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This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with a male European Common Blue (or Polyommatus icarus), a newly introduced species in Canada.

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have been awarded more than $8 million to lead four national studies that will answer important questions about COVID-19 vaccines, including how well they work in people with cancer and immune conditions and in our aging population. The Government of Canada is funding...

Space exploration doesn’t have to be reserved for billionaires should government, entrepreneurs and universities come together, according to a multi-case study from the Telfer School of Management While Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos’ are chasing space, a study from the Telfer School of Management at the Univ...

New mental health strategy for high performance sport in Canada emphasizes the impact of mental health on performance OTTAWA, ON (July 14, 2021) – Today, the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Sport (CCMHS), in collaboration with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute Network (COPSIN), Game Plan, and Own The Podium (OTP...

  The University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO), the union representing its full-time faculty members, have reached a tentative agreement. The agreement was reached on Friday, July 9, following several months of discussions between the two parties.   Details of the tentative agreement will no...

The 2020-2021 school year was particularly disruptive for students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it may also have had some benefits, including mitigating bullying at school, according to a University of Ottawa study.

Eight new research projects are getting underway in Canada to investigate COVID-19 variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs). These research projects span from investigating the social factors that may protect Indigenous peoples – or increase their vulnerability to – COVID-19 and VOCs, to the creation of a Canadian Wast...

A new risk calculator can help predict how long an older adult will live, and support end-of-life planning. The method used to develop the tool is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Although most Canadians die from predictable causes and have health needs that can be met at home, only 20% of people receive a...

Newly published results highlight that many First Nations want access to traditional foods and environmental factors impact access to food and clean water

As the first university to establish a presence in Kanata North, uOttawa joins as a founding Academic Partner and Shared Anchor in Hub350 The University of Ottawa will join Hub350, a new state-of-the-art global technology centre in Canada’s largest technology park. Located at 350 Legget Drive, home of the original Mitel...