking, the colorful 2024 ACFAS conference poster, a person using virtual reality goggles in the INNOVA space, and Lara Mainville, director of the uOttawa Press at the opening of the Studio, their new space, speaking to the crowd.](/sites/g/files/bhrskd331/files/styles/max_width_l_1470px/public/2024-12/Banner%20Image%202024_0.jpg?itok=tXDOaaoP)
A look back at the highlights of 2024 at the University of Ottawa
In 2024, the University of Ottawa continued to make its mark as a leader in research and innovation. Through its investments, state-of-the-art infrastructure and strategic partnerships, the University worked to improve the well-being of local and global communities.
![Kristin Boon, Susan & Perry Dellelce Dean of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, and Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section.](/sites/g/files/bhrskd331/files/styles/max_width_l_1470px/public/2024-12/Deans2_0.jpg?itok=qG6Be6-c)
Professor Carl McMillan donates $1 million to uOttawa Faculty of Law
![Mina Moshajjari, student in the Master of Fine Arts program, and Julie St-Pierre, interim vice-president, Research and Innovation, holding Mina’s winning piece “Nature’s response”, in the lobby of the University of Ottawa's Tabaret building, holding Mina's winning work, ‘Nature's response’. The work depicts an iceberg with a view above and below the water, with pink and blue hues.](/sites/g/files/bhrskd331/files/styles/max_width_l_1470px/public/2024-12/holiday-card_0.jpg?itok=xNuQOsmL)
Art meets innovation: Mina Moshajjari’s winning vision for OVPRI’s holiday gree…
Mina Moshajjari, who is enrolled in the University of Ottawa’s Master of Fine Arts program, has won this year’s Holiday Greeting Card Contest, hosted by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI).
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Join us for the unveiling the Faculty of Medicine’s next five-year Strategic Plan, “Leading Innovation for a Healthier World,” as well as a celebratio…
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