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Ending the Drought: Ottawa’s Medical Research Community Welcomes Long-Awaited Wet Lab Facilities

Most people only think about their metabolism when their pants get too tight, blaming weight gain on their metabolism slowing down.
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The University of Ottawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Centre will accelerate discovery and new treatments

The rapid development and deployment of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of research in creating lifesaving medical…
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If you build it, they will stay: Ending Ottawa’s biotech brain drain

Ottawa has earned its global reputation as a vibrant city for medical research and innovation. But if it wants to keep its intellectual capital in the…
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Faculty of Health Sciences

Research awards and funding at the Faculty of Health Sciences

Once again, our professors are the pride of our Faculty: they have won several awards and secured funding for their research. These individuals are ou…
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Faculty of Health Sciences

Combating misinformation about pandemics

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was inundated with information, some of it accurate, some misleading. Amidst this noise, Faculty of Health Sci…
Gazette
Paul Corkum in the Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory.
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Paul Corkum awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research

Professor Paul Corkum, a physics researcher at the University of Ottawa best known for his pioneering contributions to attosecond science, has been aw…
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The André E. Lalonde Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
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The André E. Lalonde National Facility: a decade of success and a look at those who will lead it into the future

Precisely dating archeological finds, monitoring environmental pollutants for regulatory agencies, examining the long-term effects of nuclear accident…
Faculty of Engineering
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Faculty of Engineering

A uOttawa professor is leading advances in nanofabrication for future technologies 

For the past ten years, uOttawa Engineering professor Pierre Berini's nanofabrication research at the NanoFab, a core facility at the University of Ot…
Faculty of Medicine
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Faculty of Medicine

Success fueling success: One-of-a-kind uOttawa institute marks 25 years of groundbreaking neuromuscular research

For the last 25 years, the Éric Poulin Centre for Neuromuscular Disease (CNMD) has flourished as an interdisciplinary hub of cutting-edge science, evo…
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Jan 16

Invitation: Launch of the Faculty’s new 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and celebration of our 80th anniversary

Join us for the unveiling the Faculty of Medicine’s next five-year Strategic Plan, “Leading Innovation for a Healthier World,” as well as a celebratio…

Feb 12

Interprofessional Health-Care Networking

Networking with professionals in the health care industry.

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Professional Development Institute Events

The Professional Development Institute is proud to offer networking and educational events featuring national and international experts on current topics such as government, security and policy, leadership and more.

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University of Ottawa continues rise among top research universities in Canada

Once again, this year, the University of Ottawa has risen among the top research-driven universities in Canada, according to Canada’s Top 50 Research …
Research
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Research

15 Canada Research Chairs to boost innovation at uOttawa around science and society

The University of Ottawa is furthering research excellence through 15 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) addressing a broad range of global…
Faculty of Social Sciences
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Faculty of Social Sciences

Second-year doctoral student Louis Massé recently published in the journal Environmental Politics

The School of Political Studies would like to congratulate one of its doctoral students, Louis Massé, for his recent publication in the journal Enviro…
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Faculty of Engineering

Designing their own educational path: Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design students share their experiences

Students from the recently-launched Bachelor of Multidisciplinary Design share their unique experiences in the program, which offers a hands-on approa…
Student affairs
A wintery scene of students walking on campus outside Tabaret Hall.
Student affairs

What’s open? What’s closed?

As we enter final exam period and look ahead to the winter break, here are the opening hours for the places on campus to eat, work out, de-stress and …
Student experience
People skating on the Rideau Canal.
Student experience

14 ideas for winter fun

Keep your eyes on the prize by looking ahead to all the fun things you can do in Ottawa over the winter holidays, or if you simply need a quick break …
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International and Francophonie

Celebrating excellence in the Francophonie at the University of Ottawa

At uOttawa, the Francophonie is not limited to language or historical identity. It takes shape when members of the University community tangibly bring…
Faculty of Arts
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Faculty of Arts

Comment devenir chroniqueuse ou chroniqueur littéraire en une journée?

« Comment devenir chroniqueuse ou chroniqueur littéraire en une journée? » est un
atelier de 60 minutes offert par le Département de français, à l’Un…
Faculty of Education
Eric Dionne
Faculty of Education

Eric Dionne earns French-language publication award for research in edumetrics

Professor Eric Dionne from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Education and co-editor Sébastien Béland from the University of Montréal, have been a…
Media
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Media

Blood removal before major liver surgery cuts transfusions in half

Removing 10 per cent of a patient’s blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half, according to a large …
Media
RNA cells
Media

Unlocking RNA’s benefits to combat complex diseases

New research sees mRNA and RNAi-based therapies delivered in single treatment, paving way for treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases
Media
The University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart announce multi-year partnership, new Pharmacy Care Clinic on campus
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The University of Ottawa and Shoppers Drug Mart announce multi-year partnership, new Pharmacy Care Clinic on campus

New space will enhance access to healthcare services, offer learning opportunities for the university’s health sciences and pharmacy students
Faculty of Education
Béatrice Crettenand Pecorini
Faculty of Education

Digital narrative gerontology: Wellbeing through storytelling in the later years

What is digital narrative gerontology? It’s based on a simple idea: bring two people together from different generations and combine the power of stor…
Faculty of Engineering
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Faculty of Engineering

Five reasons to partner with uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, companies have much to gain by partnering with university departments. Among these, the Faculty of Engineeri…
Student experience
Collage of ten uOttawa student winners of 21Under21 awards.
Student experience

Ten uOttawa students shine at “21 Under 21” awards

Ten uOttawa students are among 21 inspiring young trailblazers to be recognized by Youth Ottawa’s 21 Under 21 Awards for showing “remarkable initiativ…
Telfer School of Management
Vice-dean research Silvia Bonaccio, Christopher Sun, and Telfer Dean Stéphane Brutus
Telfer School of Management

Combining artificial intelligence and health analytics to transform health syst…

Christopher Sun, assistant professor at the Telfer School of Management and scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, has been awarded th…
Telfer School of Management
How Much Does Mental Health Impact Family Enterprises? Significantly (but we don't know exactly how much - YET). A new research partnership aims to change that...
Telfer School of Management

New Global Partnership to Study Mental Health and Implications on Business Fami…

The Family Enterprise Legacy Institute (FELI) at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, and the Global Family Business Center (GFBC) a…
Telfer School of Management
Professor Micelotta presenting to Telfer Executive MBA candidates
Telfer School of Management

Aligning theory and practice through research and teaching

Evelyn Micelotta is dedicated to delivering a transformative learning experience for her Executive MBA candidates by aligning theory and practice.
Gazette
A group of eight soccer players in matching uniforms stands on a green field, striking synchronized poses with one player in a contrasting pink jersey at the center.
Gazette

An all-women production of "The Wolves" takes centre stage at the University of Ottawa

The University of Ottawa Drama Guild brings together students from diverse backgrounds for a remarkable theatrical experience. This year, the Guild pr…
Gazette
The Rotunda in Tabaret Hall.
Gazette

Celebrating Indigenous Art in the Heart of Tabaret Hall

The Rotunda in Tabaret Hall has always been a central symbol of academic and administrative life at the University of Ottawa. But today, the space hol…
Gazette
Five young students in a performance space.
Gazette

Comédie des Deux Rives brings 50-year-old Franco-Ontarian play “Lavalléville” to life

The University of Ottawa’s Comédie des Deux Rives company brings together students of different disciplines for an outstanding theatre adventure.
Faculty of Social Sciences
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Faculty of Social Sciences

Suspect body, deviant body

Our daily lives are flooded with images and representations of the body - the body in all its states: tattoos, piercings, hypersexualization, aging, o…
Centre for Law, Technology and Society
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Centre for Law, Technology and Society

The Canadian Bar Association releases an AI ethics toolkit led by Karen Eltis

Professor Karen Eltis played a key role in the development of the “Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Legal Practitioner” toolkit released by t…
Centre for Law, Technology and Society
AI and Justice
Centre for Law, Technology and Society

Canadian Judicial Council releases new guidelines on AI use in Canadian courts co-authored by Karen Eltis

Prof. Karen Eltis has co-authored the Canadian Judicial Council’s new Artificial Intelligence Guidelines addressing the ethical considerations, opport…

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