News Releases & Announcements

December

2008-12-22  Media Relations at the University of Ottawa during the holiday season

2008-12-18  Learn more about bridges and oceans during the University of Ottawa’s Holiday Science Lectures!

2008-12-12  University of Ottawa awarded close to $1.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

2008-12-11  uOttawa adds two new round trips to the shuttle service for students during OC Transpo strike

2008-12-10  uOttawa organizes shuttle service for students during OC Transpo strike

2008-12-10  OC Transpo transit disruption starting on Wednesday, December 10, 2008

2008-12-08  The University of Ottawa launches the Academic Health Council

2008-12-05  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: December 8 to 12, 2008

2008-12-03  University of Ottawa hosting special forum - Crisis in Canada: Coalition Government and Beyond

2008-12-02  Information Evening and Fair at the University of Ottawa

2008-12-01  The University of Ottawa lights up for the holiday season

November

2008-11-28  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: December 1 to 5, 2008

2008-11-25  The University of Ottawa releases its evaluation of the Student Appeal Centre 2008 Annual Report

2008-11-21  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 24 to 28, 2008

2008-11-19  University of Ottawa professor named Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year

2008-11-19  Research by a University of Ottawa professor reveals that asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent

2008-11-19  The University of Ottawa is calling out to prospective students from across Canada

2008-11-17  University of Ottawa emeritus professor receives 2008 Sedgwick Medal

2008-11-14  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 17 to 21, 2008

2008-11-14  Craig Oliver and uOttawa to raise funds for Fellowships in Ophthalmology at Oliver’s 70th Birthday Bash

2008-11-14  University of Ottawa’s response following the arrest of one of its part-time professors

2008-11-10  “Making Niger Our Business”, the Successful uOttawa Student Project, Enters its Third Phase

2008-11-10  The University of Ottawa celebrates Remembrance Day

2008-11-07  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 10 to 14, 2008

2008-11-03  University of Ottawa’s response to anonymous email regarding one of its professors

October

2008-10-31  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 3 to 7, 2008

2008-10-30  University of Ottawa honours four exceptional leaders

2008-10-24  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 27 to 31, 2008

2008-10-23  The University of Ottawa installs President Allan Rock at the fall 2008 convocation

2008-10-23  The University of Ottawa awards economist Robert Lacroix with an honorary doctorate during its fall convocation ceremony

2008-10-22  University of Ottawa hosts a conference series on the disappearing North

2008-10-21  University of Ottawa receives almost $1M for six research projects

2008-10-17  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 20 to 24, 2008

2008-10-17  uOttawa professors Michael Behiels and Luc Juillet honoured by the President's media award

2008-10-10  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 13 to 17, 2008

2008-10-07  University of Ottawa's Robert Leroux wins the prestigious Prix Charles-Dupin

2008-10-03  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 6 to 10, 2008

2008-10-02  Five University of Ottawa scientists land Canada Research Chairs and more than $4.6 million in grants

2008-10-01  University of Ottawa’s CRFCC marking 50th anniversary with symposium on North American Francophonie

September

2008-09-30  University of Ottawa Recipient of Chair in Métis Studies

2008-09-29  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 29 to October 3, 2008

2008-09-25  University of Ottawa heads to Northern Ontario to speak to students

2008-09-19  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 22 to September 26, 2008

2008-09-17  Three University of Ottawa women researchers soar to success in 2008

2008-09-16  The University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management will honour four alumni as part of the Gala of Excellence

2008-09-16  University of Ottawa gala to mark School of Nursing's 75th

2008-09-12  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 15 to September 20, 2008

2008-09-12  University of Ottawa Centre for Continuing Education: Style and substance for adult learners

2008-09-11  University of Ottawa celebrates Homecoming 2008

2008-09-05  uOttawa medical students to discuss social accountability at town hall meeting

2008-09-05  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 8 to September 12, 2008

2008-09-03  University of Ottawa Dr. Luke Copland and a team of scientists report massive ice shelf loss

August

2008-08-29  University of Ottawa welcomes new students with 101 Week Aug. 31 to Sept. 6

2008-08-29  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 1 to September 5, 2008

2008-08-28  Two uOttawa professors participate in WHO Commission report stating that inequities are killing people on a “grand scale”

2008-08-28  The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program announces two award recipients at the University of Ottawa

2008-08-19  The University of Ottawa inaugurates its Nursing Best Practice Research Unit

July

2008-07-31  Six University of Ottawa researchers win Ontario Early Researcher Award

2008-07-28  Partnership in Action: Two University of Ottawa Projects Receive $8M from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

2008-07-17  Professor Eric Dubois is inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering

2008-07-11  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: July 12 – July 18, 2008

2008-07-07  The University of Ottawa Institute for the Prevention of Crime report calls for stronger role for municipalities to tackle crime

2008-07-03  Professor Backhouse to receive the Order of Canada

June

2008-06-23  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 23 – June 27, 2008

2008-06-20  University of Ottawa distributes electronic annual Report to the Community

2008-06-18  The OLBI of the University of Ottawa hosts its inaugural colloquium on Bilingualism in a Plurilingual Canada

2008-06-16  University of Ottawa president, Gilles Patry receives honorary doctorate from University of Waterloo

2008-06-13  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 16 – June 20, 2008

2008-06-10  Five University of Ottawa researchers receive Canada Research Chairs and over $1.12 million in CFI grants

2008-06-05  Two professors receive University of Ottawa Young Researcher of the Year awards

2008-06-04  Allan Rock designated the University of Ottawa’s 29th President and Vice-Chancellor

2008-06-03  The University of Ottawa’s Academic Hall welcomes visitors for Doors Open Ottawa

2008-06-02  Convocation 2008: Students of the University of Ottawa strive for excellence!

2008-06-02  Distinguished guests will be honoured during the University of Ottawa's spring convocation

2008-06-02  Spring Convocation 2008: Students graduate at the University of Ottawa

May

2008-05-30  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 2 – June 9, 2008

2008-05-23  Dr. Nancy Edwards appointed new Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Population and Public Health

2008-05-23  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 26 – May 30, 2008

2008-05-22  Brothers from uOttawa and Queen’s named Canada’s Environmental Scientists of the Year

2008-05-21  University of Ottawa organizes a conference on the varieties of French in Canada

2008-05-21  The University of Ottawa receives more than $16 million in funding from NSERC

2008-05-20  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 19 – May 23, 2008

2008-05-09  Two uOttawa professors win Capital Educators’ Awards

2008-05-09  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 10 – May 18, 2008

2008-05-09  The University of Ottawa receives more than $12 million in funding from CIHR for health sciences projects

2008-05-09  The University of Ottawa hosts the 2008 Concours provincial de français de l’Ontario

2008-05-08  Technology symposium at University of Ottawa focuses on HD videoconferencing

2008-05-07  University of Ottawa announces the creation of a research chair in journalism ethics

2008-05-07  Two University of Ottawa research teams receive $590,000 from PrioNet Canada for work on mad cow disease

2008-05-06  Nancy Edwards named Distinguished University Professor by the University of Ottawa

2008-05-05  Irvin Waller of the University of Ottawa’s Institute for the Prevention of Crime will discuss policies to reduce crime in Canada

2008-05-05  A University of Ottawa team is awarded $1.5 million from Genome Canada for the development of a new cell analysis technology

2008-05-02  The Observatoire sur la gouvernance de l’Ontario français launched today at the University of Ottawa

2008-05-02  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 5 – May 9, 2008

2008-05-01  Eminent linguist Shana Poplack from the University of Ottawa receives a 2008 Discovery Award

April

2008-04-29  Women and the law expert Constance Backhouse of the University of Ottawa wins Killam Prize

2008-04-29  Six students receive French for the Future Essay Contest award at the University of Ottawa

2008-04-28  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 29 – May 2, 2008

2008-04-24  The University of Ottawa consults its community on the student code of conduct

2008-04-21  Dr. Ian Stiell, University of Ottawa Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, reports on a massive Ontario paramedic study on the critical role of Basic Life Support

2008-04-21  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 21 – April 25, 2008

2008-04-15  The University of Ottawa tables its updated Five Year Facilities Expansion and Renewal Plan

2008-04-14  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 14 – April 18, 2008

2008-04-11  The University of Ottawa receives $14 million in campus renewal from Ontario

2008-04-09  University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs welcomes Claude Laverdure as senior fellow

2008-04-07  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 7 – April 11, 2008

2008-04-04  University of Ottawa student’s work recognized at the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation awards gala

2008-04-02  The University of Ottawa presents a lecture by John Ruggie: Tackling Global Business and Human Rights Challenges

2008-04-02  University of Ottawa students find ten ideas to improve life on campus

March

2008-03-28  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 31 – April 4, 2008

2008-03-26  The CFI Awards $950,530 to the University of Ottawa in Support of six Researchers

2008-03-20  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 24 – March 28, 2008

2008-03-20  University of Ottawa professor receives Prix de la francophonie de l’Ontario

2008-03-19  Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister at the University of Ottawa?

2008-03-18  University of Ottawa celebrates the Journée internationale de la Francophonie with a lecture on French as a universal language

2008-03-17  A University of Ottawa professor receives a Steacie Fellowship from NSERC

2008-03-17  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 17 – March 21, 2008

2008-03-12  The University of Ottawa presents a conference on the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

2008-03-10  Report by uOttawa professor points to critical climate change adaptation needs

2008-03-10  University of Ottawa and Industry Canada Collaborate to Study Canadian Entrepreneurs and Gender Differences in Exporting

2008-03-10  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 10 – March 14, 2008

2008-03-07  Electronic Publishing House Launched by Two University of Ottawa Students

2008-03-06  The University of Ottawa creates the Standing Committee on Francophone Affairs and Official Languages

2008-03-03  Paul Corkum receives NSERC’s prestigious Polanyi Award

2008-03-03  Government of Ontario invests $15 million in uOttawa medicine and health sciences project

February

2008-02-29  uOttawa students mind their manners!

2008-02-29  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 3 – March 7, 2008

2008-02-28  Mini Film Festival: Routes to Freedom

2008-02-28  Nurses Need Better Support in Public Health Emergencies

2008-02-26  Michael Ignatieff to participate in University of Ottawa panel discussion on humanitarian intervention

2008-02-22  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 24 – February 29, 2008

2008-02-21  University of Ottawa professor receives Sloan Fellowship

2008-02-21  University of Ottawa professor receives Killam Research Fellowship

2008-02-15  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 18 – February 22, 2008

2008-02-11  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 11 – February 15, 2008

2008-02-11  The University of Ottawa receives $6 million from the Ontario Research Fund

2008-02-08  University of Ottawa Lecture about Rwandan genocide and the failure to intervene in Darfur

2008-02-08  Pierre de Blois awarded the 2007 Prix Grandmaître

2008-02-07  New Books from the University of Ottawa Press – February 2008

2008-02-07  Babies born to teenage fathers have greater risk of birth problems

2008-02-06  University of Ottawa welcomes Stephen Lewis at International Development Week

2008-02-01  The University of Ottawa to hold debate on Manley Report on Afghanistan

January

2008-01-31  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 4 – February 8, 2008

2008-01-25  Students and professors at uOttawa take a walk on the "bald" side!

2008-01-21  Five uOttawa student mentors to receive CIBC Mentorship Program Scholarship

2008-01-21  Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella to speak at uOttawa

2008-01-17  Ottawa researchers organize first national Parkinson’s disease meeting

2008-01-14  University of Ottawa celebrates its Loran Scholars

2008-01-04  Large study links folic acid supplementation with reduced risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy