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The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce the publication of Can’t Compute: Moving Towards an Equitable Digital World, edited by Suzie Dunn, Nasma Ahmed and Faculty member Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau.

The Centre of Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that, under the leadership of Faculty Member Marina Pavlović, a group of students are participating in ongoing public policy consultations with both the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the Competition Bureau.

A study of more than 8 million adults in Ontario, Canada suggests that even a modest loss of kidney function is associated with increased health risks. The study, published in The BMJ, could lead to better approaches to prevent chronic kidney disease and related conditions, particularly in younger adults.

On June 19 and 20, 2023, Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers responsible for human rights held a two-day meeting where they discussed key priorities related to Canada's international human rights obligations.

A study from University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital shows immune deficits in space are transient, and disappear back on Earth. Scientists have shown that the expression of (mostly protein-coding) genes in white blood cells changes rapidly when astronauts reach the International Space Station. This may explain why astronauts appear more susceptible to infectious diseases while in space. Most ...

From May 30 to June 8, 2023, HRREC members Oonagh Fitzgerald and Ramon Blanco-Barrera were the curators of the exhibition on Arts & Human Rights: Conversing Multiplicities, as a result of the excellent work they did in organizing the 2nd HRREC Arts and Human Rights Symposium in 2022, a long-time program of the Centre.

Scientists from the University of Ottawa have invented a unique method to create better molecule-based magnets, known as single-molecule magnets (SMMs). This synthetic tour de force has resulted in a two-coordinate lanthanide complex which has magnet-like properties that are intrinsic to the molecule itself. This discovery opens the door to high-density hard disks, quantum computing applications, ...

When patients are suspected of having a primary brain tumour, also known as a glioma, they typically undergo a biopsy or a resection — procedures that involve surgically removing a sample of the tumour to further analyze it. Biopsies help oncologists confirm the existence of a tumour and determine whether it’s malignant or benign. This data also guides oncologists in choosing the proper course of ...

Cartoon characters in food ads sway kids toward unhealthy options, new research led by the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine and Heart & Stroke finds

Scientists from the University of Ottawa and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light are proposing a breakthrough approach that will facilitate discoveries in materials science by combining terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and real-time monitoring.