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The inaugural cohort of MakerLaunch, an intensive growth program for start-ups at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, is about to land to review its progress. The 3 startups Noibu, GameStrat and Wandure will be sharing their progress and results during MakerLaunch Demo Day, on November 21st. Here’s a glimpse of the...

The Li Ka Shing Foundation, one of the world’s largest private non-profit charitable organizations, has granted $1 million to fund the research of Dr. Andrew Pelling, Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Physics, into the development of plant-based biomaterials. With this grant, the Pelling Lab for Augmented Biolog...

The University of Ottawa's School of Music and the Chœur classique de l’Outaouais, in conjunction with the University of Ottawa Choir, will present their first joint concert where over 150 choristers and six soloists will perform in Ottawa on November 16, and in Gatineau on November 17. This choral event is one in the series of concerts...

The Global Entrepreneurship Week, presented by the University of Ottawa from November 18 to 24, will be held in parallel with the world's largest celebration of innovators and agents of change who bring new ideas while creating value in their communities. During the week, over 18 activities and events will be held across campus to insp...

This famous alumnus has donated $10 M to his alma mater:  Who is Alex Trebek? Exactly one month after his most recent visit on campus for Homecoming weekend and a generous $1.2 M gift, philanthropist and Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek decided to ‘round up the number’ and made an additional donation to the University of Ottawa, ra...

The Department of Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa presents the work of Inuit artists' collective Isuma for the 2019 Stonecroft Lecture in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada. Isuma's most recent film One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk will be screened followed by a discussion with assistant director and Isuma m...

At the University of Ottawa’s Department of Family Medicine, improving primary health care for all Canadians is one of the main priorities. With the creation of a new chair in family medicine research, uOttawa and its partners, the Institut du Savoir Montfort (ISM) and the Montfort Foundation, have given themselves the new tools they n...

The University of Ottawa remains among Canada's Top 50 Research Universities 2019, according to the notable Research Infosource ranking published today. For 2019, the University of Ottawa maintained its 9th position in the medical/doctoral category, which includes universities offering a broad range of PhD programs, research, and medic...

While distant and online learning is well-established, academic conferences have remained an in-person activity. This will change with a new conference, the Photonics Online Meetup (POM), launched by six photonics leaders from around the world, including University of Ottawa postdoctoral fellow Orad Reshef, that aims to encourage a...

The University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI) is partnering with MindBridge Ai and Willis College (Willis) to address the gender inequity challenge confronting the AI and Cybersecurity workforce.  Womxn make up less than 20 percent of the workforce, which further exacerbates the talent shortage and skills crisis&nbs...