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Timothy Chooi

Music professor aims to diversify the classical music landscape

Timothy Chooi, a celebrated violinist and assistant professor in the School of Music, has forged a unique path in the world of classical music.
Timothy Chooi, a celebrated violinist and assistant professor in the School of Music, has forged a unique path in the world of classical music.

October 18, 2024
MRI of many brains

Repurposing drug shows promise in fighting aggressive brain tumours: uOttawa study

Glioblastoma is the most common – and the most malignant – primary brain tumour in adults. It’s aggressive and incurable. Even with treatment including surgical removal and chemotherapy, the median survival for patients is just 18 months.
Glioblastoma is the most common – and the most malignant – primary brain tumour in adults. It’s aggressive and incurable. Even with treatment including surgical removal and chemotherapy, the median survival for patients is just 18 months.

October 17, 2024
Mural on Simard Hall

The Faculty of Arts Learning Futures Fund

How can we ensure that emerging technologies improve and add to the individual and collective on- and off-campus experience and expand certificate and degree programs as well as lifelong education? Faculty of Arts professors have led the University of Ottawa in pioneering new and innovative teaching practices and modalities; the Learning Futures Fund supports their creativity, innovation and exper...
How can we ensure that emerging technologies improve and add to the individual and collective on- and off-campus experience and expand certificate and degree programs as well as lifelong education? Faculty of Arts professors have led the University of Ottawa in pioneering new and innovative teaching...

October 16, 2024
man typing cybersecurity

M365 Security Hardening: Mission accomplished!

In June 2023, the University of Ottawa launched the Microsoft 365 (M365) Security Hardening project to strengthen cybersecurity for its community.
In June 2023, the University of Ottawa launched the Microsoft 365 (M365) Security Hardening project to strengthen cybersecurity for its community.

October 16, 2024
India and Canada expel senior diplomats over murder charges

India and Canada expel senior diplomats over murder charges

Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: India and Canada expel senior diplomats over murder charges
Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: India and Canada expel senior diplomats over murder charges

October 15, 2024
person dialing number 5

Dialing into efficiency: 5000

As of October 16, 2024 the new number to reach Information Technology and Facilities is 5000!
As of October 16, 2024 the new number to reach Information Technology and Facilities is 5000!

October 14, 2024
Members of OLBI and FPIF together following the ratification.

Call for workshop proposals: Université de printemps – Carrefour et mobilités francophones

Université de printemps – Carrefour et mobilités francophones, is an event organised by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) of the University of Ottawa and the Fédération internationale des professeurs de français (FIPF).
Université de printemps – Carrefour et mobilités francophones, is an event organised by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute (OLBI) of the University of Ottawa and the Fédération internationale des professeurs de français (FIPF).

October 10, 2024
Kanata North colleagues testing out a robotic car.

uOttawa’s Kanata North campus to expand on innovation and impact

uOttawa Kanata North celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration with local tech companies. The campus plans to double industry partnerships, boost faculty engagement, and move to a new facility by spring 2025.
uOttawa Kanata North celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration with local tech companies. The campus plans to double industry partnerships, boost faculty engagement, and move to a new facility by spring 2025.

October 10, 2024
Senator Bernadette Clément (right) and clinical psychology doctoral candidates Wina Darius and Grace Jacob (centre) hold bouquets of flowers and pose with three students during the “My mental health, my family and me”  event at the University of Ottawa.

My Mental Health, My Country and I: Building a future of inclusion, hope and resilience for Black youth

Mental health is a crucial issue in the population, particularly in Black communities in Canada. A study on the prevalence of depression among Black people in Canada showed that 58.09% of young people under the age of 24 suffer from symptoms of depression, a worrying statistic closely associated with the daily experience of racial discrimination.*
Mental health is a crucial issue in the population, particularly in Black communities in Canada. A study on the prevalence of depression among Black people in Canada showed that 58.09% of young people under the age of 24 suffer from symptoms of depression, a worrying statistic closely associated wit...

October 10, 2024