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MD-PhD student Taylor Jamieson-Datzkiw earns the Mitacs Award for Outstanding Innovation — Indigenous After initially spending hours glued to YouTube because of an interest in virus’ and their role in cancer treatment, uOttawa MD-PhD student Taylor Jamieson-Datzkiw is now being recognized for her innovative work to help create new can...

The University of Ottawa is among five Canadian universities participating in the second annual U7+ Alliance summit, which brings together institutions of higher education from around the world for discussion and debate. This year’s theme of ‘intergenerational justice’ aims to ensure the interests of youth and future generations are pla...

The following is a statement that President and Vice-Chancellor Jacques Frémont delivered at the University of Ottawa’s Senate meeting on Monday, November 23, 2020.   Today, I would like to take the opportunity to come back to a recent incident that has generated a great deal of attention not only on our campus but externally as well. My main ob...

The University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital, Algonquin College and Mitacs partner on five-year training program As COVID-19 highlights the urgent need to increase vaccine manufacturing around the world, a unique training program is bolstering Canada’s capacity to manufacture vaccines, as well as viral immunotherapies for cancer and o...

Canadian researchers launch pilot study of CANImmunize for tracking adverse events related to flu vaccine Vaccines are one of society’s greatest success stories, but like any treatment, there can be rare adverse events and they must be tested carefully. With a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign on the horizon, Canadian researchers ha...

OTTAWA, November 16, 2020 — The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that a new collective agreement has been approved by the University and ratified by members of the SSUO-OSSTF, the union representing its 1,300 support staff.  The 3-year agreement is retroactive to May 1...

Fully online program designed to mirror on-campus degree in content and quality The University of Ottawa announced today it will offer an online Master of Engineering Management program to support working professionals. The program will educate leaders by combining high-quality course content with the convenience of tech-enabled online learning, in pa...

Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support facilities for manufacturing innovative treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. The funding will support new equipment and infrastructure at The Ottawa Hospital’s Biotherapeutics Manu...

A statement from the President  on the passing of Alex Trebek:   A tribute to Alex Trebek  It is with great sadness that uOttawa acknowledges today the passing of Alex Trebek, who was both one of our most beloved alumni and one of our community’s most passionate supporters. We mourn his loss and we extend our deepest sympathies t...

Ottawa – Wednesday, October 29, 2020 - The University of Ottawa and the SSUO-OSSTF, the union representing its 1,300 support staff, have reached a tentative agreement. The agreement was reached on Thursday evening with the assistance of a mediator chosen by both parties. Details of the tentative agreement will not be made public until it is ratified b...