Preparations for the 91st annual ACFAS conference are well under way at the University of Ottawa, which is hosting the event from May 13 to 17 2024. The Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin, the first Indigenous Supreme Court of Canada justice, will be serving as honorary president of the event, whose theme is knowledge mobilization in French.
Preparations for the 91st annual ACFAS conference are well under way at the University of Ottawa, which is hosting the event from May 13 to 17 2024. The Honourable Michelle O’Bonsawin, the first Indigenous Supreme Court of Canada justice, will be serving as honorary president of the event, whose the...
More than ever, access to health care in French is a challenge for francophone minorities in Canada. Less than 1% of health-care professionals regularly speak French as part of their practice, according to a 2021 Statistics Canada study on language use in health care. Many francophones must therefore use their English to access health care.
More than ever, access to health care in French is a challenge for francophone minorities in Canada. Less than 1% of health-care professionals regularly speak French as part of their practice, according to a 2021 Statistics Canada study on language use in health care. Many francophones must therefor...
Cameron Smith, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, recalls a childhood in Europe immersed in a linguistic “hat trick” of English, French and German. This early introduction to multiple languages, he says, evolved into a career teaching French as a second language (FSL) and fuelled a curiosity about teachers’ experiences using devices in the classroom.
Cameron Smith, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education, recalls a childhood in Europe immersed in a linguistic “hat trick” of English, French and German. This early introduction to multiple languages, he says, evolved into a career teaching French as a second language (FSL) and fuell...
For a long time, it was thought that amorphous solids do not selectively absorb light because of their disordered atomic structure. However, a new uOttawa study disproves this theory and shows that amorphous solids actually exhibit dichroism, meaning that they selectively absorb light of different polarizations.
For a long time, it was thought that amorphous solids do not selectively absorb light because of their disordered atomic structure. However, a new uOttawa study disproves this theory and shows that amorphous solids actually exhibit dichroism, meaning that they selectively absorb light of different p...
Discover the calls for papers and colloquia of the professors of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ottawa, as well as their collaborations, on the occasion of the 91st edition of the ACFAS Congress. Join our renowned researchers from May 13 to 17.
Discover the calls for papers and colloquia of the professors of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ottawa, as well as their collaborations, on the occasion of the 91st edition of the ACFAS Congress. Join our renowned researchers from May 13 to 17.
Health care in Canada is in crisis and that is why the University of Ottawa is investing close to $500 million in health, biomedical sciences, and life sciences infrastructure, creating innovative research and training environments to help revitalize health care across the country.
Health care in Canada is in crisis and that is why the University of Ottawa is investing close to $500 million in health, biomedical sciences, and life sciences infrastructure, creating innovative research and training environments to help revitalize health care across the country.