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Special series: Better healthcare

Advanced Medical Research Centre

Ending the Drought: Ottawa’s Medical Research Community Welcomes Long-Awaited Wet Lab Facilities

Most people only think about their metabolism when their pants get too tight, blaming weight gain on their metabolism slowing down.
Advanced Medical Research Centre

The University of Ottawa’s new Advanced Medical Research Centre will accelerate discovery and new treatments

The rapid development and deployment of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of research in creating lifesaving medical…
Advanced Medical Research Centre

If you build it, they will stay: Ending Ottawa’s biotech brain drain

Ottawa has earned its global reputation as a vibrant city for medical research and innovation. But if it wants to keep its intellectual capital in the…
Professor David Cook working in the lab
Research

Dreaming up better treatments for gynecological diseases

Polanyi Prize winner David Cook is driven by a simple but ambitious goal: to deepen our understanding of gynecologic diseases, develop new treatments,…
OVPRI Leaders actively listening to someone speak out of frame. From left to right, Muralee Murugesu, Martine Lagacé and Derrick Gibbings.
Research and innovation

Conducting research in 2026: Navigating new academic landscapes

The research landscape is changing fast. It is being shaped by open science, knowledge mobilization and partnerships with industries, communities and …
Biocarbon samples being loaded into the oxidizer
André E. Lalonde National Facility in AMS

Biofuel testing: Hidex partners with Lalonde AMS to fuel innovation

To earn carbon credits, industries that use biofuels to cut carbon emissions need to know what’s in the fuels they burn, but current methods to measur…
Jean‑Claude Béïque, Zakia Djaoud, Mireille Khacho, Monique Potvin Kent, Wenbin Liang, Tuan V. Bui, Gilda Stefanelli, Robert Delatolla, Lei Cao, Mirou Jaana, Bernard J. Jasmin, Elizabeth K. Potter, Linda McLean and Melanie Jay Sekeres
Research and innovation

Federal funding backs uOttawa research to improve health and care

Preventing illness earlier, making care more effective and strengthening the systems people rely on when they need them most — these are the kind of i…
Members of the ICBH gathered around Director Jude Mary Cénat who is signing the declaration.
Research and innovation

Community evidence powering policy change for Black health

The Ottawa Declaration on Black Health in Canada drives a bold and urgent mission: to end the invisibility of the health realities Black communities f…
Researchers monitor a treadmill exercise in a lab.
Research and innovation

Excellence in research: the University of Ottawa remains at the top of the rankings

Once again, the University of Ottawa has confirmed its stellar reputation for research, placing within the top five research-intensive universities in…

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What Works in Ending Homelessness? Innovative Practices From the U.K.

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Announcements and initiatives

University of Ottawa announces Executive Certificate in Defence Industry Leadership
Newsroom

University of Ottawa announces Executive Certificate in Defence Industry Leadership

The University of Ottawa announces the launch of an intensive, four-day program for professionals entering or advancing within the defence, security a…
Marie-Eve Sylvestre, president and vice-chancellor, at her installation.
Office of the President

Installation of Marie-Eve Sylvestre: Hopes, expectations and shared voices

On December 1, our community converged on its university to mark a historic moment: the installation of Marie-Eve Sylvestre, the first woman president…
uOttawa presidential stole featuring beaded flowers, the Fleur-de-Lys, the Tudor Rose, the Trillium flower and an open book.
Announcements

A living symbol: Sylvestre’s presidential stole and the communities that shaped it

On December 1, 2025, the University of Ottawa will host a meaningful event: the installation of its new president and vice-chancellor, Marie-Eve Sylve…
uOttawa campus in winter.

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Student life

Don’t leave money on the table: Why filing your taxes matters

For many students, tax season is easy to ignore. Between classes, exams and part time jobs, filing taxes rarely feels urgent.
A bowl of healthy salad that includes tomatoes, avocado, boiled eggs and garnishes.
Student life

Eat well, save money: Eight student-approved strategies

March is Nutrition Month in Canada. It’s a time to celebrate the many ways food nourishes your mind and body, and supports overall well-being.
A Gee-Gees camp counsellor wearing a T-shirt that shows he is a staff member.
Student life

Quick tips for finding work

The job market has seemed tougher lately, even for what used to be relatively easy-to-land summer or part-time jobs. With more students competing for …
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Gee-Gees

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Theater representation of Sarah Migneron's "A tu et à moi play"
Francophonie

The stage as a mirror: Franco-Ontarian theatre finds its voice

For Ontario’s French-speaking minority, theatre has always been more than entertainment. It’s a gathering place, a political statement and a declarati…
Left to right : Marie-Eve Sylvestre, Kathleen Gravel, Amy Chao, Janice Anderson, Jessica Coventry, Yves Pelletier
Library

Library's Metadata Creation team recognized for its excellence in Francophonie

Congratulations to the Metadata Creation team, which was awarded the President's Award for Best Practices in Francophonie and French Language Services…
Signing of the letter of intent between France Universités and the University of Ottawa.
Francophonie

A Franco-Canadian campus to shape the future of knowledge

The University of Ottawa and France Universités, an association of French public universities and institutions of higher learning, have announced a jo…

Health and medicine

Module on active offer in french
Faculty of Health Sciences

Overcoming language barriers to provide better health care

Speaking a common language has a major impact on the quality of health care. Communication gaps between healthcare providers and patients can result i…
Astronaut doing experiment
Faculty of Medicine

Out-of-this-world medical research: Dr. Guy Trudel leads major new study on health impacts of spaceflight

As part of a major push to unlock more impactful contributions to spaceflight science, Dr. Guy Trudel and a top team of collaborators will seek to unl…
Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk
Faculty of Medicine

Alumni profile: Canada’s first Inuk heart surgeon on compassion and representation

Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk was six when she learned why she had never met her paternal grandfather. The moment is etched in her memory.

Science and technology

Professor Jules Blais stands outdoors near a lakeshore, wearing field gear and a wide-brimmed hat. He’s holding a long sediment core sample tube and standing beside scientific sampling equipment, including coolers and containers.
Environment

Nature’s archive: What sediments reveal about Canada’s environmental past and future

For Professor Jules Blais, understanding the future of our ecosystems begins with looking deep into the past, layer by layer, sediment by sediment.
uOttawa researchers develop AI to protect wireless networks from jamming attacks
Newsroom

uOttawa researchers develop AI to protect wireless networks from jamming attacks

A research team at the University of Ottawa has developed an advanced artificial intelligence system designed to autonomously defend wireless networks…
Two people at a table discussing medical instructions.
Student life

Engineering student startups advance at-home health innovation

From long wait times to limited access in rural and underserved communities, many Canadians face obstacles when trying to get timely preventive care. …

Business and economy

Wes Hall stands in a yellow suit; beside him are award winners Abigail and Louis
Telfer School of Management

Wes Hall Scholars: where are they now?

A generous gift from Wes Hall (DUniv. ’21) in 2022 ignited a spark of confidence and determination in Telfer BCom students Abigail Gonzalez Fabian and…
Five panelists seated on stage discuss community-based primary care at the Telfer Health System Conversation.
Telfer School of Management

Rebuilding primary care: How research and collaboration are opening a new era f…

Primary care has long been the backbone of a strong health-care system that people turn to for everyday concerns, preventive care and ongoing support.…
Official signing ceremony of the partnership between the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School and ESCA in Casablanca
Telfer School of Management

Telfer extends international profile, launching executive MBA in Casablanca, Mo…

The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is launching an English-language executive MBA in Casablanca, in partnership with ESCA Éco…

Arts and humanities

Shakespeare
Research

Arts for survival: Professor Irene Makaryk on Shakespeare in extremis

For Professor Irene (Irena) Makaryk, the arts aren’t a luxury. They’re a means of survival.
Timothy Chooi playing violin in the rotonde of Tabaret Hall.
Music

Setting the tone: Timothy Chooi on the music of the uOttawa presidential installation

When Marie-Eve Sylvestre asked violinist Professor Timothy Chooi to perform at her installation ceremony, the conversation quickly moved beyond logist…
Valérie Chartrand and Heather Kharouba standing in front of the "Flutterings" exhibit.
Research

Crossing boundaries: Art, science and climate solutions

The moment a biology lab at the University of Ottawa became Valérie Chartrand’s art studio, research took an unexpected turn.

Society and culture

Heated Rivalry poster
Newsroom

Heated Rivalry: Fandom explosion and its impact

Professor Myriam Brouard, an Assistant Professor at Telfer School of Management, specializes in Consumer Culture Theory, offering insight into modern …
Participants from the Innovation Sprint on Preventing Youth Homelessness celebrate after 48 hours of intense collaboration. Photo: Norane Hassan
Faculty of Medicine

Turning ideas into impact: Students tackle youth homelessness in interfaculty Innovation Sprint

From November 21 to 23, 160 uOttawa students spent over 48 hours working in interdisciplinary teams, alongside community partners, in an intensive, fa…
A hand holding a ripe red Macintosh apple
Communications

Food for thought: uOttawa grad students explore the meaning of mukbang videos and celebrity chefs

Food has always been more than nourishment. Through what we eat, how we eat and how we make it, we convey identity, memory, belonging and power. The o…

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