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uOttawa scientists team up with global partners to secure your coffee’s future
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uOttawa scientists team up with global partners to secure your coffee’s future

Are you a fan of sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying its delightful fragrance? This popular beverage, loved by people worldwide, can be traced back t…
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uOttawa to host talks between world’s top university leaders in Canada’s G7 year

 The University of Ottawa is first Canadian host of the U7+ Alliance Summit.
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Major knowledge mobilization event in French in Canada’s capital from May 13 to May 17, 2024
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Major knowledge mobilization event in French in Canada’s capital from May 13 to May 17, 2024

Over 6,000 participants from across Canada and around the world will gather on the campus of the University of Ottawa and online from May 13 to May 17…
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Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat!
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Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat!

A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weat…
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New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter
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New research suggests that our universe has no dark matter

The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it’s made of ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy’ and ‘dark matter.’ A new uOttawa…
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Tick, mosquito season nears: What to watch out for in 2024

Mild winter and early thaw part of changing climate trend that allows tick populations to survive and flourish in eastern Canada
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May 13 to May 17

91st Annual ACFAS Conference

The University of Ottawa will be privileged to host the 91st Annual ACFAS Conference from May 13 to 17, 2024, with knowledge mobilization in French as…
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Apr 22 to Apr 26

University of Ottawa event calendar – April 22 - 26, 2024

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Apr 16 to Apr 20

University of Ottawa event calendar – April 16 - 20, 2024

Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from April 16 to 20, 2024:

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The foreign interference inquiry report shows commissioner Hogue is succeeding …

Justice Marie-Josee Hogue’s just-released foreign interference report provides more transparency and details beyond the opaque conclusions offered by “independent” special rapporteur David Johnston almost precisely a year ago, writes Faculty of Social Science professor Michael Kempa.
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The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear wa…

"Many plans for ideal cities have been impractical fantasies, writes David Murakami Wood. "But NEOM also typifies a massive and persistent failure of the imagination driven by a capitalism — blinded by fossil-fuel ideology — and unable to come to terms with the necessity of confronting the climate crisis, growing global inequality and the persistence of war and genocide."
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Are cold plunges and saunas safe for kids? What parents need to know about the …

Experts warn that kids’ systems for regulating internal temperature are still developing: “So whatever risks you have in adults will be amplified by an order of magnitude,” says Francois Haman, a professor of biology who researches thermal physiology at the University of Ottawa.

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