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A nanopore is a tiny hole in a thin membrane with a diameter of around a billionth of a meter, or about the width of a single DNA molecule. The potential applications of these nanopores are so diverse - from medicine to information technology (IT) - that they could have a major impact on our daily lives. Now a team of researchers at the University of O...

The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine will be hosting a luncheon reception on Wednesday, January 8, to launch its 75th anniversary celebrations. Dean of Medicine Dr. Bernard Jasmin and Dr. Susan Lamb, Jason A. Hannah Chair in History of Medicine in the Department of Innovation in Medical Education will speak about the Faculty’...

After several years of operation at the Hamelin Hall, the Julien Couture Resource Centre (JCRC) underwent a transformation of its spaces in 2020. New chairs, new tables and a new smart TV for movie projections, conferences and lectures are now available to users. With this modern equipment, the Centre expects to meet increasingly varied and rapidly changing needs of the university community and is...

On November 27, 2019, a password protected laptop was stolen from a University of Ottawa employee’s vehicle.  The laptop was used to administer the Destination Clic program, a three-week summer program located at the University of Ottawa for francophone students in Grades 8 and 9 who live outside of Quebec. As soon as the laptop was reported miss...

After several years of operation at the Hamelin Hall, the Julien Couture Resource Centre (JCRC) underwent a transformation of its spaces in 2020. New chairs, new tables and a new smart TV for movie projections, conferences and lectures are now available to users. With this modern equipment, the Centre expects to meet increasingly varied and rapidly changing needs of the university community and is...

Researchers have established that chemicals used in the manufacturing of smartphones, televisions and computer monitors are potentially toxic and pose a risk to our health. These products are found in nearly half of the dust samples collected by the research team, suggesting that they are released by the devices during their use.  ...

Do you know what happens with the goods you order online once you return them? Amazon has faced accusations of destroying returned items in Europe, and some companies simply incinerate unsold clothes. What can be done to prevent this situation and to avoid such waste?   Marc Tassé  Part-time professor Telfer School of Manage...

Defying social conventions, breaking the glass ceiling... these are expressions that could define Monique Aubry Frize's illustrious career. In the book A Woman in Engineering, Memoirs of a Trailblazer. An Autobiography by Monique (Aubry) Frize, published on December 17, 2019, by the University of Ottawa Press, Dr. Frize recalls her yout...

  Seven University of Ottawa researchers are on the Web of Science Group's 2019 list of the most frequently cited scientists internationally. The list identifies scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence through publication of multiple papers, highly cited by their peers, during the last decade. ...

Andrew Scheer suddenly left his position as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. How should this resignation be analysed? Geneviève Tellier Full Professor, Political Studies / Professeure titulaire, École d'études politiques  613-562-5800 (x 4487)[email protected]