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Why do we sometimes mistake people we know for strangers, or strangers for people we know? The confusion is explained by Isabelle Boutet, a uOttawa psychology professor who specializes in facial recognition. Her research focuses mainly on people aged 55 and older and their ability to recognize faces. Facial recognition is the ability ...

Ontario will achieve "single digit" tobacco smoking rates (under 10 per cent) by 2023 for women, and 2040 for men, according to a new big data report conducted jointly by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) andThe Ottawa Hospital. “This report is unique because we were able to combine tobacco smokers with their healt...

Francophone Affairs of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa and the Institut de Savoir Montfort (ISM) – A Knowledge Institute were proud to launch their brand new Research Chair in Medical Education this morning. Its primary goal: to optimize training and contribute to...

Can three hours of exercise a week make a positive impact on your health? Science says yes! A recent study published in the Journal of Physiology by University of Ottawa professor Michael De Lisio shows that exercising at moderate intensity for one hour per session, three times a week, can improve the health of adults with obesity by ch...

The University of Ottawa will not comment on the decision rendered today by the Ontario Court of Justice in the sexual assault trial of two former Gee-Gees hockey players. As we have stated previously, the University’s 2014 decision to suspend the men’s hockey program was based on the serious nature of allegations against team members and following th...

The Let’s Talk Science Ottawa team invites you to celebrate 25 years of science outreach for Ottawa youth. Let's Talk Science is a national, volunteer-driven program that strives to improve science literacy in the community through outreach. Thanks to over 200 uOttawa student volunteers, the program offers a wide variety of meaningful s...

University of Ottawa reaches tentative agreement with its faculty   The University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa (APUO), the union representing its full-time faculty members, have reached a tentative deal for a new collective agreement. The agreement was reached on Thursday, June 14, following talks...

The Painted Lady, also known as the Vanessa cardui butterfly, performs a migratory cycle that can reach 12,000 km in multiple generations —  a cycle longer than that of the monarch — making it the longest migration known for any butterfly species and similar to that of many birds. These new findings were made by Professor Clément Bataille...

When you think of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), the names of Marie Curie or Roberta Bondar may spring to mind, but have you heard of Harriet Brooks or Margaret Newton? Brooks and Newton are two Canadian scientists who have made significant contributions to their respective fields, the first to nuclear phys...

At the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine body donors are treated with the utmost respect and awe. They are known as “Silent Teachers”, teaching students about anatomy, changes in bodies, and surgical skills. "It's quite touching knowing that someone donated their body for us to be able to le...