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The University of Ottawa calls for increased funding for Francophone post-secondary education in minority settings The closure of programs taught in French and the layoff of some 100 members of the teaching staff at Laurentian University have generated strong feelings, and for good reason. It is a body blow, not only to Ontario’s Franco...

91��ɫ sleuths uncover cyber scams before they claim victims With thefts, hacks and scams costing cryptocurrency investors an estimated USD$4.4 billion in a single year, a team from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa has developped a detection system for catching scammers in the act. Professor Guy-Vincent Jourdan,...

ORION, Ontario’s research, education, and innovation network, announced today the re-location of its Ottawa network point of presence (PoP) to the University of Ottawa. The move will improve network resilience to better support researchers, professors, students, and innovators in the Ottawa region. As a node in Canada’s National Researc...

An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica’s climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guano

The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released its latest round of survey results tracking Canadians’ attitudes toward climate change action during the pandemic. The survey was conducted by Positive Energy’s official pollster, Nanos Research. Canadians were asked on a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means absolutely the worst time and 10 ...

The University of Ottawa stands in solidarity with Laurentian University The University of Ottawa stands in solidarity with Laurentian University, whose mission and existence are threatened as it files for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Once again, we confirm our commitment to the Franco-Ontarian com...

More than 20 years after the discovery of the parkin gene linked to young-onset Parkinson’s disease, researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa may have finally figured out how this mysterious gene protects the brain. Using human and mouse brain samples and engineered cells, they found that the parkin protein works in two wa...

The pandemic has not slowed down the creativity and inspiration of students at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Engineering, who have worked closely with external partners of the Faculty to develop real client solutions. They will present their engineering design projects and celebrate their achievements as part of the ninth editio...

Scalpel? Check. Gaming console? Check: Study finds video games can be a new tool on surgical tray for medical students Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study from a University of Ottawa medical student has found they could benefit surgical skills training. Arnav Gupta carries a heavy ...

The University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy program released a new research study exploring the past, present and future of energy and environmental conflict in Canada. The research, conducted by Positive Energy faculty affiliate and Mount Royal University professor Duane Bratt, is now available on...