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Sustainability

Natural clay helps reduce toxic asphalt fumes

Every year, road construction and maintenance crews are exposed to fumes released when hot asphalt is mixed and laid. Those fumes can contain volatile…
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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.
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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…

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Class of 2026 at uOttawa Engineering share their messages for future students

With final exams completed and Convocation around the corner, graduating engineering and computer science students share the memories they’ll hold with them as they begin their next chapter.
With final exams completed and Convocation around the corner, graduating engineering and computer science students share the memories they’ll hold with them as they begin their next chapter.

June 2, 2026
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Student startup aims to improve psychiatric care

A University of Ottawa student-led startup has a solution to deliver psychiatric drugs to patients more efficiently. Combining microbiome analysis and artificial intelligence (AI), their solution could significantly cut down wait times.
A University of Ottawa student-led startup has a solution to deliver psychiatric drugs to patients more efficiently. Combining microbiome analysis and artificial intelligence (AI), their solution could significantly cut down wait times.

May 28, 2026
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Clear and simple: Students reimagine Indigenous climate website

When Indigenous communities want to understand how wildfire risk, temperature change, or shifting weather patterns affect their territories, finding clear and relevant information isn’t always easy. A student project showed how thoughtful digital design can help close that gap.
When Indigenous communities want to understand how wildfire risk, temperature change, or shifting weather patterns affect their territories, finding clear and relevant information isn’t always easy. A student project showed how thoughtful digital design can help close that gap.

May 4, 2026

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Awards and recognition

Professor Lionel Briand named Distinguished Research Chair in Trustworthy AI-Enabled Software Systems

Professor Briand brings a transformative vision that will shape how software systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are designed, tested, and…
Mamadou Fall.
Awards and recognition

Professor Mamadou Fall named Canadian Academy of Engineering fellow

Mamadou Fall, professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Thi…
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Awards and recognition

Meet the 2025–2026 Faculty of Engineering award recipients

The Faculty of Engineering awards recognize professors, staff and students who demonstrate outstanding dedication to research, teaching and service. T…

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