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uOttawa School of Psychology team offers service to adults, adolescents to help them get over a fear of needles so they can get the COVID-19 vaccine The Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR) is launching a free, evidence-based service to help adolescents (ages of 12-17) and adults (18+) identify and confr...

University of Ottawa researchers believe zebrafish may provide clues to understanding how the human nervous system develops since this fish experiences new movements similarly to how babies do after birth.

Ottawa Public Health is warning residents after a mosquito was found to be carrying West Nile virus. Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Manisha Kulkarni (English only) Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine [email protected] ...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Karen Eltis (English and French) Full Professor, Faculty of Law – Civil Law Section and Member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. [email protected] Professor Eltis’ areas of expertise includes artificial intelligence and innovation law and policy and cy...

The University of Ottawa is proud to announce its partnership with Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada. Pride at Work Canada works with Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees and their gender expressions, gender identities, and sexual orientations. As one of Canada’s leading institutions for highe...

In September, two former students of the Faculty of Engineering Secondary School, Esmée Bennison and Alicia Allen, won the Micro:bit’s 2021 Do Your :Bit global challenge by creating a device to help manage anxiety.

Imagine not having to remember a device password, or the convenience of logging in before you even sit down. Entering into your Windows laptop with facial recognition or your fingerprint is now a reality.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Marc Tassé (English and French) Part-time Professor, Telfer School of Management [email protected] Professor Tassé’s areas of expertise include fraud and money laundering prevention; corporate governance; ethics in international affairs; finance; international business....

A Nobel Prize in Economics winner will headline a uOttawa Homecoming 2021 Alex Trebek Lecture Series examining the COVD-19 pandemic’s influence on the economy. Professor Esther Duflo leads the lecture titled ‘Good economics for hard times’, which looks at how countries can better address pressing socioeconomic challenges and ensure an ...

The University of Ottawa issued the following statement following last night’s street parties in Sandy Hill, Ottawa:   We were immensely disappointed to learn that following yesterday’s Panda Game, some students gathered in very large groups to celebrate loudly and irresponsibly on the streets of Sandy Hill. We understand that these gatherings ...