Note: this op-ed was first published in the Hill Times’ Policy Briefing edition on October 17, 2023.Gone are the days when international delegations and venture capital tours skip over the National Capital region en route from Montreal to Toronto. These days, for anyone probing Canada’s innovation agenda, the capital city and the University of Ottawa a...
Note: this op-ed was first published in the Hill Times’ Policy Briefing edition on October 17, 2023.Gone are the days when international delegations and venture capital tours skip over the National Capital region en route from Montreal to Toronto. These ...
Throughout Charlotte Froese Fischer’s research career, one thing has held true: she’s wanted to share her knowledge and support the next generation of researchers. With this in mind, Fischer created the University of Ottawa Computational Physics Award. This year’s recipient, Yaser Saleem, is set to carry on Froese Fischer’s legacy through his promising research.
Throughout Charlotte Froese Fischer’s research career, one thing has held true: she’s wanted to share her knowledge and support the next generation of researchers. With this in mind, Fischer created the University of Ottawa Computational Physics Award. This year’s recipient, Yaser Saleem, is set to ...
It’s a typical Tuesday morning. As you read through your emails and sip your coffee, your work phone rings. It’s the IT manager calling about a worrisome network incident: employees are reporting strange anomalies when signing into their accounts — important files are inaccessible and sketchy errors keep popping up. You suddenly recall recent news reports about a wave of cyberattacks targeting yo...
It’s a typical Tuesday morning. As you read through your emails and sip your coffee, your work phone rings. It’s the IT manager calling about a worrisome network incident: employees are reporting strange anomalies when signing into their accounts — important files are inaccessible and sketchy error...
The Pleodendron costaricense is an ancient tree on the verge of extinction. Only nine specimens are known to exist. Found in Costa Rica, in the mountains near the Pacific Ocean and in the Osa Peninsula, the tree is referred to by botanists as a “living fossil” because of its historic lineage.
The Pleodendron costaricense is an ancient tree on the verge of extinction. Only nine specimens are known to exist. Found in Costa Rica, in the mountains near the Pacific Ocean and in the Osa Peninsula, the tree is referred to by botanists as a “living fossil” because of its historic lineage.
For decades, the University of Ottawa has played a leading role in research, innovation, and skills development in the city – working closely with industry partners to find solutions to challenges and train the next generation of talent.
For decades, the University of Ottawa has played a leading role in research, innovation, and skills development in the city – working closely with industry partners to find solutions to challenges and train the next generation of talent.
University of Ottawa 2023 Schulich Leader Scholarships recipients Ella Bigney and Steffen Zylstra both have a passion for STEM and a drive to make an impact in their communities.
University of Ottawa 2023 Schulich Leader Scholarships recipients Ella Bigney and Steffen Zylstra both have a passion for STEM and a drive to make an impact in their communities.
When we think of a typical university classroom, we picture a lecture hall filled with students listening to a professor. While this structure is still useful, not all students learn best this way and not all subjects are taught best in this way. This is where the teaching methods of Andrew Sowinski and Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre of the Faculty of Engineering come in.
When we think of a typical university classroom, we picture a lecture hall filled with students listening to a professor. While this structure is still useful, not all students learn best this way and not all subjects are taught best in this way. This is where the teaching methods of Andrew Sowinski...
uOttawa’s newest building, with its up-to-date teaching, learning and research spaces, will give Canada’s future health leaders the hands on, job-ready skills they need to help solve Canada's ailing health system.
uOttawa’s newest building, with its up-to-date teaching, learning and research spaces, will give Canada’s future health leaders the hands on, job-ready skills they need to help solve Canada's ailing health system.
Countries around the world are drafting policies on biodiversity offsets – the practice whereby corporations can compensate for environmental damage done in one site, by promoting environmental protection in another.
Countries around the world are drafting policies on biodiversity offsets – the practice whereby corporations can compensate for environmental damage done in one site, by promoting environmental protection in another.
Who says that video games are just frivolous pastimes? Well, ten young gamers at the University of Ottawa have proven the opposite. These students, who hope to work in the video game field, have each earned $2500 Ontario scholarships, demonstrating the importance that video games can have on the direction and development of their careers.
Who says that video games are just frivolous pastimes? Well, ten young gamers at the University of Ottawa have proven the opposite. These students, who hope to work in the video game field, have each earned $2500 Ontario scholarships, demonstrating the importance that video games can have on the dir...