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The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2023 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.

uOBMRI’s Dr. Baptiste Lacoste leads a team at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in their investigations of blood vessels in the autistic brain.

The ACFAS, the largest organization of francophone scholars, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and the University of Ottawa will be represented by a strong delegation at its large annual gathering.

Prize: 2022 Wolf Prize in Physics

In a world increasingly shaken by crises and polarized debate, science is more critical than ever, and the concept of scientific diplomacy is taking on added importance. Bolstered by collaboration in place for more than 20 years now, the University of Ottawa and the Embassy of France in Canada are launching a brand-new research chair in scientific diplomacy aimed at shedding light on and examining...

Tens of millions of years ago, the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided, giving rise to the Alps – a mountain belt stretching across much of southern Europe and reaching heights in excess of 4 km. Tectonic collision pushed rocks to >75 km depths, and a short time later the rocks returned to the surface. In the Austrian Alps, large-scale stretching of the plates led to the formation of ...

This research should have a far-reaching impact: it allows scientists to forge valuable carbon-carbon bonds used in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, and beyond. A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa has developed an innovative technique to manufacture complex chemical structures from easily accessible substrates, making it one of the simplest and most practical metho...

High Energy Materials (EMs) have played a vital role in shaping the modern world, whether it be through their use as welding materials, propellants, plasticizers or highly efficient combustibles in aerospace or other applications.

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member, Prof. Vivek Krishnamurthy, has received tenure and has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective May 1, 2023.