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When alum Sarah Sherhols, LLB ‘12, reflects on her path to becoming Director of the Aboriginal Law Centre at the Department of Justice Canada, she is candid about a surprising truth: she didn’t enter law school certain she even wanted to practice law.

The research landscape is changing fast. It is being shaped by open science, knowledge mobilization and partnerships with industries, communities and governments.

La Section de droit civil de la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa s’est illustrée avec brio lors de l’édition 2026 du concours de plaidoirie Laskin en droit constitutionnel et administratif, en atteignant la grande finale.

When they began their term as Co-Presidents of the Black Law Students’ Association - University of Ottawa Chapter (BLSA uOttawa), Daniella Chukwu and Grace Tsegakele set out to undertake more than 20 initiatives during the school year.

Charlotte Sabourin, étudiante à la Section de droit civil, a remporté le prix de la meilleure plaidoirie lors de la 48e édition du Concours de plaidoirie Pierre-Basile-Mignault, tenue le 13 février dernier à la Cour d’appel du Québec, à Montréal.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is supporting a new research initiative led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood and Dr. Teresa Scassa to examine how Canada’s medical device regulatory framework can better address the evolving risks posed by artificial intelligence in health care.

Dans un milieu juridique où les juristes de la communauté noire demeurent trop peu nombreux, une initiative étudiante cherche à mettre en lumière leurs trajectoires.

Can international climate negotiations still deliver the ambitious and collaborative solutions that our planet desperately needs? After thirty years of climate talks at the UN, what progress has been made, and what are the limits of multilateral climate action?

From safeguarding democracy in the age of AI to advancing health equity for migrant families and rethinking access to court data in a digital era, three new research professorships at the Common Law Section are tackling some of today’s most pressing legal and societal challenges.

From diagnostic tools powered by machine learning to generative AI systems that support clinical decision-making, artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming health care. Ensuring these technologies are safe, effective and trustworthy is now a pressing legal and policy challenge.