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The right drug may already be on our shelves. In the fight against COVID-19, we may be sitting on the right weapons and not even know it. That’s the hope of a uOttawa-led three-lab team that just received rapid-response research funding from the Government of Canada. The scientists have a three-step plan to find the virus’s vulnerabili...

Engineers who aspire to start their companies can now do so while earning a graduate degree with our new Master of Engineering in Entrepreneurial Engineering Design.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Katherine Lippel (English and French) Professor and Distinguished Research Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Law, Faculty of Law (Civil Law Section) [email protected] What measures should provincial and federal governments bring forward to ensure that workers ca...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Gilles LeVasseur (English and French ) Telfer School of [email protected] IMPACT ON BUSINESSES What kind of help should governments offer to businesses to get through the crisis? How does the crisis affect SMEs versus large corporations? How can b...

At this difficult time when our hearts are already burdened, I deeply regret that I must share news that is sure to weigh them down further. This morning a University of Ottawa student was found deceased in one of our on-campus residences. I know that this news will be deeply upsetting to the uOttawa community, as it most certainly is to me. On beha...

To all members of the uOttawa community, The single highest priority of the University of Ottawa will always be the health and safety of its students, faculty and staff. In response to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the University has already taken a number of steps to reduce the risks and impact on our community and our campuses. As of yet...

Professors Constance Crompton, director of the Humanities Data Lab at the Faculty of Arts and Ebrahim Karimi, head of the Structured Quantum Optics Group at the Faculty of Science, have received the University’s Early Career Researcher of the Year Awards.

Coronavirus Update  March 12, 2020 6:40 p.m. The University of Ottawa is collaborating closely with public health officials and other Canadian universities to respond to the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 in Canada. Guided by the University’s Emergency Operations team, the administration is taking measures to minimize the impact of Coronavirus ...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Luc Bonneville (French only) Full Professor, Department of Communication. Researcher, Institut du Savoir Montfort [email protected] Is the overabundance of information about the coronavirus contributing to (and fuelling) panic among the population? What is...

Five University of Ottawa researchers receive funding to participate in Canada’s rapid research response to fight coronavirus As the number of reported cases and countries affected by the coronavirus keep increasing, the entire research community is engaged in a race against the clock to develop an effective vaccine. Canada is act...