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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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Research
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…
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Research
Pioneering Brain-Heart Research In Ottawa Is Redefining Patient Care
A pair of Ottawa medical specialists have joined forces to break down the silos between their two medical areas of expertise – the heart and the brain…
Media
Media
Women and social exclusion: The complicated nature of rejection and retaliation
Study from Professor Tracy Vaillancourt from the Faculty of Education delves into complexities surrounding women’s interpersonal relationships
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Cartilage tissue engineering: PhD student’s research could help people living with osteoarthritis
Biomedical engineering PhD student Rayehe Ghofrani is conducting research to find innovative solutions for those suffering from osteoarthritis.
Media
Media
Unveiling 1,200 years of human occupation in Canada’s Arctic
New evidence suggests earlier presence of Thule-Inuit settlements in Nunavut than previously thought.
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Research
Changing hearts and minds: KMb awards go to researchers studying cardiovascular disease in women and election integrity
Discover how this year’s Knowledge Mobilization Award winners, Kerri-Anne Mullen and Elizabeth Dubois, engaged in boundary-breaking activities that sh…
Media
Media
AI for all: Addressing bias, discrimination and ethics in artificial intelligence
uOttawa researcher advocates for international guidelines to ensure AI tools are fair, unbiased and non-discriminatory, and for enhanced global stakeh…
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Media
Non-stop flight: in a world-first, researchers map a 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly
This discovery and the use of next-generation molecular techniques and tools open new areas of research in insect migration in the context of climate …
Aug 25
uOttawa at the Pride Parade 2024
The University of Ottawa will be taking part in the 2024 Pride Parade: join us!We invite students, professors, staff and graduates to join us as a fam…
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SOS Immigration
Weekly virtual Q&A sessions to answer your immigration-related questions regarding your temporary residence on Wednesday or Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1…
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Join us at the RGN Campus Flower Market!
You're invited to immerse yourself in the vibrant community spirit of the Ottawa area by supporting local producers at our monthly farmer’s market!…
Office of the Chief Risk Officer
Office of the Chief Risk Officer
Genevieve Paris, Faculty of Medicine, named Health and Safety Leader for June
We’re delighted to announce that Genevieve Paris, senior technician, laboratory support, at the Faculty of Medicine, has been named Health and Safety …
Research
Research
Whole lot of research going on: Government of Canada makes funding announcement at uOttawa, including CRCs and Discovery Grants
On June 14, 2024, at the University of Ottawa, the Government of Canada announced $693.8 million in funding across four research programs. Funding for…
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Research
Meet uOttawa’s new Canada Research Chairs
The University of Ottawa continues its trailblazing research enterprise with the appointment of seven new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) and the renewa…
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Student affairs
Student affairs
New student checklist
You’ll soon be starting the trip of a lifetime. Here are a few tips to help you get used to your new surroundings. You can also save this checklist an…
Student affairs
Student affairs
Top IG accounts to follow for student life
Ottawa offers a lively cityscape for uOttawa students. Our work-study students have put together a list of their top Instagram accounts to follow to h…
Student affairs
Student affairs
20 courses you didn’t know you could take at uOttawa: 2024-2025
With courses ranging from cinema to witchcraft, there’s much to discover this term.
University of Ottawa offers a broad range of prerequisite-free …
University of Ottawa offers a broad range of prerequisite-free …
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
ACFAS 2024: Highlights from the Faculty of Education
When knowledge mobilization from across la francophonie took centre stage during the 91st ACFAS conference, Faculty of Education professors and grad s…
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Speech by Elena Valenzuela, Director of the ILOB, before the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
On May 27, 2024, Director of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, Elena Valenzuela, delivered a speech to the Senate of Canada.
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute
Historic agreement to strengthen education in the Francophonie
FIPF and OLBI sign unprecedented partnership to promote the teaching of French
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
New video from Family Medicine highlights necessity of investing in primary care
Unveiling of video is timely as Department welcomes full cohort of trainees set to launch careers in the essential medical specialty.
Gazette
Gazette
Boxing training for people living with Parkinson’s disease
When someone is diagnosed with Parkinson’s, they’re confronted with numerous questions. Will I be less mobile? How will I cope with this new “normal”?…
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
New Clinical Science and Translational Medicine program a first in Canada
The hands-on program invites those with an ambition to 'create, translate and innovate' to grow their career potential in the emerging field of clinic…
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering is filling skill gaps in the tech industry
Innovative curriculums are meeting people where they’re at and focusing on a hands-on approach
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Protecting the Internet of Things from cyberattacks
Security vulnerabilities exist in digitally connected smart devices within critical infrastructures. Professor Paria Shirani analyzes and develops sol…
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
AI for safer roads: PhD student working on safer systems for autonomous driving
Electrical and computer engineering PhD student Mohammad Hossein Amini is conducting research to improve the safety and reliability of autonomous driv…
Telfer School of Management
Telfer School of Management
Combining AI and health analytics to transform health systems
Christopher Sun has been awarded the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Data Analytics for Health Systems Transformation. The prestigious Canada Re…
Telfer School of Management
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.
Telfer School of Management
Telfer School of Management
Decisions, decisions – can organizations trust AI to make them?
Mayur Joshi, assistant professor of Information Systems at the Telfer School of Management, is co-editor of the Research Handbook on Artificial Intell…
Alumni
Alumni
Andrew Robinson is bridging sustainability and the entertainment industry, both behind-the-scenes and on screen
As a sustainability consultant and influential figure in the entertainment industry, Andrew Robinson (BA ’93) has committed his career to minimizing e…
Gazette
Gazette
Students debate the first Choix Goncourt Canada at the University of Ottawa
What lies behind a literary prize? How do we determine the value of a book? These questions mattered to young university students from Ontario, New Br…
Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Publishing and Racism: the conflict at The Women’s Press
The term “intersectionality” had not yet been coined in 1988, when a small publishing house in Toronto called The Women’s Press underwent a very publi…
Media
Media
How can Canada use evidence to reduce violent crime significantly? Takeaways from Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime
In Canada, rates of violent crime have returned to levels of 20 years ago and the homicide rate is second only to the United States and rising. Rates …
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences
Creating a social movement to save pangolins from extinction
This study led by Gabrielle Dorr, PhD student in the Environmental Sustainability program at the University of Ottawa, explores the urgent need to sav…
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