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Fourth year medical student Jessie Nault stands in a hospital unit.
Scholarships

One indigenous student's dream

One day, all young Aboriginal women in Canada will be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. And this will save lives.
One day, all young Aboriginal women in Canada will be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. And this will save lives.
Pierre Berini in the photonics laboratory.
Research

Light to diagnose disease

Pierre Berini’s finding in 1998 that he could guide light along thin metallic strips was a bit of a fluke, but it laid the groundwork for the biosensors he’s developing today. “When I looked at the calculation results, I had that eureka moment: ‘Oh boy, this thing is useful.’ I envisioned the next ten years of work, fabricating new devices, with lots of potential applications and lots of students ...
Pierre Berini’s finding in 1998 that he could guide light along thin metallic strips was a bit of a fluke, but it laid the groundwork for the biosensors he’s developing today. “When I looked at the calculation results, I had that eureka moment: ‘Oh boy, this thing is useful.’ I envisioned the next t...
Group photo of the 2019 Startup Garage cohort at Invest Ottawa.
Entrepreneurship Hub

Entrepreneurship Hub

The University of Ottawa’s Entrepreneurship Hub (eHub) aims to build and maintain a world-class, interdisciplinary approach to nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset of students, faculty, researchers, staff and alumni by:
The University of Ottawa’s Entrepreneurship Hub (eHub) aims to build and maintain a world-class, interdisciplinary approach to nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset of students, faculty, researchers, staff and alumni by:
Gee-Gees basketball player Krista Van Slingerland stands in a darken gymnasium holding a basketball. She looks determined.
Sports

Slam dunk for mental health

When University of Ottawa student-athlete Krista Van Slingerland talks about the national mental health initiative for student-athletes that she co-founded in March 2014, you know you’ve met a hero, someone intent on improving the world for the many varsity athletes walking in her shoes.
When University of Ottawa student-athlete Krista Van Slingerland talks about the national mental health initiative for student-athletes that she co-founded in March 2014, you know you’ve met a hero, someone intent on improving the world for the many varsity athletes walking in her shoes.
Professor Peter Jones speaks to alumni at the Defy the Conventional: The Campaign for uOttawa launch in Toronto.
Faculty of Social Sciences

Dialogue amidst conflict

When official talks between rival nations or groups reach a stalemate, discrete discussions between retired senior diplomats, former military chiefs and other influential people can offer new solutions. That’s why University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences professor Peter Jones regularly travels the world staging such meetings between former foes, a process known as Track Two diplomacy.
When official talks between rival nations or groups reach a stalemate, discrete discussions between retired senior diplomats, former military chiefs and other influential people can offer new solutions. That’s why University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences professor Peter Jones regularly travel...
Students crossing the road at sunset
Planned Giving

Why you need a will

If you die without a will (die “intestate”), by default, you allow the province to decide for you how your estate is divided. You have no say in who benefits from your lifetime of effort, nor do you choose your estate trustee or executor. As well, if you have no spouse or next of kin, your province takes all of your estate into its own treasury. (In Quebec, an estate trustee or executor is known a...
If you die without a will (die “intestate”), by default, you allow the province to decide for you how your estate is divided. You have no say in who benefits from your lifetime of effort, nor do you choose your estate trustee or executor. As well, if you have no spouse or next of kin, your province ...
Two female students working in a lab
bioGARAGE

Lego your genes in the bioGARAGE: Cutting-edge science for everyone

Students from all disciplines can use the latest genetic technology in a new campus hub that will allow them to experiment, explore and design their own curiosity-driven research projects.
Students from all disciplines can use the latest genetic technology in a new campus hub that will allow them to experiment, explore and design their own curiosity-driven research projects.