Since 2015, being able to buy alcohol in grocery stores throughout Ontario has probably helped the busiest among us pick up a last minute bottle of wine before dinner, or a few beers just before the game starts. However, new research suggests that it may have also increased the number of emergency room visits due to alcohol-related caus...
Since 2015, being able to buy alcohol in grocery stores throughout Ontario has probably helped the busiest among us pick up a last minute bottle of wine before dinner, or a few beers just before the game starts. However, new research sugg...
In a new report, uOttawa’s Monica Gattinger and Michael Cleland are asking crucial questions with regards to Canada’s energy future in a time where everyone is talking about climate change.
The report aims to unpack the core challenges and opportunities when it comes to building confidence in public authorities making decisions on our ...
In a new report, uOttawa’s Monica Gattinger and Michael Cleland are asking crucial questions with regards to Canada’s energy future in a time where everyone is talking about climate change.
The report aims to unpack the core challenges a...
This year, the University of Ottawa will celebrate International Francophonie Day with the launch of a new research chairs program dedicated to the study of the Francophonie around the world.
This year, the University of Ottawa will celebrate International Francophonie Day with the launch of a new research chairs program dedicated to the study of the Francophonie around the world.
The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that the Young Researcher of the Year Award has been granted to Beverly Baker, Director of Language Assessment and Associate Professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), and to Anne Broadbent, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and University Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing.
The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that the Young Researcher of the Year Award has been granted to Beverly Baker, Director of Language Assessment and Associate Professor at the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), and to Anne Broadbent, Associate Professor at the Facult...
Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under the age of five, with low resource countries facing the greatest challenge. But before solutions can be tested, researchers first need to be able to accurately measure the problem at a population level. This has been particularly difficult in countries where pregnant wo...
Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under the age of five, with low resource countries facing the greatest challenge. But before solutions can be tested, researchers first need to be able to accurately measure the...
Global warming is transforming the way we live everywhere on Earth, but since the Arctic is warming twice as quickly as the rest of the planet, you would think that Arctic communities would be twice as affected by these temperature changes. However, a new study shows that the travel skills and regional knowledge of Inuit communities hav...
Global warming is transforming the way we live everywhere on Earth, but since the Arctic is warming twice as quickly as the rest of the planet, you would think that Arctic communities would be twice as affected by these temperature change...
March is Mois de la Francophonie. Whether it’s your mother tongue or you’re new to the language of Molière, here’s why members of our community have chosen to immerse themselves in French.
March is Mois de la Francophonie. Whether it’s your mother tongue or you’re new to the language of Molière, here’s why members of our community have chosen to immerse themselves in French.
Gentrification is the process of rejuvenating deteriorated urban neighbourhoods and it has been observed in many cities in Canada and around the world - with wide-ranging effects. This phenomenon does not just happen in socioeconomically disadvantaged regions of a city, and once it begins it can rapidly expand.
Now, a new deep-mapping ...
Gentrification is the process of rejuvenating deteriorated urban neighbourhoods and it has been observed in many cities in Canada and around the world - with wide-ranging effects. This phenomenon does not just happen in socioeconomically ...
As a child, Heather Ochalski spent a lot of time out on the land with her mother near her hometown of Baker Lake, Nunavut. She learned how to observe and monitor weather and animal patterns, how to get from one place to another in various climatic conditions and how to hunt animals while respecting them.
As a child, Heather Ochalski spent a lot of time out on the land with her mother near her hometown of Baker Lake, Nunavut. She learned how to observe and monitor weather and animal patterns, how to get from one place to another in various climatic conditions and how to hunt animals while respecting ...
Up to one in three medical tests and treatments in Canada are not needed, and can expose patients to harm, stress, and longer wait times. They are also costly and wasteful for the health-care system. The Choosing Wisely Canada Implementation Research Network (CWC-IRN) is a new national research collaborative focused on tackling the prob...
Up to one in three medical tests and treatments in Canada are not needed, and can expose patients to harm, stress, and longer wait times. They are also costly and wasteful for the health-care system. The Choosing Wisely Canada Implementat...
