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Today, over 40 Canadian post-secondary institutions will come together to sign the Scarborough Charter, the first national action plan to tackle anti-Black racism in Canadian higher education as a sector-wide response to the Black Lives Matter movement.  WHAT:        ...

The Department of Psychiatry’s Annual Research Day will delve into ‘Climate change and mental health.’ This peer-led discussion will address the implications of global climate change for mental health with attention both to global health and issues specific to Canada. It will also touch on the growing disparities generated by climate r...

Ottawa, November 12, 2021 — The University of Ottawa congratulates the board of governors, leadership team, staff, faculty and students of the Université de l’Ontario français (UOF) on the official opening of their institution. The UOF will increase French-language program offerings, thus making postsecondary education accessible to mor...

Newly released research reveals the alarming extent to which violence in the workplace is a disturbing reality for education workers in Ontario, with almost nine in ten enduring physical violence while almost all experience harassment. Nearly 4,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) participated in the Harassment ...

Today, the University of Ottawa made public the final report issued by its Committee on Academic Freedom, which was chaired by former Supreme Court Justice, the Honourable Michel Bastarache (CC, QC).  The mandate of this committee, which was formed on March 30, 2021, by University of Ottawa President and Vice-Chancellor Jacques Fr...

Ottawa, ON, November 4, 2021 – Today, University of Ottawa and Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation – announced a partnership that brings an interactive and educational digital experience to Kanata North. Innovating beyond the walls of its museums, Ingenium has created iOS and Nintendo Switch games to make learning fun. On site a...

The University of Ottawa’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) has launched a definitive, go-to web resource – dementia-prevention.ca – to educate the public about dementia prevention. Here are some of the key facts about dementia you will discover on the site:  Dementia is on the rise in Canada with 2.4 million Canadians ...

A team of researchers publish a new study exploring the cause of the Late Ordovician mass extinction

A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years – the largest of its kind – found a mother’s weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn’s risk of developing allergic diseases in early childhood, whereas weight gain during pregnancy did not seem to have the same effect. Here a...

The Fall 2021 graduating class – all 1790 of them - will celebrate the culmination of their studies virtually surrounded by faculty, family and friends. This group has shown tremendous resiliency as they have completed their degree in the midst of a global pandemic.  These ceremonies will premier on the convocation websit...