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Director Dr. Gilles Comeau and a group of Institute partners have recently been awarded 1M over four years from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for a project focusing on individuals living with dementia, or those who are at risk of developing dementia. Music – learning, performing, creating – is universal across societies and generates profound and meaningful experiences across the li...

As our population grows, so does the need for rehabilitation, particularly for the youngest and oldest populations (40% of the Canadian population). At the same time, most health care systems are also facing a clinical staffing shortage that is difficult to address, in part because of associated costs. Professors Anna Zumbansen and Gilles Comeau were awarded a CFI grant to search for innovative so...

That leisurely walk around the block after dinner may do you more good than you thought.

For those planning on staying in Ottawa for the summer, here’s a selection of things to do to make the most of the weather and this historic city.

Once again this year, two researchers at early stages in their careers shine bright among uOttawa’s research community. The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation is pleased to present the Early Career Researcher of the Year Award to Erin Maloney, a Faculty of Social Sciences professor who holds the Canada Research Chair in Academic Achievement and Well-Being, and to Peter Tanuseput...

Canadians with biliary tract cancer (cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder) will have the first chance to benefit from a new made-in-Canada approach to personalized cellular immunotherapy, thanks to a $7.4 million grant from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased weekday screentime for school-aged children says a new study involving the University of Ottawa published in JAMA Pediatrics.

You still have time to register for the CCERBAL 2023 Conference! The program is shaping up to be very promising. We’ve also added two special free pre-conference events, on the afternoon of May 3. They will address plurilingualism in migration and internationalization as well as engagement with university immersion in English and French.

Researchers with the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital reveal how a Parkinson’s-linked gene protects the brain.

For more than 20 years, researchers have known that young-onset Parkinson’s disease is often caused by mutations in the parkin gene, but the exact function of this gene has been hotly debated.