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Smart watches, chatbots, mobile apps... So many digital technologies redefining health care, changing the way patients and professionals interact. But how can we ensure that they really are meeting a need and not just filling a space as simple shortcuts to reduce health-care costs?

Scientists have been testing how heat affects our hearts for years. But here's the thing: the most commonly used method might not provide much insight into what happens to the heart during heat waves.

The University of Ottawa Press just released Intellectual Property Futures, a new collection co-edited by Dr. Alexandra Mogyoros to explore the trajectories and challenges of intellectual property law and policy in the global landscape.

uOttawa students launch award-winning sustainable biomanufacturing platform to address pharmaceutical inequalities

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has made significant strides in understanding the ionization of atoms and molecules, a fundamental process in physics that has implications for various fields including x-ray generation and plasma physics.

An expert in consumer protection, Professor Marina Pavlović has been appointed as a consumer interest director to the board of directors of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI).

New needleleaf index helps monitor the health of the North American boreal forest

Science and technology have always been double-edged swords, bringing both remarkable advancements and new risks. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nuclear energy, for example, hold immense potential but also demand careful oversight.

A leading expert on technology-facilitate violences and abuses, Professor Jane Bailey has been appointed a Research Fellow at the Centre for Protecting Women Online at the Open University in Milton Keynes, England.

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) as well as Professor Marina Pavlović, along with a group of law students, have submitted interventions to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), both calling for improved consumer information and greater transparency in Canada’s telecommunications sector.