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Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Simon Lapierre (French only) Full Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Social [email protected] “The current situation is a source of stress for families. This stress can exacerbate conflict and can sometimes trigger violent behaviour. To minimiz...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Jennifer Dimoff (English only) Assistant Professor, Telfer School of Management [email protected] __________________________________________________ Professor Dimoff’s research focuses on the role managers play to foster mental health in the workplace. She...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:   André Vellino Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Faculty of Arts   [email protected] We are in a difficult period, one that challenges many us to find inner balance. Mindfulness meditation is one method that can help us face such an un...

The University of Ottawa today issued the following statement following the approval by the Ontario Superior Court last Friday of the settlement of the class action involving the University of Ottawa and some of its former men’s hockey players. The class action stems from a 2014 decision to su...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Raywat Deonandan (English only) Epidemiologist and Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences [email protected] “Health care system crises like the COVID19 pandemic are not elemental disasters delivered by the gods, but rather are manageable aspects of 21st cent...

The research excellence and commitment to service of professors Nafissa Ismail (Faculty of Social Sciences) and Sophie Thériault (Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section) have resulted in their election to the 2020 cohort of the renowned Global Young Academy (GYA).

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Nathalie Bélanger (French only) Holder of the Research Chair Éducation et Francophonie Full Professor, Faculty of Education [email protected]  As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, children across the country have been removed from their school e...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: In order to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, universities across the country and around the world have decided to cancel face-to-face courses and migrate to distance learning in various forms. What are the challenges for faculty to switch to distance learni...

The University of Ottawa has received 10 Early Researcher Awards from the Ontario government. The award program aims to help new researchers build their research teams.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:Justin Piché (English and French )Associate Professor, Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social [email protected] visits have been suspended in all federal institutions because of COVID-19. What’s the impact on prisoners?“(What could be done) right now is stop the l...