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3 children playing in a refugee camp
Refugee Hub

Support refugee initiatives

The University of Ottawa has committed $200,000 and will seek donations to match that amount, making for a total of $400,000 in new funds to help refugees from Syria and other countries.
The University of Ottawa has committed $200,000 and will seek donations to match that amount, making for a total of $400,000 in new funds to help refugees from Syria and other countries.
Ronjiny Basu showcases her company's scarves to a customer.
Faculty of Social Sciences

Helping women through fashion

Faculty of Social Sciences alumna Ronjiny Basu is a fashion junkie. Through her company, which manufactures and sells high-end scarves, she helps women living on the other side of the globe to meet their families’ needs and, potentially, to become entrepreneurs themselves.
Faculty of Social Sciences alumna Ronjiny Basu is a fashion junkie. Through her company, which manufactures and sells high-end scarves, she helps women living on the other side of the globe to meet their families’ needs and, potentially, to become entrepreneurs themselves.
Danielle Taillon
Faculty of Engineering

Inspiring Indigenous whiz kids

The shattering news of six young lives lost to suicide on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Cross Lake, Manitoba, struck close to home for Danielle Taillon.
The shattering news of six young lives lost to suicide on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Cross Lake, Manitoba, struck close to home for Danielle Taillon.
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Research

Cancer Research

"The ultimate goal is to save lives and make treatment less toxic and less painful, and to reduce side effects and improve the success rates of treatment.” – Laura Evgin, PhD student in biochemistry, working in Dr. John Bell’s lab.
"The ultimate goal is to save lives and make treatment less toxic and less painful, and to reduce side effects and improve the success rates of treatment.” – Laura Evgin, PhD student in biochemistry, working in Dr. John Bell’s lab.
Black and white photo of Vincent Lam.
Students assistance

Healing arts

For accomplished writer and dedicated doctor Vincent Lam (BSc ʾ94), variety is the spice of life. Most people would be content with successfully completing medical school and becoming an emergency physician. But Lam is not most people.
For accomplished writer and dedicated doctor Vincent Lam (BSc ʾ94), variety is the spice of life. Most people would be content with successfully completing medical school and becoming an emergency physician. But Lam is not most people.
Dressed in a white lab coat and with a glowing smile, Zemin Yao chats with two people.
Brain and Mind Research Institute

What if chronic diseases have a common cause?

Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s — most Canadians will die of these or other chronic diseases. Could all that human suffering stem from a common cause? If so, finding and fixing the problem would improve and extend millions of lives, and ease a growing burden on health care systems worldwide.
Heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s — most Canadians will die of these or other chronic diseases. Could all that human suffering stem from a common cause? If so, finding and fixing the problem would improve and extend millions of lives, and ease a growing burden on health care...
Group of students standing in front of a colourful mural
Scholarships

Combining scholarship and social purpose

The University’s 29th President and Vice-Chancellor, Allan Rock, wants to inspire our graduates to use their education and experiences to make the world a better place. Your support of the Allan Rock Scholars Fund goes towards scholarships for our emerging global citizens: students who devote their time and energy to volunteering or other forms of community service.
The University’s 29th President and Vice-Chancellor, Allan Rock, wants to inspire our graduates to use their education and experiences to make the world a better place. Your support of the Allan Rock Scholars Fund goes towards scholarships for our emerging global citizens: students who devote their ...
Stéphane Lévesque and a student who is wearing a pair of glasses for eye-tracking analysis
Faculty of Education

Virtual history

The “Google Reflex” is the enemy of deep critical-thinking, according to Faculty of Education associate professor Stéphane Lévesque. Students of history need to be more like detectives, forensically examining original archives instead of relying on search engines.
The “Google Reflex” is the enemy of deep critical-thinking, according to Faculty of Education associate professor Stéphane Lévesque. Students of history need to be more like detectives, forensically examining original archives instead of relying on search engines.
Dan Lane poses with an image of fish skeletons.
Telfer School of Management

Improving how we manage oceans

“People, planet, profits.” That’s the triple bottom-line that Telfer School of Management Professor Dan Lane scrutinizes as he weighs the sustainability of the world’s fish stocks.
“People, planet, profits.” That’s the triple bottom-line that Telfer School of Management Professor Dan Lane scrutinizes as he weighs the sustainability of the world’s fish stocks.
Group of students in conversation
Faculty of Law

Law, Technology And Privacy

“This is the perfect place to explore the implications of what happens when law meets technology.” – Dr. Michael Geist, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law.
“This is the perfect place to explore the implications of what happens when law meets technology.” – Dr. Michael Geist, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law.