It’s 2 am. An African-American resident of a small Louisiana town is awakened by light flooding the room. A flare at the neighboring petrochemical facility has turned the sky bright as day. A sulfurous odor begins to penetrate her home. She goes to the hall closet and pulls out her bucket: a homemade air sampler equipped with a plastic sampling bag. She sets up the instrument in her front yard, pu...
It’s 2 am. An African-American resident of a small Louisiana town is awakened by light flooding the room. A flare at the neighboring petrochemical facility has turned the sky bright as day. A sulfurous odor begins to penetrate her home. She goes to the hall closet and pulls out her bucket: a homemad...
A study released today indicates that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread. Approximately 50% of household members were infected from the first-infected individual during the study period. Although kids were less likely to spread the virus compared to adults, children and adults were equally likely to become infected from ...
A study released today indicates that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) spreads extensively in households, with children being a significant source of that spread. Approximately 50% of household members were infected from the first-infected individual during the study period. Although kids were less likely to s...
Professors Jude Mary Cénat, a leader in research on the mental health of Canada’s Black communities, and Benoît Lessard, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials and Organic Electronics, have received Early Career Researcher of the Year Awards from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Professors Jude Mary Cénat, a leader in research on the mental health of Canada’s Black communities, and Benoît Lessard, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials and Organic Electronics, have received Early Career Researcher of the Year Awards from the Office of the Vice-President, Resear...
Researchers based at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine and The Ottawa Hospital harness virally-programmed extracellular vesicles to shrink tumours in mice.
Researchers based at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine and The Ottawa Hospital harness virally-programmed extracellular vesicles to shrink tumours in mice.
An international report with recommendations designed to counteract school-related sedentary behaviour in children and youth, exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, has been released by the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN), in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Island and the CHEO Research Institute.
An international report with recommendations designed to counteract school-related sedentary behaviour in children and youth, exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, has been released by the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN), in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Islan...
The University of Ottawa has created a new financial and academic support program to better guide and assist students who are or have formally been in the care of the child welfare system anywhere in Canada. The primary goal of this new program? To make sure that these students can more easily access the University’s financial, academic, and mental health resources.
The University of Ottawa has created a new financial and academic support program to better guide and assist students who are or have formally been in the care of the child welfare system anywhere in Canada. The primary goal of this new program? To make sure that these students can more easily acces...
