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Wildlife mitigating measures no help for Ottawa’s freshwater turtles

Local turtles facing extinction within a decade due to urban growth, says uOttawa study.
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New research highlights importance of equity in education

A new study looks at the impact of learning environments on the academic success of racialized students. Compared to their peers, these students feel …
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E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking: global study

The most comprehensive study to date investigating whether e-cigarettes are a gateway into or out of smoking finds that, at the population level, ther…
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uOttawa part of Syria delegation calling on Canada and international community to urgently act on human rights

Delegation calls on Canada to be at the forefront of efforts to provide resources, and assist institutions that deliver justice and uphold human right…
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Study opens new frontier for research into neurodevelopmental disorder

The new research from the Faculty of Medicine could pave a way for pharmacological interventions for a devastating brain abnormality.
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Space travel alters gene expression in white blood cells, weakening our immune system

A study from University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital shows immune deficits in space are transient, and disappear back on Earth. Scientists have s…
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The University of Ottawa mourns The Honourable Monique Bégin

University of Ottawa President and Vice-Chancellor Jacques Frémont reacts to the news of The Honourable Monique Bégin's passing.
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Beam me up, Scotty: Researchers devise new quantum photonics technique to create better holograms

By enabling the recording and reconstruction of faint light beams containing a single particle of light, a new technique opens the door to holographic…
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