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To tackle health-care inequities affecting vulnerable populations, Smita Pakhalé turns to community peer researchers in a grassroots approach to epidemiological research.

Raphael St-Gelais and his team hope to reap the benefits of an underutilized energy source that is both abundant and sustainable.

Driven by a keen sense of justice, Michelle Giroux contributes to legal reforms by addressing new realities facing families and the health sector.

What does it take to build greener cities? Daina Mazutis shows how progressive business leadership can go a long way.

Tricia McGuire-Adams is working to promote better access to physical activity and wellness for Indigenous peoples.

Keri Cheechoo collects stories of reproductive violence against Indigenous women to open a conversation about untold injustices.

Dave Holmes is fearless in fighting for the health rights of marginalized populations, from challenging psychiatric and public health practices to advocating for more compassionate care for mentally ill inmates.

The lives of migrant workers in Canada are often fraught with difficulties. Delphine Nakache is seeking solutions to the complex legal issues involved.

Whether he is considering linguistic rights or wealth distribution, philosopher David Robichaud is always concerned with the concepts of equity and justice.

The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the awarding of two new University Research Chairs (URC) to professors whose research contributes to better access to health care for vulnerable populations and to a fuller understanding of 19th-century Metis kinscapes.