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What comes first, bullying or obesity? Kids are back in school and the grim reality of bullying resurfaces, as it does every year. More than 30% of youth are bullied in Canada and for 10% of them, it occurs every day. A new study published in Developmental Science, conducted by Professor and Canada Research Chair Tracy Vaillancourt a...

Startup Garage invites you to join its 2018 startups to celebrate their success. This summer, Startup Garage gave 10 ventures co-founded and led by students or recent University of Ottawa graduates the opportunity to accelerate their businesses, providing them with office space, mentorship, training and funding. Now, you will have a ch...

The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that two deserving uOttawa students have been awarded a chance to study worry-free with a four-year Schulich Leader Scholarship, valued at $80,000 and $100,000 respectively. This year’s recipients are: Roslin Chen - Environmental Science (Faculty of Science) Angelica Paynter - Software ...

Ottawa, August 10, 2018 – The University of Ottawa has learned of allegations of financial mismanagement involving certain individuals within the administration of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO). Representatives of the University of Ottawa recently met with the SFUO’s executive committee to request that a forensic audit be i...

Canada’s bio-economy is booming. Many technologies in this sector depend on protein engineering. Professor Roberto A. Chica from the Faculty of Sciences has been awarded $1,650,000 for his Advanced Protein Engineering Training, Internships, Courses and Exhibition (APRENTICE) program, which aims to provide students with comprehensive training in a...

Discovery paves way to broad range of applications in pharmaceuticals, agri-food and biotech. A team of researchers led by University of Ottawa Professor Roberto Chica of the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences has developed a way to solve a long-held biotechnology limitation by creating “flexible” engineered proteins — o...

How exposure to heat affects your health and wellness, and how best to protect yourself University of Ottawa professor Glen Kenny and his team study the effects of heat exposure on the body. We asked him some questions about his findings and what to do to protect ourselves. Tell us about your research. We try to unders...

Joint ILC-Canada /uOttawa-led movement advocates for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons The International Longevity Centre – Canada (ILC-Canada) and the University of Ottawa LIFE Research Institute (uOttawa LRI) attended the Open-ended Working Group on Aging (OEWG) meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New Yor...

Professor Barbara Orser and a research team from the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa have examined diversity in small and medium enterprise (SME) suppliers to the Government of Canada. Conducted in collaboration with Public Services and Procurement Canada, the report, Benchmarking SMEs as Suppliers to the Governm...

Canadian researchers have built and validated an online calculator that empowers individuals to predict their risk of cardiovascular disease. Their process was published today in the journal CMAJ, and the calculator is available at projectbiglife.com. Cardiovascular disease, a group of conditions that include heart attack and stroke, i...