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A new study led by University of Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Ian Colman suggests non-suicidal self-injury—behaviours like cutting oneself without the intent to die—may be contagious among teenagers, who are more likely to harm themselves when they know someone who has. The study, titled ‘Adolescents’ knowledge of a peer's non‐suicidal se...

A group of researchers at the University of Ottawa has been looking for ways to improve enzyme design methodologies and recently published their findings in Nature Communications. Enzymes are used in many industrial and biotechnological applications. With their numerous beneficial properties, they are the most efficient catalysts known...

Dr. Elizabeth Muggah, a family physician in the Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, has been appointed president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) on a five-year executive term. Dr. Muggah, who will represent the province’s 15,000-plus family physicians, is stepping into the ro...

uOttawa study finds regulation of body temperature in older adults is not impacted by increases in osmolality – or saltiness – of the blood Exercise, especially when performed in a hot environment, exposes the body to heat stress, which causes an increase in body temperature. This causes our bodies to sweat and lose fluid, meaning that...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:   Emily Regan Wills (English and French) Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social [email protected] Krishna (English and French) Full Professor, Faculty of Common Law   [email protected] Jean-Thomas Bernard...

The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program today released a new report that explores the work of Canada’s Just Transition Task Force. In 2018, the Task Force met with communities and stakeholders across Canada that would be affected by the federal government’s phase out of coal-fired electricity. The report, written by Positive ...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Shantanu Dutta (English only) Full Professor, Finance, Telfer School of Management; Telfer Fellow in Global Finance. [email protected] Professor Dutta is available to discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government and their management o...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Melike Erol-Kantarci (English only) Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering [email protected] Hussein Mouftah (English and French) Professor, Canada Research Chair in Wireless Sensor Networks, Sc...

Canada's parliament returns Wednesday with a Throne Speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau, who is mired in an ethics scandal, will unveil the Liberal government's plans for the country's pandemic response and recovery before facing a confidence vote. Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Genevièv...