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Distressing levels of workplace violence in Ontario schools
• Incidence of students punching, biting, kicking, and throwing things at their teachers and educational assistants has increased exponentially says u…
Racism in schools harms Black youths’ mental health
Systematic reform of Canada’s educational institutions needed as racial discrimination in schools impacts Black students’ wellbeing and stunts their p…
Success of agile COVID-19 pan-Canadian research network highlights how to tackle future pandemics
Summary
- CoVaRR-Net bridged crucial research and public health gaps to inform decision-making during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Quickly assessed how SARS…
- CoVaRR-Net bridged crucial research and public health gaps to inform decision-making during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Quickly assessed how SARS…
Intact Financial Corporation partners with Telfer to support research in workpl…
Today, Intact Financial Corporation, Intact Canada CEO Louis Gagnon and the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa announced a $2 mil…
uOttawa climbs in QS Sustainability Rankings
The University of Ottawa continues to shine as a leader in sustainability, as highlighted in the QS World University Sustainability Rankings 2025. Thi…
Paul Corkum awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 APS Medal for Exceptio…
Professor Paul Corkum, a physics researcher at the University of Ottawa best known for his pioneering contributions to attosecond science, has been aw…
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Crossing Boundaries Symposium
Mobilizing STEAM to tackle climate change—be part of a bold, interdisciplinary gathering driving real climate action of 200 scientists, engineers, art…
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Carrefour francophone : savoirs et pratiques
From May 12 to 13, 2025, the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI), in partnership with the Fédération internationale des professeurs d…
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CCERBAL 2025 Conference: Bilingualism and multilingualism
The focus of the CCERBAL 2025 Conference will be on conceptual, empirical, and practice-based contributions on language and technology, Indigenous lan…
The Conversation
The Conversation
How can Mark Carney reduce violent crime in Canada? Through prevention and yout…
Canada needs a federal minister with clear responsibility for the prevention of violent crime, supported by a deputy minister with no other responsibilities than stopping violence before it happens, writes Professor Irvin Waller of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
The Conversation
The Conversation
‘He’s crazy!’ Here’s what we lose when we pathologize politics
Though they might disagree on its substance, some analysts are taking the Trump administration’s “shock and awe” approach to governance seriously. Others simply claim that the president of the United States is crazy. This characterization is both violent and simplistic, writes Éléonore Paré.
The Conversation
The Conversation
Social media influencers blur the lines between political content and campaigni…
Our recent report, Influencers and Elections: The many roles that content creators play in elections, looks at the blurred lines between influencers and advertisers, celebrity endorsers, campaign volunteers, media outlets, data brokers, journalists and lobbyists, and the impact this can have on election outcomes, writes Elizabeth Dubois.