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The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) has granted a total of $3M to 12 researchers from the University of Ottawa and its affiliated hospital research institutes to support their innovative, high-risk high-reward research projects.

To address the challenges of a dwindling global supply of energy and mineral resources, Professor Mark Hannington of the University of Ottawa’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences has set his sights on the bottom of the ocean.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Timothy J. Stanley (English and French) Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education and Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies, Faculty of Arts [email protected] Timothy J. Stanley teaches and researches antiracism education. He has a particular interest in t...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Boulou Ebanda de B’béri (English and French)[email protected] Full Professor, Faculty of Arts. Founding-Director of the Audiovisual Media Lab for the studies of Cultures and Societies (AMLAC&S) “Race and racism are socially systemic, not a matter of one individual...

Statement from the University of Ottawa’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Jacques Frémont:   Today, as outrage over both systemic racism and specific acts of violent racial discrimination reverberates across North America, I want to stress that the University of Ottawa stands in solidarity with our Black students, faculty and staff and join them ...

Microsoft Bookings, an online scheduling tool available through Microsoft 365, is available now!

In a world holding its breath for a vaccine, it’s easy to forget immunization is only one piece of the puzzle. A person who already has COVID-19 needs treatment, and our current treatment options are very limited. A University of Ottawa team, led by Dr. Alan Tinmouth and Dr. Dean Fergusson, is part of a collaboration aiming to settle t...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: William Gardner (English only) Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medecine [email protected] “The elderly in long-term care (LTC) and their caregiving staff are at elevated risk from COVID-19. Outbreaks in LTC facilities can threat...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Karen Eltis (English and French) Associate professor, Faculty of Law  [email protected] “The idea of tracing infected individuals is "attractive in the short term", but the risks of slippage are great, especially in these exceptional times.” “There are ...

New hormone that stimulates sexual functions in fish could lead to novel infertility treatments in humans When University of Ottawa biologists Kim Mitchell and Vance Trudeau began studying the effects of gene mutations in zebrafish, they uncovered new functions that regulate how males and females interact while mating. We sat down wit...