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Early cancer screening could save Canadian healthcare system nearly half a billion dollars over patients’ lifetime
Expensive, lifesaving treatments could be drastically reduced if Canada followed the U.S. model and started screening for breast cancer at 40.
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A pandemic within a pandemic: Intimate partner violence in Canada's immigrant communities
Behind closed doors during Canada's COVID-19 lockdowns, a devastating crisis unfolded. While the world focused on mask mandates and social distancing,…
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Systematic bias may sway family courts and affect parental rights, particularly for fathers
• New study with small sample size highlights systemic issues in how family courts address parental rights
• Biases including racism, Islamophobia, a…
• Biases including racism, Islamophobia, a…
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
15 Canada Research Chairs to boost innovation at uOttawa around science and soc…
The University of Ottawa is furthering research excellence through 15 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) addressing a broad range of global…
Sustainability
Sustainability
uOttawa climbs in QS Sustainability Rankings
The University of Ottawa continues to shine as a leader in sustainability, as highlighted in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2025. Thi…
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Paul Corkum awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptio…
Professor Paul Corkum, a physics researcher at the University of Ottawa best known for his pioneering contributions to attosecond science, has been aw…
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Discussion
Discussion
Jan 15
An Evening with Thomas Hicks – U.S. Election Commissioner
uOttawa’s Konrad Adenauer Research Chair in Empirical Democracy Studies is hosting a discussion with U.S. Election Commissioner Thomas Hicks, providin…
Anniversary
Anniversary
Jan 16
Faculty of Medicine’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and celebration of 80th annivers…
The Faculty of Medicine unveils the next five-year Strategic Plan, “Leading Innovation for a Healthier World,” as well as a celebration of its 80th an…
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
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Empowering Creativity and Technology: uOttaHack 2025 to Inspire Next-Generation…
Ottawa's Premier Hackathon Returns Bigger Than Ever
The Conversation
The Conversation
The upcoming election is a critical juncture for Canada’s carbon tax and climat…
"Canada’s climate policy stands at a crossroads," writes Andrew Heffernan, a Climate Associate at the Information Integrity Lab and Adjunct Professor in Political Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The Conversation
The Conversation
We studied 20 places around the world and found the most common diseases linked…
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. This lets a doctor, or sometimes a nurse practitioner, give life-ending medication to an eligible person who requests it, writes James Downar of the Faculty of Medicine.
The Conversation
The Conversation
Using the notwithstanding clause to evict the homeless shows the limits of muni…
"Invoking the clause would override the homeless population’s rights to “life, liberty, and security” of the person, and potentially other rights," writes Steve Lorteau ofthe Faculty of Law.