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Artificial Intelligence
uOttawa study finds AI use for emotional support may signal youth distress
Nearly 40,000 students surveyed across four Ontario school boards; researchers urge parents, educators and clinicians to pay attention to why young pe…
Faculty of Health Sciences
Heatwave effects can linger overnight in older adults, uOttawa study finds
Cooling a home overnight may not be enough to protect older adults from the physiological effects of repeated daytime indoor overheating during a mult…
Geography
Greenland glacier break creates new ice island
Researchers say two more large calving events are likely
Health
Study finds unexpected new target to treat autism symptoms
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa were able to reverse certain behavioural symptoms in a mouse model of autism by fixing…
Photonics
Quantum entanglement generated by sunlight for the first time
Scientists have demonstrated that sunlight, as a natural light source, can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs. With their findings, the internati…
Health-care
Doctor-patient common tongue associated with better long-term survival for Canada’s Francophone, minority populations: study
Summary
• Long-term health of Francophone and Allophone populations benefit from receiving language-concordant physician care.
• Language concordanc…
• Long-term health of Francophone and Allophone populations benefit from receiving language-concordant physician care.
• Language concordanc…
Faculty of Engineering
uOttawa researchers build mental health assistant powered by AI
Equipped with multimodal emotion detection it provides both reactive and proactive support.
Faculty of Science
uOttawa researchers clear the path for turbulence-free quantum communication
A University of Ottawa team has developed a new way to protect free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) from atmospheric turbulence, one of the main …
Faculty of Science
Scientists link phosphorus spikes in ancient oceans to major mass extinctions
New study provides first direct geochemical evidence of long theorized but never before measured phenomena
Media calendar
Oct 20
CRCCF
Book Launch and Panel Discussion
The CRCCF is pleased to be associated with the launch of the collective Les catholicismes devant les transformations de l'espace public (PUO, 2026).
Oct 21
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Oct 22
HRREC
Fifth CAFA conference on academic freedom in the Americas 2026
CAFA is pleased to present the Fifth Conference on Academic Freedom in the Americas (#CAFA2026) under the theme Pathways to Implementing the Right to …
Nov 12
Faculty of Education
From learning disruption to educational recovery: National launch of Canada’s P…
The Learning Loss Report was developed with ministries of education from 11 provinces and territories and is the most comprehensive Canadian education…
The Conversation
How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion
"Ordinary citizens cannot control the many high-risk and tail-risk scenarios on the global horizon. But they can decide what Canada does about them," writes Jeremy Wilderman, a Fellow at the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
The Conversation
From drought to floods in North Africa: What could the super El Niño do next?
"Morocco spent most of the last decade drying out. Between 2019 and 2024, the country recorded six consecutive years of below-average rainfall, the longest on record. The 2023-24 hydrological year was the driest in more than six decades, with a national total of just 106.4 mm," says Hossein Bonakdari, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa.
The Conversation
Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them
"Democracy means more than just holding regular elections. Among other things, it needs a public sphere where citizens can inform themselves about pressing issues, engage in dialogue and form public opinion," explains Sarah Burton, PhD candidate, Law, University of Ottawa