The University of Ottawa will reduce tuition fees for international PhD candidates to attract the best doctoral candidates from around the world.
As of September 1, 2018, international PhD candidates at uOttawa will pay tuition fees at the same rate as those paid by Canadian PhD candidates. The University wants to ensure that all ...
The University of Ottawa will reduce tuition fees for international PhD candidates to attract the best doctoral candidates from around the world.
As of September 1, 2018, international PhD candidates at uOttawa will pay tuition fees ...
Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under the age of five. Knowing how often babies are born preterm is essential for developing and evaluating health programs and policies. However, many low-resource countries do not have reliable data on this issue.
Dr. Kumanan Wilson and Dr. Steven Hawken are pioneering a soluti...
Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under the age of five. Knowing how often babies are born preterm is essential for developing and evaluating health programs and policies. However, many low-resource countries do not...
Celeste Digiovanni is a Masters of Sociology student at the University of Ottawa. On the way to her first class, she decided to stop and buy a bottle of water. She discovered that bottled water was banned on campus many years ago and wanted to understand why.
In doing her research, Celeste learned of the negative environmental, economic and ethi...
Celeste Digiovanni is a Masters of Sociology student at the University of Ottawa. On the way to her first class, she decided to stop and buy a bottle of water. She discovered that bottled water was banned on campus many years ago and wanted to unde...
Fake news, false or misleading headlines on social media are become an international trend. A new research from the University of Ottawa and University of Oxford recently concluded that social media and the Internet were not responsible for creating ‘’ echo chambers’’. Interested in learning more? Come and meet the experts.
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Fake news, false or misleading headlines on social media are become an international trend. A new research from the University of Ottawa and University of Oxford recently concluded that social media and the Internet were not responsible f...
It has been the subject of numerous Hollywood movies, and is often referred to as “the big one” — the potentially massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that will, one day, affect North America’s west coast. But how does one measure the potential impact of an earthquake?
In a new study published in the March 7 edition ...
It has been the subject of numerous Hollywood movies, and is often referred to as “the big one” — the potentially massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that will, one day, affect North America’s west coast. But how does one measure the...
Today, as we celebrate International Women’s day, we wanted to reflect on what it meant to be a woman in 2018.
We feel privileged to hold a professorship in a Canadian university, and today, we are reminded that this privilege cannot be taken for granted. We are privileged because historically, women could never aspire to such a positi...
Today, as we celebrate International Women’s day, we wanted to reflect on what it meant to be a woman in 2018.
We feel privileged to hold a professorship in a Canadian university, and today, we are reminded that this privilege cannot be ...
Could the LRT help reduce greenhouse effect?
A rising trend in some countries, urban rail transit systems are an alternative to freight transport through cities.
Freight transit using existing urban railways could now be possible in Canada with some effort, according to Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa Professor...
Could the LRT help reduce greenhouse effect?
A rising trend in some countries, urban rail transit systems are an alternative to freight transport through cities.
Freight transit using existing urban railways could now be possible in Can...
While Canada’s health care legacy boasts a publicly-funded universal system and a strong influence on global health, disparities between its indigenous and non-indigenous populations still exist and the country’s contributions to overseas aid is at historic lows, says a new report released today by the Lancet, a prominent peer-reviewed general me...
While Canada’s health care legacy boasts a publicly-funded universal system and a strong influence on global health, disparities between its indigenous and non-indigenous populations still exist and the country’s contributions to overseas aid is at...
When Dr. Frank Rybicki, Professor and Chair of Radiology at the University of Ottawa and radiologist at The Ottawa Hospital met his first patient with a severe facial deformity, he says his challenge was to “help artfully repair the damage.”
Using 3D-printed implants, physicians are now able to help restore facial functions like chewin...
When Dr. Frank Rybicki, Professor and Chair of Radiology at the University of Ottawa and radiologist at The Ottawa Hospital met his first patient with a severe facial deformity, he says his challenge was to “help artfully repair the damag...
Most Ontarians want to die at home, but despite this nearly 70 per cent die in hospitals or long-term care facilities. A new study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) shows end-of-life care like doctor house calls or in-home palliative care could reduce the chance of dying in hospital by about 50 per cent.
“Our r...
Most Ontarians want to die at home, but despite this nearly 70 per cent die in hospitals or long-term care facilities. A new study from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) shows end-of-life care like doctor house calls o...
