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Canadian Philanthropist Frank Giustra Contributes Over $1.5 Million to Support Refugee Resettlement Vancouver-based businessman and philanthropist Frank Giustra has announced a new $250,000 contribution to support the refugee resettlement initiatives of the University of Ottawa Refugee Hub in 2021. In total, Mr. Giustra has contributed ...

The University of Ottawa is partnering with CENGN, Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks, to be the first University in Canada to offer cloud computing specialist certification to professionals and the general public. OTTAWA, January 27, 2021 – The University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI) and the Faculty of E...

Dr. Robert Ben of uOttawa’s Department of Chemistry leads multi-million-dollar initiative that thwarts ice growth to preserve samples for future use The makeup of a cold-water fish has inspired a University of Ottawa scientist to develop a method for freezing stem cells and tissue without the risk of “freezer burn.” Dr. Robert Ben, a professor in t...

CMAJ analysis by members of uOttawa’s Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine find legal justification for mandating vaccinating health care workers against SARS-CoV-2 An analysis undertaken by Faculty of Law professors and a physician-researcher from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa feels provincial and territorial g...

In response to the damaging discriminatory experiences reported by many Black members of the uOttawa community, President Jacques Frémont today announced five new initiatives designed to combat systemic racial discrimination in all three core areas of the University’s institution mission: student experience, pedagogy and research.  These init...

Six universities in Ontario have partnered to create a new fellowship to expand the pathways for Indigenous and Black students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering to prepare for careers as professors and industry researchers. Announced today, the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships address an urgent need ...

The University of Ottawa Department of Family Medicine (DFM), the Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM), and the Fondation Montfort are proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Lise Bjerre to the new position of University of Ottawa and Institut du Savoir Montfort Chair in Family Medicine. Dr. Lise M. Bjerre is an epidemiologist and a prac...

OTTAWA (January 13, 2021) _ To ensure decision-makers have access to the best COVID-19 science in a timely manner, the Government of Canada is investing $1 million in the COVID-19 Evidence Network to support Decision-making (COVID-END). This network, co-led by Drs. Jeremy Grimshaw, John Lavis, Andrea Tricco and...

uOttawa is the first Canadian university to participate in the CPTC global finals The University of Ottawa has its eye on the prize at the world's largest offensive-based collegiate cybersecurity competition. A team of five computer science students competes in the global finals of the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC)...

Dear members of the University of Ottawa community, Today marks a tragic anniversary. On this day one year ago, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down outside of Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew. Today we remember and mourn the loss of those innocent lives. Remarkably, 50 passengers aboard Flight 752 were...