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uOBMRI members Drs. Lara Pilutti and Lisa Walker were recently granted an Innovation in Well-Being Award from the International Progressive MS Alliance.

This year brought many important advances in the life sciences and cybersecurity sectors, both for the University of Ottawa and the National Capital Region. The launch of the Health Sciences building, the Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI), the Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub (CP2H) and the uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range all give reason for a positive, hopeful future for Canadians in 2024.

This year’s winner of the Holiday Greeting Card Contest, held by the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, is Anna Mikhailov, a first-year student in uOttawa’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program.

Professor Angel M. Foster was recently elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, reflecting her deep commitment to reproductive health, evidence-based decision-making and public health policy.

To shed light on the international AI scene, leading academics from around the world were invited to the University of Ottawa to participate in Shaping AI for Just Futures, a two-day conference spearheaded by Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau and colleagues interested in the future of AI in society.

On December 5, 2023, Dr. Céline Castets-Renard, a Faculty member at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology as part of their study of Bill C-27, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.

On December 5, 2023, Dr. Michael Geist, a Faculty member at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to discuss the development of the regulatory framework on contributions to support Canadian and indigenous content.

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The University of Ottawa is thriving among the nation’s best research-intensive universities again this year, according to Research Infosource Inc.