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Associate Professor Heather Kharouba from uOttawa’s Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, is leading a project with an eye to understanding the endangered insect’s eating habits within the Ottawa area, which will help better understand how local nectar sources aid with autumn migration. Professor Kharouba provides some insight into the research.

The word “Ottawa” comes from the Algonquin term adawe, “to trade.” True to its name, Ottawa today is a place to create and trade ideas: ideas that can shape public policy, build forward-thinking communities, and help innovations become exciting business opportunities. All this to build a healthier and stronger community.

At the beginning of 2022, Olha Chernovol was a practicing lawyer in Ukraine, working at both COSA LLC as a Project Coordinator, and at an NGO – Transparent Democracy – as an Executive Director. Her time was spent dealing with a variety of projects related to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 changed her...

Congratulations to MHRI member Jesse Stewart who was recently elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada! A member of Carleton University’s music faculty, Jesse Stewart is a composer, percussionist, artist, researcher, and educator. He has published widely on subjects including jazz, improvisation, hip hop, and experimental music, and he has been commissioned widely as a composer and ar...

Professors André Lecours and Cynthia Sugars have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). This is the highest distinction that can be awarded to those engaged in scholarly endeavours or working in the arts or sciences in Canada.

HRREC member Adam Rainis Houston successfully defended his doctoral thesis last September 1st.

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is pleased to welcome Ashley Barnes, new Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellow 2022-2023!

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Teresa Scassa has been appointed the first ever Scholar-in-Residence at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, effective September 1st, 2022

uOttawa Biology study finds climate change is waking bumblebees earlier from winter hibernation, putting the species at risk with impact on human agricultural crops

“This is the first attempt to investigate the role of brain metabolism in the 16p11.2 deletion autism syndrome, and represents a paradigm shift for the field,” says Dr. Lacoste.