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uOttawa's President Jacques Frémont's response to the letter sent to him by the leader of the Parti Québécois last week:Ottawa, March 21, 2021 Mr. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Leader of the Parti Québécois 325 - 4115, Ontario Street East Montréal, QC H1V 1J7 Mr. Plamondon: I would l...

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have debunked the decade-old myth of metals being useless in photonics – the science and technology of light – with their findings, recently published in Nature Communications, expected to lead to many applications in the field of nanophotonics.

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are scheduled to be tried on national security charges in China over two years after being detained. Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:Margaret McCuaig-Johnston  Senior Fellow, Institute of Science, Society and Policy (ISSP), University of [email protected] Ma...

Statement by the University of Ottawa following comments made on social media  Ottawa, Thursday, March 18, 2021 – Here is the statement issued by the University of Ottawa following some comments made on social media by a uOttawa professor:  The comments made by Professor Amir Attaran created reactions on social media and in the press.&n...

New study explores the value of bilingual children’s books in second language learning Do children learning French as a second language see benefits from reading bilingual French-English children’s books? A study recently published in the journal Language and Literacy found that bilingual books, which are not often used in French imme...

Interdisciplinary group of experts examined how Canada can maximize potential benefits of AI in health care while minimizing dangers An interdisciplinary group of experts examining the use of artificial intelligence in Canadian health care has found liability, algorithmic bias, and the protection of privacy without stifling innovation are key c...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated health care’s virtual transformation. How can Canada maximize the potential benefits of the use of artificial intelligence including improving safety, quality and efficiency in health care while minimizing potential dangers such as discrimination?   Florian Martin-Bariteau (English and French...

Campus to double capacity to train francophone teachers thanks to partnership with new Carrefour communautaire francophone To meet the pressing need to increase the number of qualified francophone teachers in Ontario, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Education is joining with Windsor’s new Carrefour communautaire francophone to expa...

Office of the Vice-President, Research presents: AI and Health During a Pandemic “AI and Health During a Pandemic” is a webinar bringing together experts from the University of Ottawa and Université de Lyon (France) for a panel discussion that will shed light on advances in and innovative applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert:   Barbara Orser (English only) Professeure titulaire, Professeur Deloitte en gestion des entreprises de croissance à l’École de gestion [email protected] A recent study found women-owned SMEs are, on average, taking almost twice as long to recover from fi...