As we wrap up 2023, we look back at some of the memorable moments, remarkable milestones, and well-deserved recognition that the University of Ottawa experienced this year.
As we wrap up 2023, we look back at some of the memorable moments, remarkable milestones, and well-deserved recognition that the University of Ottawa experienced this year.
Professor Angel M. Foster was recently elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, reflecting her deep commitment to reproductive health, evidence-based decision-making and public health policy.
Professor Angel M. Foster was recently elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, reflecting her deep commitment to reproductive health, evidence-based decision-making and public health policy.
Making wise food choices has a major effect on our well-being and our physical and mental health (yes, those notorious microbiota in our intestines communicate with our brains!). Students studying at the University of Ottawa’s School of Nutrition Sciences are taught all of the specialist skills they need to play a critical role in maintaining the health of individuals and populations.
Making wise food choices has a major effect on our well-being and our physical and mental health (yes, those notorious microbiota in our intestines communicate with our brains!). Students studying at the University of Ottawa’s School of Nutrition Sciences are taught all of the specialist skills they...
This year, the offices of Social Accountability and Francophone Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine partnered with the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa (ATEHO) to facilitate, for the first time, an experiential learning activity called The Empathy Project. This activity was co-designed by ATEHO and people with lived experience of homelessness.
This year, the offices of Social Accountability and Francophone Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine partnered with the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa (ATEHO) to facilitate, for the first time, an experiential learning activity called The Empathy Project. This activity was co-designed by ATEHO an...
Following a successful inaugural year, CityStudio Ottawa, an innovative community-campus initiative launched by the University of Ottawa’s Community Engagement and Employability Team, the Faculty of Medicine, and the City of Ottawa, is welcoming new partners.
Following a successful inaugural year, CityStudio Ottawa, an innovative community-campus initiative launched by the University of Ottawa’s Community Engagement and Employability Team, the Faculty of Medicine, and the City of Ottawa, is welcoming new partners.
Students waiting in line outside classrooms. Groups chatting in the atrium. Lively exchanges and gatherings. What looked like any other day at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine wasn’t really what it seemed.
Students waiting in line outside classrooms. Groups chatting in the atrium. Lively exchanges and gatherings. What looked like any other day at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine wasn’t really what it seemed.
Concussion is the most common brain injury impacting 400,000 Canadians annually, yet research to date has primarily focused on professional and high-performance athletes or military veterans, with little effort to integrate data collection across the full spectrum of patients. This siloed approach has greatly restricted the potential for new discoveries in brain health and insights related to indi...
Concussion is the most common brain injury impacting 400,000 Canadians annually, yet research to date has primarily focused on professional and high-performance athletes or military veterans, with little effort to integrate data collection across the full spectrum of patients. This siloed approach h...
Authored by Dr. Rukhsana Ahmed and Mary C. Avery of the University at Albany at the State University of New York, this blog synthesizes their chapter published alongside a team of researchers titled “Exploring the role of information sources in vaccine decision-making among four culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the U.S” in the ISSP...
Authored by Dr. Rukhsana Ahmed and Mary C. Avery of the University at Albany at the State University of New York, this blog synthesizes their chapter published alongside a team of researchers titled “Exploring the role of information sources in vaccine ...
The uOttawa-led team found that exposing cancer cells to sublethal doses of chemotherapeutics increases the resistance of cell populations to higher doses of drugs.
The uOttawa-led team found that exposing cancer cells to sublethal doses of chemotherapeutics increases the resistance of cell populations to higher doses of drugs.