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How queer uOttawa medical student Samuel Streicher is reshaping medicine through ethics, advocacy, and a commitment to inclusive care.

The spaces we move through shape how we feel—whether we feel we belong, whether we feel safe, whether we feel seen. For Indigenous Peoples, institutional spaces have long carried the weight of harm. From the legacy of residential schools to ongoing systemic exclusion, these places are rarely neutral. “You carry that in your blood memory,” says Tareyn Johnson, uOttawa’s director of Indigenous Affai...

This experience has given me much more than I ever hoped for...

L’éducation juridique est en pleine mutation. Les méthodes pédagogiques, le contenu des cours, les outils à la disposition du personnel enseignant et même les cohortes étudiantes évoluent à vitesse grand V.

When Tiffany Angel Dunphy, a Wolastoqiyik from the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, tried to imagine her life at the University of Ottawa, she foresaw a space where her identities—Indigenous, Francophone and bilingual—would co-exist, take root and flourish. The reality was otherwise. Tiffany would spend her first year remotely, isolated by the pandemic, far from campus and far from others. That al...

“This experience has profoundly changed my perspective. These are lessons I’ll carry with me for life.” – Lauren Backstein, first-year medical student and SHIP Clinic participant

The uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. K. Jean Chen was a core member of the collaborative team that created the online toolkit designed to empower physicians and patients.

New campus space at 350 Legget anchors research, innovation, and talent where the industry needs it most.

Read more about how your Library is demonstrating leadership, innovation and sustainability and fostering collaboration and interdisciplinary research.

Leah Frackleton was awarded the prestigious 2024 International Optica Women Scholars Award, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate and master's students worldwide who demonstrate interest in optics and photonics. Leah was one of only three recipients in Canada. The award offers much more than financial support; it connects scholars to a vibrant and supportive global community.