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Dr. André Longtin, a Cross-Cutting Theme Lead for the uOBMRI’s Brain Dynamics group was featured in an eLife article for his project on “Shortcutting From Self-Motion Signals Reveals a Cognitive Map in Mice”.

Dr. Adam Shuhendler was recently featured in a University of Ottawa news article for receiving the Melanie O’Neil New Investigator Award for his research in early disease discovery. His novel imaging techniques allow for the detection of inflammation which is associated with serious diseases such as heart failure and Alzheimer’s. His research model will soon be trialed on humans in Ottawa and Ger...

The uOBMRI’s Dr. Hanns Lochmüller’s research is featured in a recently published study in Nature Medicine titled, “Genomic reanalysis of a pan-European rare-disease resource yields new diagnoses,” which is the result of a greater international project by the Solve-Rare Diseases Consortium (Solve-RD).

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Academic expert(s) available to comment on current events: Oil Prices Surge After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

We are delighted to celebrate Dwight Pollock, the manager of the Facilities Mechanical team, for his exceptional leadership in advancing health and safety across the University. He oversees a team that regularly performs high-risk tasks to maintain complex mechanical systems, and his unwavering commitment to safety ensures that these operations are carried out in the safest way possible.

Academic expert(s) available to comment on current events: US-Israeli strikes in Iran

A leading scholar on the intersection of technology, democracy and elections, Dr. Michael Pal has been awarded the Dean’s Research Professorship in the Law of Democracy by the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa.

The Government of Canada recently launched a national conversation to discuss and inform the development of Canada’s first Men and Boys’ Health Strategy, to be released later in 2026. It comes as the social media influencer Clavicular dominates the manosphere for optimizing his physical attributes through "looksmaxxing."

We are proud to recognize Barbara Francisco, senior research associate in the Actinides, Fission Products, and Radioactive Iodine laboratories, for her outstanding contributions to health and safety. Barbara has been instrumental in ensuring the safe handling and management of radioactive materials, maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and advancing best practices in radiation safety.