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The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa and the University of Seville successfully delivered the second edition of the Joint International Microcredential Program on Arts, Human Rights and Social Justice from June 11 to 16, 2026, in Seville, Spain.

Dr. Bassem Awad joins the University of Ottawa and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society as the new Director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC).

Dr. Jacquelyn Burkell has been appointed as the third Scholar-in-Residence in the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to support policy and literacy initiatives on children and youth privacy.

Equipped with multimodal emotion detection it provides both reactive and proactive support

A new collection co-edited by Dr. Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou offers a critical review of the media discourses in African public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic and opens up new perspectives for thinking about crises in the age of digital technologies, hyperconnectivity and acceleration of discourse circulation.

Courts are increasingly being asked to grapple with the challenges artificial intelligence brings as it reshapes legal practice, and academic research is helping to chart the way. The work of Professor Karen Eltis played a role in guiding the Quebec Superior Court's analysis in one of the first cases in the world to raise questions about AI use by judicial decision-makers.

To be stateless is to have no citizenship in any country — no formal legal bond to a state. This lack of recognition can shape nearly every aspect of daily life, from accessing services to asserting basic rights. Without documentation or status, people may face barriers in education, health care and housing.

The Brain-Heart Interconnectome (BHI) is a mission-driven research program that is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the intricate connections between the brain and heart. Recognizing that these vital organs do not function in isolation, the BHI is propelling cutting-edge research that explores how neurological and cardiovascular systems influence one another in health and disease. Tr...

At a busy intersection, as cars stop at the red light and pedestrians cross in every direction, a quiet interaction unfolds: a person at the median extends a hand to ask for help. For some, it’s a fleeting moment. For others, the gesture raises questions, discomfort or concern.

The research team has discovered that physical forces generated by neighboring cells play a big role in regulating brain stem cells, challenging the long-held view that chemical signals alone govern their behaviour.