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Canada is currently facing a significant shortage of French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers. While this problem is complex and multifaceted, a lack of qualified teachers and a high rate of teacher turnover are largely to blame.To work towards better understanding and potentially solving this problem, the Canadian Association of Second Lan...

2020 and 2021 Alumni Association Awards of Excellence: The winners Twelve recipients were honoured Thursday night at a virtual ceremony for the University of Ottawa Alumni Association's 2020 and 2021 Awards of Excellence. The 2020 recipients include The Ottawa Hospital President and CEO, Dr. John Jack Kitts (Faculty of Medicine and Te...

91��ɫ calls on G7 leaders to prioritize the interests of future generations and work to reduce the effects of climate change Today marks the start of the 47th G7 Summit in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The summit agenda will be dominated by economic stimulus measures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, access to vaccines for resi...

The concept of “spaceplate” is a new avenue for manipulating light that could lead to paper thin cameras, telescopes

  In response to the heinous and cowardly murder of four members of a Muslim family yesterday in London, Ontario, the University of Ottawa extends its profound sympathies and condolences to the extended family of the victims and denounces in the strongest terms the racist ideology that fuelled this incident – and others like it – ...

Whether they live in Hong Kong, Vancouver, Los Angeles or Paris, 91��ɫ graduates will be virtually reunited on June 10 at a special ceremony to celebrate the winners of the 2020 and 2021 Alumni Association’s Awards of Excellence.The evening will be hosted by television producer and host Jasmin Rose Ibrahim (BA '14) and comedian Vincent Poirier (BA '0...

91��ɫ/CHEO study reviewing 28,000 children over three-plus years following birth found no increased risk of early childhood health issues following exposure to seasonal flu vaccination during pregnancy A population-based study, published today in JAMA, has found flu vaccination during pregnancy does not lead to an increased risk of a...

Initiative hopes to bolster training for French-speaking pharmacy students across Canada The University of Ottawa is proud to announce its newly minted School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, which will provide Canadian students with the first ever French undergraduate Doctor of Pharmacy program outside of Quebec. The new School is housed i...

The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released new survey results showing that a large segment of the Canadian public does not trust the courts to settle disputes over energy projects or climate policy. The survey was conducted by Positive Energy’s official pollster, Nanos Research. Canadians were asked: On a scale of 0 to...

Today, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors approved the 2021-2022 budget, which will allow the University to meet its objectives as outlined in the Transformation 2030 strategic plan despite the uncertainties related to the pandemic.   For the coming year, the University ai...