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Advanced Medical Research Centre
Ending the Drought: Ottawa’s Medical Research Community Welcomes Long-Awaited Wet Lab Facilities
Most people only think about their metabolism when their pants get too tight, blaming weight gain on their metabolism slowing down.
Advanced Medical Research Centre
The University of Ottawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Centre will accelerate discovery and new treatments
The rapid development and deployment of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of research in creating lifesaving medical…
Advanced Medical Research Centre
If you build it, they will stay: Ending Ottawa’s biotech brain drain
Ottawa has earned its global reputation as a vibrant city for medical research and innovation. But if it wants to keep its intellectual capital in the…
Photonics
Quantum entanglement generated by sunlight for the first time
Scientists have demonstrated that sunlight, as a natural light source, can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs. With their findings, the internati…
Artificial Intelligence
Using artificial intelligence to detect internal damage to vehicles in real time
Master’s student Sina Negarandeh is working on an innovative model that uses artificial intelligence to speed up the process of analyzing X-rays showi…
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Ghost citizens, rights and belonging: Jamie Chai Yun Liew’s award-winning research on statelessness
To be stateless is to have no citizenship in any country — no formal legal bond to a state. This lack of recognition can shape nearly every aspect of …
Faculty of Medicine
Study reveals trigger controlling brain stem cells, opening new paths for regenerative medicine
The research team has discovered that physical forces generated by neighboring cells play a big role in regulating brain stem cells, challenging the l…
Artificial Intelligence
uOttawa researchers build mental health assistant powered by AI
Equipped with multimodal emotion detection it provides both reactive and proactive support
Quantum technologies
Light as a quantum playground: Reconfigurable simulators reveal hidden dynamics of matter
Researchers turned light into a compact lab to study advanced quantum phenomena
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Campus tours for new students
Join a guided campus tour specially designed for new students starting in fall 2026.
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2026 Orientation for New Faculty Members
Are you a new tenure-track professor who joined or will join the University of Ottawa in 2026? You're invited to this orientation and networking event…
Aug 30
2026 Pride Breakfast
On August 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the University of Ottawa is hosting its annual Pride Breakfast, a community gathering held the morning of …
Announcements
Julie Cafley’s unifying leadership chosen for the Francophonie at uOttawa
Julie Cafley began her quest to become vice-president, Francophonie and External and Community Relations at the University of Ottawa by taking an appr…
Indigenous
uOttawa and Vanderbilt University forge new partnership on Indigenous digital archives and mobile history research
The agreement reflects a shared commitment to advancing respectful, community-engaged research and supporting the preservation of Indigenous knowledge…
Epidemiology and Public Health
Sharing health data without compromising privacy
Sharing health data across borders remains a major challenge for researchers. A new international research project is taking on a difficult challenge …
Student life
What I wish I’d known in first year
Current uOttawa students and alumni reflect on what they would tell their first-year selves if they could travel back in time. Check out their words o…
Student life
Top IG accounts to follow for student life
Ottawa offers a lively cityscape for uOttawa students. Our work-study students have put together a list of their top Instagram accounts to follow to h…
Recreation
How to stay active on campus
A is for Aquatics, Z is for Zumba. We’ve got all that and everything in between. Staying active is a great way to boost your focus in the classroom. M…
Francophonie
Louise Bouchard, a driving force behind Francophone minority health research
Two decades ago, there was almost no scholarly research on the health of Francophones in minority communities. Today, it’s grown from a minor topic to…
Health-care
Doctor-patient common tongue associated with better long-term survival for Canada’s Francophone, minority populations: study
Summary
• Long-term health of Francophone and Allophone populations benefit from receiving language-concordant physician care.
• Language concordanc…
• Long-term health of Francophone and Allophone populations benefit from receiving language-concordant physician care.
• Language concordanc…
Francophonie
French-language schools in Ontario: Where language, identity and community meet
For many people, the idea of French-language schools in Ontario might come as a surprise. Ontario is largely English-speaking. Yet across the province…
Medicine
World’s first randomized trial finds less-invasive heart bypass surgery speeds recovery
Ottawa-led study addresses a longstanding evidence gap for one of cardiac surgery's fastest-growing techniques.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Speaking out to protect the public interest: When nurses blow the whistle
In health care, whistleblowing is a powerful act to protect the rights and safety of patients and care providers. But what are the consequences for he…
Health
PhD candidate uses engineered bacteria to treat cancer
Kyle Champagne, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering, is developing strains of therapeutic bacteria to detect tumours. His research opens the doo…
Science
More Canadian than the beaver? Scientists discover a genetic lineage of western toad found only in Canada
Study finds that Calling and Non-calling western toads differ genetically, behaviourally, and ecologically, with important implications for conservati…
Photonics
Microwave photonics: Lighting the way to more energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence
PhD candidate Mahdi Chegini is developing new hardware that uses light instead of electricity to run AI faster and consume less power.
Disinformation
Why trust in science matters: Donna Strickland at uOttawa
What can science do about eroding public trust? In a lecture at uOttawa, Nobel-winning physicist Donna Strickland set out her solutions, from supporti…
Telfer School of Management
Wes Hall Scholars: where are they now?
A generous gift from Wes Hall (DUniv. ’21) in 2022 ignited a spark of confidence and determination in Telfer BCom students Abigail Gonzalez Fabian and…
Telfer School of Management
Rebuilding primary care: How research and collaboration are opening a new era f…
Primary care has long been the backbone of a strong health-care system that people turn to for everyday concerns, preventive care and ongoing support.…
Telfer School of Management
Telfer extends international profile, launching executive MBA in Casablanca, Mo…
The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is launching an English-language executive MBA in Casablanca, in partnership with ESCA Éco…
Partnerships
The Artist-in-Residence Program: Where art propels scientific discovery
When we think of art, we often think of the powerful emotional connections it creates. But what if art could do more, shaping not only how we feel but…
Arts
Students paint a path between art and science: The Biosciences mural initiative
What if pursuing a science degree didn’t mean leaving your artistic passions behind? Organized by undergraduate students Breana Sanders and Julia Esbe…
Arts
Backstage with the uOttawa Opera Ensemble
Strings vibrating, wind instruments blowing, voices in full-on rehearsal, accessories turned into accidental instruments... At the University of Ottaw…
Business
Age-friendly branding: A strategic roadmap for institutions serving an aging population
Older adults already account for roughly half of global consumer spending. Yet age-friendly practices remain largely absent from business and marketin…
Public policy
What it takes to make progress on homelessness
How can societies solve the persistent problem of homelessness? Follow the evidence, work together and shift the culture, said UK-based researcher and…
Society
Toxic masculinity: Women bear brunt of threatening online rejection, says study
By focusing on aggressive retaliation to online romantic and sexual rejection, University of Ottawa researchers provide real-world window into forms o…
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