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New initiative to help athletes achieve success beyond their sport The University of Ottawa has joined the Game Plan Education Network to offer Canadian National Team athletes more flexible education opportunities while they are training and competing. The University of Ottawa joins an existing network of institutions which includes Un...

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Breakthrough by uOttawa researchers sees creation of light-emitting solid carbon from CO2 gas A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa has found a way to use visible light to transform carbon dioxide gas, or CO2, into solid carbon forms that emit light. This development creates a new, low-energy CO2 reduction pathway to solid ...

Dr. Deshayne Fell of CHEO Research Institute and uOttawa leads Ontario portion by studying BORN baby registry and province’s vaccination registry While pregnant or breastfeeding individuals were excluded from the initial mRNA and viral vector COVID-19 clinical trials, recent real-world evidence is showing that mRNA COVID...

The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the awarding of a new University Research Chair (URC) to Professor Aimée Craft of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. Deeply committed to bridging Indigenous and Western legal traditions, this Anishinaabe-Métis researcher is an internationally recognized expert on Indigenous-colonial relationships and water rights.

The University of Ottawa announced today that it is partnering with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and the Ottawa-Gatineau Internet Exchange (OGIX) to bring faster, and more robust internet to the University and the region by hosting an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) at our Central Data Centre. By hosting a network-...

Chile has elected a coalition led by independent candidates to draft a new constitution in replacement of the one inherited during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:Marie-Christine Doran  (English, French and Spanish)Full Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sci...

The Quebec government tables Bill 96, seeking to change the Canadian Constitution to include a specific clause reiterating the Quebec nation's French-language rights. Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: François Charbonneau (English and French) Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of S...

The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, Mr. Jacques Frémont, and His Excellency Roy Eriksson, Ambassador of Finland in Canada, invite you to a panel discussion entitled “Advancing Women’s and Girls’ Rights: Harnessing Technology and Innovation in Support of the Economic Empowerment of Women in the Wake o...

Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are building a research program to better understand Indigenous Peoples’ experience of surgery in Canada. Their latest study, published in CMAJ, is the first to analyze all available surgical outcome data for this population. “Understanding surgical outcomes and access to surgical service...