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uOttawa student travelled 20,000 kilometres collecting milkweed, creating isotope analysis of monarch butterflies’ annual migration journey, hoping to identify factors behind this threatened insect’s decline

Saskatoon, Regina among cities with highest levels of fine particles and Canada identified among countries with highest relative risk for respiratory mortality An international study has found Canadians have the highest relative risk of respiratory mortality resulting from wildfire pollution, with Regina and Saskatoon among the worst h...

uOttawa’s Faculty of Law-Civil Law Section video initiative that showcases legal stories via film lens examines the barriers agricultural laws create for artisanal farmers The first JuriDoc film from the Faculty of Law-Civil Law Section’s innovative film storytelling project Jurivision examines the regulatory barriers facing artisanal ...

Professors Georg Northoff and Tracy Vaillancourt have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the highest distinction awarded to Canadian scholars, artists, and scientists.

It’s election season and the parties are jockeying to define the issues and terms of the debate.

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Gilles LeVasseur (English and French) Professor of Law and Management, University of [email protected] “Penalties should be imposed when there is abuse or when there is a desire to avoid vaccination.”

Tuesday, September 7 marks the start of the new academic year for thousands of students, faculty and staff at the University of Ottawa. After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, the campus will be energized. The distance learning format adopted in March 2020 has now given way to the gradual resumption of some teaching and research activi...

As part of uOttawa’s expanded efforts in social accountability and commitment to creating a sustainable future, the Faculty of Medicine has appointed Dr. Husein Moloo as Director of Planetary Health; such a new position and portfolio being a first nationwide. The appointment of Dr. Moloo as the maiden Director of Planetary Health is pa...

The government of Ontario announced that it will require people to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings starting September 22.  Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Colleen Flood (English only) Full Professor, Faculty of Law –...

uOttawa’s technology wow-ed at Canadian university IT conference that took place earlier this year.