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Gentrification is the process of rejuvenating deteriorated urban neighbourhoods and it has been observed in many cities in Canada and around the world - with wide-ranging effects. This phenomenon does not just happen in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions of a city, and once it begins it can rapidly expand. Now, a new deep-mapping ...

Up to one in three medical tests and treatments in Canada are not needed, and can expose patients to harm, stress, and longer wait times. They are also costly and wasteful for the health-care system. The Choosing Wisely Canada Implementation Research Network (CWC-IRN) is a new national research collaborative focused on tackling the prob...

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Dr. David Saint-Jacques is taking part in a made-in-Ottawa experiment on bone marrow health during his six-month mission on the International Space Station. The study, led by Dr. Guy Trudel, is called MARROW, and will provide world-first insights into how space travel affects the bone mar...

Imagine a machine, a thousand times thinner than a strand of hair, designed to work inside the human body and capable of fighting cancer by delivering drugs directly to cancerous cells. This is but one of the promises that molecular machines hold, and PhD candidate Patrick Szell, undergraduate Scott Zablotny, and Professor David Bryce, ...

Partnership between University of Ottawa and the Canada School of Public Service launches groundbreaking series of learning events Good government involves difficult choices and effective change management; the leaders who rise to the challenge go on to make history.  Today, the Professional Development Institute of the University of Ottawa and ...

Researchers use leading-edge technology to study teamwork and communication in the operating room Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are studying whether improving teamwork and communication among operating room staff can make surgery safer for patients. Studies suggest that over half of surgery complicatio...

Due to persistent severe weather conditions, all classes are cancelled until tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 14. The University also remains closed until 7 a.m. tomorrow. CO-OP work terms, as well as clinical and non-clinical internships, are not covered by this cancellation. Some services remain open Some campus services will remain open. C...

Imagine being stuck inside a maze and wanting to find your way out. How would you proceed? The answer is trial and error. This is how traditional computers with classical algorithms operate to find the solution to a complex problem. Now consider this: What if, by magic, you were able to clone yourself into multiple versions so that you ...

The University of Ottawa congratulates the University of Ottawa Students’ Union (UOSU), which has been selected by full and part-time undergraduate students to represent them. Today’s results are an illustration of democracy in action. 17% of the University’s 33,000 undergraduate students voted in the referendum. The UOSU must now present a slate of c...

A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management are launching a research project aimed at guiding employer–employee conversations around mental health. Each year, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, one in five working-age Canadians will deal with depression, anxiety or other forms of me...