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Have you ever wanted to try your hand at brain surgery? Are you fascinated by viral outbreaks? Or do you simply just love learning about medical science? If so, then you may want to consider adding the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine to your dance card for this year’s Doors Open Ottawa. On Sunday, June 3, the Faculty of Medici...

Il se prenait pour le roi de la maison [He thought he was the king of the house] is the title of a new children’s book that illustrates the findings of research on domestic violence.Over a period of five years, Simon Lapierre of the University of Ottawa and Isabelle Côté of Laurentian University interviewed 59 children between the ages ...

Ottawa, May 29, 2018 — Yesterday evening, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors approved the institution’s 2018–2019 budget. The implementation of a new budgeting model has allowed the University to bring forth a balanced budget aimed at supporting its strategic priorities, including the student experience, the francophonie, int...

Newly published results from a study on nutrition, food security and the environment in Saskatchewan First Nations show that food insecurity is a major concern and that many households would like more access to traditional foods.The study found that out of the 1042 participants, 37% of First Nations’ households in Saskatchewan are food ...

Are academic journals immune to gender bias? Not according to a new collaborative study conducted by researchers at uOttawa and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (U.K.) published in The Lancet, which reveals that the authors, reviewers and editors of academic journal articles are mostly men. Listing several reports o...

For over 150 years, Francophones have helped shape the face of Ottawa. The French Life in the Capital virtual exhibition brings to light significant events in this little known part of the capital’s history. The objective is to tell Canadians an untold Ottawa story about the participation of Francophones in building the nation's capital...

Located in Canada’s Gulf of Saint Laurence, Anticosti Island is home to one of the world’s richest deposits of fossils and sedimentary rock, dating back some 445 million years, a time known as the end of the Ordovician period. Like the pages of a mystery novel, these layers of limestone gradually reveal the secrets of over 15 million ye...

  Sebastien’s Story Researchers tackle Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in children The number of children diagnosed and treated with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis has tripled over the past 15 years. New research at the University of Ottawa/CHEO Research Institute is looking to significantly improve the lives of thes...

A new study suggests that a common treatment for erectile dysfunction combined with the flu vaccine may be able to help the immune system mop up cancer cells left behind after surgery. The study, published in OncoImmunology, shows that this unconventional strategy can reduce the spread of cancer by more than 90 percent in a mouse model. It is no...

It is the time of the year where students from all faculties celebrate their achievements and receive their degree. It is also a time where uOttawa recognizes activists, visionaries and inspiring leaders with an honorary doctorate for their outstanding accomplishments. WHAT: 2018 uOttawa Spring Convocation WHERE: Shaw Centre, Canada Hall (55 Colonel ...