More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson’s disease, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa may have finally figured out how this mysterious gene protects the brain.
Using human and mouse brain samples and engineered cells, they found that the parkin protein works in two wa...
More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson’s disease, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa may have finally figured out how this mysterious gene protects the brain.
Using hu...
The pandemic has not slowed down the creativity and inspiration of students at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Engineering, who have worked closely with external partners of the Faculty to develop real client solutions. They will present their engineering design projects and celebrate their achievements as part of the ninth editio...
The pandemic has not slowed down the creativity and inspiration of students at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Engineering, who have worked closely with external partners of the Faculty to develop real client solutions. They will pr...
Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check: Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical students
Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa medical student has found they could benefit surgical skills training.
Arnav Gupta carries a heavy ...
Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check: Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical students
Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa ...
The Office of the Vice-President, Research is pleased to give the Early Career Researcher of the Year Award to Aimée Craft, an Indigenous lawyer and Faculty of Law, Common Law Section professor, and to Janet Squires, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The Office of the Vice-President, Research is pleased to give the Early Career Researcher of the Year Award to Aimée Craft, an Indigenous lawyer and Faculty of Law, Common Law Section professor, and to Janet Squires, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program released a new research study exploring the past, present and future of energy and environmental conflict in Canada. The research, conducted by Positive Energy faculty affiliate and Mount Royal University professor Duane Bratt, is now available on...
The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program released a new research study exploring the past, present and future of energy and environmental conflict in Canada. The research, conducted by Positive ...
Message from President Jacques Frémont to our uOttawa Community
Ottawa, March 30, 2021 -
Dear members of the uOttawa community,
In recent months, polarizing events concerning the nature and limits of academic freedom and the responsibility of the University of Ottawa as an academic and research institution have generated a gre...
Message from President Jacques Frémont to our uOttawa Community
Ottawa, March 30, 2021 -
Dear members of the uOttawa community,
In recent months, polarizing events concerning the nature and limits of academic freedom and the res...
Dear members of the University community,
The University is currently going through troubling times. Many of you are understandably bewildered and I feel it is important to remind you today of the fundamental values that are central to our institution’s mission and to reiterate the role that La Francophonie plays in our very existence.
Over...
Dear members of the University community,
The University is currently going through troubling times. Many of you are understandably bewildered and I feel it is important to remind you today of the fundamental values that are central to our institution’s...
A project spearheaded by a researcher at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine has been awarded $9 million in Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding to create a national network for better researching and responding to the global threat COVID-19 variants pose.
Led by Dr. Marc-André Langlois, the Coronavirus Variants Rapid R...
A project spearheaded by a researcher at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine has been awarded $9 million in Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding to create a national network for better researching and responding to the glo...
The Supreme Court of Canada will render its decision on Thursday over the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The federal government adopted the act in 2018 as part of its plan to tackle climate change and establish a national carbon pricing scheme.Members of the media may directly contact the following expert...
The Supreme Court of Canada will render its decision on Thursday over the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act. The federal government adopted the act in 2018 as part of its plan to tackle climate change and estab...
Israel has embarked on its fourth election cycle in two years with a result imminent, but will it solve the current political impasse?Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:Pierre Anctil (English and French) Full Professor, Department of History, Faculty of [email protected]“The voting patterns in the c...
Israel has embarked on its fourth election cycle in two years with a result imminent, but will it solve the current political impasse?Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:Pierre Anctil (English and French) F...
