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Ending the Drought: Ottawa鈥檚 Medical Research Community Welcomes Long-Awaited Wet Lab Facilities
Most people only think about their metabolism when their pants get too tight, blaming weight gain on their metabolism slowing down.
The University of Ottawa鈥檚 new Advanced Medical Research Centre will accelerate discovery and new treatments
The rapid development and deployment of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of research in creating lifesaving medical鈥
If you build it, they will stay: Ending Ottawa鈥檚 biotech brain drain
Ottawa has earned its global reputation as a vibrant city for medical research and innovation. But if it wants to keep its intellectual capital in the鈥

What really fueled the Manitoba Wildfires in 2025? New study breaks it down
A recent study is shedding light on the factors that contributed to the significant wildfires in Manitoba in May 2025. The research explores how unusu鈥

University of Ottawa joins the race for the commercialization of betavoltaic batteries
Batteries running for decades without recharging: Dream or near-future reality?

Sticking to innovation: The surprising role of tape in terahertz photonics
Could the key to next-generation photonic devices be hiding in your drawer? For Professor Jean-Michel M茅nard, an ordinary roll of tape proved essentia鈥

Turning data into equity: How two researchers are reshaping the music industry and community services
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电车无码 Medicine scientists zero in on cellular mechanism fueling drug-resistant cancers
A Canada Research Chair's 电车无码Med lab unveils promising new insights underlying cancer treatment resistance, perhaps paving the way for enhancing t鈥

Engineering ultra-thin magnets to power next-gen electronics
A team of international researchers led by the University of Ottawa has made a breakthrough in the development of ultra-thin magnets鈥攁 discovery that 鈥
Sep 25
50th Anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag
50th Anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag 鈥 Tintamarre and flag raising at the University of Ottawa聽on Thursday, September 25, 2025!Where and when:鈥
Sep 30
Ceremony: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025
On September 30, Canadians from coast to coast will gather on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to recognize and honour Indigenous peoples鈥
Oct 5
Panda Game
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Professional Development Institute Events
The Professional Development Institute is proud to offer networking and educational events featuring national and international experts on current topics such as government, security and policy, leadership and more.

Ontario invests $5M in 电车无码鈥檚 Advanced Medical Research Centre to expand wet lab infrastructure
The University of Ottawa is proud and thrilled to receive a significant investment from the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Wet Labs Program鈥

One step closer to a nature-positive campus
This week, 电车无码 took another step toward fulfilling its Nature Positive Pledge as well as its commitment to restoring green spaces for biodiversity鈥

Arts District: A creative public space in the heart of a university and city of culture
The Faculty of Arts is a world bubbling with culture and ideas. Languages and literatures, humanities, fine and performing arts 鈥 all open the door to鈥

Where to eat on campus
Hungry? You don鈥檛 have to leave campus to eat the best food around! Discover all the yummy spots to choose from and get insight into the latest food d鈥

10 student clubs to discover
Whether you love to sing, dance, help others, hike or build rockets, there鈥檚 something for everyone when it comes to the 279 student clubs at 电车无码.鈥

A new way to register for recreation and fitness activities
Gee-Gee Reg is the University of Ottawa鈥檚 new registration system for recreation and fitness services, now powered by ACTIVENet. This platform allows 鈥

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Shana Poplack receives the Award for Research Excellence in Francophonie
It is well known that in Canada, countless spirited debates revolve around official languages and their authenticity and resilience.
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The Faculty of Law contributes to the translation of historic Supreme Court decisions
In its commitment to promoting bilingual access to landmark decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, the Faculty of Law has contributed to a major pr鈥

A look back on CCERBAL 2025 and Carrefour francophone
Two major events this spring featured several opportunities to quench your thirst for knowledge and to connect with peers.

Building emotionally aware AI: the promise of affective computing
Affective computing is a growing field focused on making machines more emotionally intelligent. Karim Alghoul, a machine learning researcher, is worki鈥

Inhaled vaccine from Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub proves safe and effective in phase-1 human trials
An inhaled COVID-19 vaccine developed through the Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub (CP2H) 鈥 a joint initiative led by the University of Ottawa, the 鈥

GEM Core and DNA Genotek tackle genome editing challenges
In the late stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, when viral DNA analysis and patient sample collection were at the forefront of the effort, two questions 鈥

Celebrating 10 years of accessible, inclusive and engaging STEM education with the Maker Mobile
Inspiring young people to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers has been at the core of the 电车无码 Maker Mobile since day o鈥

电车无码鈥檚 NexQT Institute leads in quantum innovation
The NexQT Institute is pioneering quantum research and innovation while working with Kanata North to put it into action.
True North Berries: Turning winter white into strawberry delight
Professor Allyson MacLean is leading an ambitious project to grow fresh, locally produced strawberries 鈥 even in the dead of winter. Supported by a $1鈥

As a renowned professor of psychology in the industrial-organizational program at Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Grandey took the stage at the Tel鈥

Entrepreneurial women: Olga Koppel鈥檚 quest for cleaner cities
鈥淧ivoting is the one constant in starting a business.鈥 That鈥檚 how Olga Koppel describes her journey from academia to entrepreneurship.

Ottawa, ON 鈥 The Telfer School of Management proudly announces that its graduate programs have once again secured top recognition in the 2025 CEO Maga鈥

Conversations for reflection: Amplifying 2SLGBTQI+ voices and mental health
The moment Sarah Hobson (MA '25) picked up the textbook in her high school psychology course, she had a feeling her career path would somehow lead to 鈥

Guadalupe Escalante Rengifo: Teaching that connects and transforms
For Professor Guadalupe Escalante Rengifo, teaching is not a one-way transfer of knowledge 鈥 it鈥檚 a dynamic, reciprocal act of learning.

What a study about prison theatre reveals about rehabilitation
In a makeshift theatre inside a federal prison on Vancouver Island, incarcerated men adjust lights, paint backdrops and rehearse lines.

Behind the shelves: What keeps 电车无码鈥檚 Food Bank going strong
Grocery bills are rising, but so is hunger, even on university campuses. Over the past year, the UOSU Food Bank has been a lifeline for thousands of s鈥

Connecting past and present in partnership with a social services agency
From the moment they stepped inside the University of Ottawa鈥檚 Museum of Classical Antiquities, students from the Ottawa Mission鈥檚 Stepping Stones Lea鈥

Microaggressions and mental health: What racialized students are telling us
Across Canada, racial microaggressions, those everyday slights or assumptions that may seem minor but carry a heavy emotional weight, are increasingly鈥
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