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Science and technology have always been double-edged swords, bringing both remarkable advancements and new risks. Artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nuclear energy, for example, hold immense potential but also demand careful oversight.

In November 2024, several of our Master of Anatomical Sciences Education students were honoured at the Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education Ceremony.

Microplastics are invading our bodies, with a recent influential study highlighting a spoon’s worth of these toxic particles alone can be found in the human brain. Now, a University of Ottawa researcher has examined the health complications to advocate for more prevention strategies to stem the alarming increase of human microplastics concentrations.

The University of Ottawa has secured highly competitive funding from Global Affairs Canada that underscores our deep commitment to international health partnerships and la Francophonie and is testament to the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s North Star mission: "Leading Innovation for a Healthier World."

The weekly phone calls with her grandmother were no longer enough. After six years in Florida, Nina Kucheran felt that French was sorely missing from her life. So, at the age of 24, she chose the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine as a springboard for a new adventure following her successful career as a university swimmer.

A positive patient-doctor relationship is an ingredient to a healthy life, and new research has zeroed in on the impact common language in the relationship can have by decreasing cardiovascular disease for the benefit of a longer life.

Researchers at the CHEO Research Institute and University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine are developing a first-of-its-kind immunization to protect against neuroblastoma, the most commonly diagnosed cancer for children under the age of one.

Dr. Deborah Siegal is this year’s national winner of a young investigator award from the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI), an organization that represents early career healthcare researchers across the country.

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is proud to announce a significant new chapter in its partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ottawa, formalizing over three decades of collaboration with a new strategic agreement.

The proportion of new cases of schizophrenia associated with a cannabis use disorder has risen from 4% pre-legalization to 10% after cannabis legalization in Ontario, according to new research.