News Releases & Announcements

December

2009-12-21  University of Ottawa mourns the loss of a great physician

2009-12-21  Dr. André Lalonde honoured as champion for women’s health

2009-12-18  Discover the exciting potential of Internet code and the wonders of chemistry at the University of Ottawa’s Holiday Science Lectures

2009-12-18  University of Ottawa professor receives the Hygieia Medal of The Rudolf Schülke Foundation

2009-12-17  Media relations at the University of Ottawa during the holiday season

2009-12-17  University of Ottawa professor elected fellow of the American Physical Society

2009-12-16  University of Ottawa receives $2.3 million for research projects

2009-12-15  University of Ottawa medical students being made aware of problems caused by obesity

2009-12-11  Canadian Francophonie loses an exemplary champion

2009-12-10  University of Ottawa professor and students participate in report on sexual terror in Zimbabwe

2009-12-09  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: December 9 to 23, 2009

2009-12-08  University of Ottawa among North American leaders as it launches open access program

2009-12-07  University of Ottawa conference: Do human rights play a role in improving access to technologies?

2009-12-07  University of Ottawa awards $200,000 in scholarships to finalists and winners of French immersion studies video contest

2009-12-07  University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management achieves the triple crown of business school accreditations

2009-12-04  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: December 7 to 11, 2009

2009-12-03  University of Ottawa researchers discover popular herbicide affects sexual development in frogs

2009-12-02  Information Evening and Fair at the University of Ottawa

2009-12-01  DATE CHANGE: The University of Ottawa lights up for the holiday season

November

2009-11-30  New NRC, University of Ottawa laboratory positions nation’s capital as attosecond science capital of the world

2009-11-30  Is Climate Change Mankind’s Defining Crisis? University of Ottawa to Host Upcoming Munk Debates Live Broadcast

2009-11-27  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 30 to December 4, 2009

2009-11-26  Federal government commits $19.2 million to support national stroke research network

2009-11-24  Troubled Waters: University of Ottawa organizes international conference on water

2009-11-24  University of Ottawa honours four exceptional leaders in Toronto

2009-11-23  University of Ottawa researchers give Darwin a fresh boost

2009-11-20  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 16 to 20, 2009

2009-11-20  Troubled Waters: University of Ottawa to host international conference on water

2009-11-20  Forum on homelessness welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull

2009-11-20  University of Ottawa receives more than $15 million in research funding

2009-11-19  University of Ottawa child rights conference addresses global challenges facing children

2009-11-18  Ottawa universities to receive important research funding

2009-11-17  Troubled Waters: University of Ottawa to host international conference on water

2009-11-16  University of Ottawa welcomes major international conference on child rights

2009-11-13  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 16 to 20, 2009

2009-11-12  Secretariat of IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Receives $2 Million Endowment Fund

2009-11-09  University of Ottawa Heart Institute to Develop, Produce and Expand Uses for Novel Medical Radioisotope Tracers

2009-11-09  The University of Ottawa Remembers its Veterans

2009-11-06  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 9 to 13, 2009

2009-11-06  The University of Ottawa recognized for its excellence

2009-11-03  The University of Ottawa Nursing Research Unit receives a prestigious award from an international nursing organization

October

2009-10-30  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: November 2 to 8, 2009

2009-10-29  University of Ottawa professor appointed first research chair in computational science and engineering

2009-10-29  Study on research: University of Ottawa among Canada's top research universities

2009-10-27  UOttawa professor invited by World Health Organization to discuss H1N1

2009-10-27  University of Ottawa professor finalist for Governor General’s Award

2009-10-26  University of Ottawa confers record number of master's and PhD degrees

2009-10-26  University of Ottawa welcomes Nobel laureates

2009-10-23  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 26 to November 1, 2009

2009-10-22  University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management graduates institute MBA oath

2009-10-22  The University of Ottawa celebrates graduates and honours two prominent Canadians

2009-10-21  University of Ottawa named among National Capital Region's top 25 employers for 2010

2009-10-19  University of Ottawa to host important international Conference on child rights

2009-10-16  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 17 to 23 2009

2009-10-15  University of Ottawa hosting national symposium to discuss role of universities in public policy development

2009-10-15  University of Ottawa launches the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy

2009-10-15  The University of Ottawa launches ePhysicianHealth.com – the world’s first online physician health and wellness resource

2009-10-13  University of Ottawa’s Institute of Canadian Studies welcomes Wajdi Mouawad

2009-10-13  Water: a Human Right?

2009-10-09  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 10 to 16, 2009

2009-10-09  University of Ottawa welcomes the Ninth International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement

2009-10-02  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: October 5 to October 9, 2009

2009-10-01  University of Ottawa’s Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture at the Faculty of Arts receives the Prix du 3-Juillet-1608

September

2009-09-28  University of Ottawa researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada

2009-09-25  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: September 28 to October 4, 2009

2009-09-23  University of Ottawa receives $5.6 million for the renewal of four Canada Research Chairs

2009-09-21  The University of Ottawa hosts important conference on Genetically Modified Organisms

2009-09-21  The University of Ottawa welcomes three new health networks with funding totalling $8.75 million over five years

2009-09-21  University of Ottawa study identifies a potential new treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

2009-09-18  The University of Ottawa and the Canadian War Museum unveil the Sanders Portrait of Shakespeare

2009-09-14  uOttawa presents an expert panel on H1N1 influenza: issues, responses and challenges of the flu pandemic. Is Canada ready?

2009-09-11  University of Ottawa and support staff come to terms on very first collective agreement

2009-09-09  The University of Ottawa to manage the new Language Rights Support Program

2009-09-04  The University of Ottawa launches the u101 program and welcomes its new students

2009-09-02  Study on congenital heart disease involving uOttawa professor Mona Nemer is the front cover story of the prestigious international journal Nature

2009-09-01  Media Advisory: The Telfer School of Management unveils the conclusions of an environmental sustainability report

August

2009-08-24  University of Ottawa professor publishes study on heat stress in older individuals in CMAJ

2009-08-20  uOttawa researcher establishes a link between wheat proteins and type 1 diabetes

2009-08-19  Six University of Ottawa researchers to receive the Ontario Early Researcher Award

July

2009-07-21  NSERC accelerator grants awarded to three top University of Ottawa researchers

2009-07-13  Dr. Georg Northoff awarded prestigious Michael Smith Chair in Neurosciences and Mental Health

June

2009-06-30  University of Ottawa professor co-directs a $2 million international research partnership

2009-06-30  The University of Ottawa offers free tuition for children of Canadian military parents killed in action

2009-06-26  UOttawa researchers receive more than $950,000 from Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

2009-06-23  New arrivals within University of Ottawa’s top management

2009-06-23  The uOttawa Standing Committee on Francophone Affairs and Official Languages tables its first annual report

2009-06-18  University of Ottawa researchers receive $12.7 million in CFI funding

2009-06-15  Professor Patrick Leblond receives Canada International Council Fellowship

2009-06-12  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 12-19, 2009

2009-06-12  Government of Ontario awards the University of Ottawa $4.5 million in support of research in new media and green technology

2009-06-11  Ontario invests $18.5M in cancer and stem cell research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa

2009-06-08  Distinguished guests to be honoured at University of Ottawa spring Convocation

2009-06-05  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 6-12, 2009

2009-06-05  A University of Ottawa professor receives international award in organometallic chemistry

2009-06-04  University of Ottawa’s Tabaret Hall opens its doors to the public during Doors Open Ottawa

2009-06-03  Five uOttawa students are among the first to receive the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

2009-06-02  University of Ottawa chancellor Huguette Labelle receives YM-YWCA Lifetime Achievement Award

2009-06-02  University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine holding lectures as part of 50th-anniversary Gairdner Symposium

May

2009-05-29  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: June 1-5, 2009

2009-05-28  Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Annual Conference at the University of Ottawa

2009-05-25  University of Ottawa receives $80 million in capital funding from Federal and Provincial Governments

2009-05-25  Crime prevention experts call on cities to invest smarter

2009-05-22  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 24-29, 2009

2009-05-22  Three University of Ottawa professors win Capital Educators' Awards

2009-05-21  The University of Ottawa welcomes funding to open 12 new spaces for first year medical students

2009-05-15  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 18-22, 2009

2009-05-14  University of Ottawa doctoral student named one of Canada’s top science students

2009-05-14  The University of Ottawa welcomes $8.4 million in funding from the Ontario government

2009-05-13  NRC, University of Ottawa scientist wins one of Ontario’s most prestigious science prizes

2009-05-12  University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine celebrates 153 graduating doctors

2009-05-11  Ottawa declared Canada's official knowledge destination as 13,000 researchers and students gather at local universities in May

2009-05-08  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 11-15, 2009

2009-05-06  Science, Technology and Innovation Council ranks Canada in the middle of the pack

2009-05-01  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: May 4-8, 2009

April

2009-04-30  Dr. Paul Corkum elected to U.S. National Academy of Sciences

2009-04-29  University of Ottawa hosting symposium on language acquisition through immersion

2009-04-29  Advisory: Human Swine Influenza

2009-04-28  University of Ottawa and OHRI study shows automated telephone system can assist chronic disease management

2009-04-24  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 27-May 1, 2009

2009-04-21  University of Ottawa CO-OP option benefits students, employers and job market

2009-04-20  University of Ottawa professor receives more than $5 million for genomics research

2009-04-17  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 20-24, 2009

2009-04-15  The University of Ottawa’s Cochrane Centre now offers Canadians free access to health information found in The Cochrane Library

2009-04-14  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 13-17, 2009

2009-04-09  Experts from uOttawa and other local institutions take home Alan Blizzard Award for collaborative excellence in university teaching

2009-04-09  Media Advisory: Press conference by the University of Ottawa’s Cochrane Centre to announce one-click free access for every Canadian to online health information

2009-04-07  The University of Ottawa awarded funding by the Canada Foundation for Innovation

2009-04-06  Statement regarding the dismissal of Denis Rancourt

2009-04-03  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: April 6 to 10, 2009

March

2009-03-30  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 30 to April 3, 2009

2009-03-27  The University of Ottawa’s Sustainable Prosperity Research and Policy Network receives $5 million from the Government of Ontario

2009-03-24  Risks in major sporting events: University of Ottawa to host an expert panel

2009-03-20  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 23-27, 2009

2009-03-19  University of Ottawa student Amy Robichaud is Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister

2009-03-18  Two Professors receive University of Ottawa Research Chairs

2009-03-18  Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister at the University of Ottawa?

2009-03-17  University of Ottawa, National Research Council scientist wins Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal

2009-03-16  University of Ottawa Media Calendar – Special edition for the Semaine internationale de la Francophonie: March 16-20, 2009

2009-03-13  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 16-20, 2009

2009-03-12  An analysis by University of Ottawa professor shows online tools could help identify disease outbreaks sooner

2009-03-06  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 9-13, 2009

2009-03-06  The University of Ottawa renews agreement with part-time professors

2009-03-05  Edward Jones donates $150,000 to uOttawa Telfer School of Management

2009-03-05  Two University of Ottawa professors receive Young Researcher of the Year Award

2009-03-04  University of Ottawa receives government funding for research designed to enhance Canadian security

2009-03-04  uOttawa launches JuriGlobe: For knowledge of world legal systems

2009-03-04  University of Ottawa professor receives $2.4 million to develop stem-cell therapies to reverse blindness

2009-03-04  University of Ottawa professor Paul Corkum finalist for NSERC's highest honour

2009-03-03  Hussein T. Mouftah receives the University of Ottawa Excellence in Research Award

2009-03-03  University of Ottawa launches the President’s Lecture Series: Allan Rock to give the first lecture

2009-03-02  University of Ottawa Professor Elected to become President of the Canadian Medical Association

2009-03-02  The University of Ottawa receives provincial funding to create over 250 new graduate spaces

February

2009-02-27  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: March 2-7, 2009

2009-02-25  A uOttawa conference: Sexual Assault Law in a Post-Jane Doe Era

2009-02-23  Statement regarding Posting Regulations

2009-02-23  University of Ottawa receives seven Canada Research Chairs totalling $8.9M

2009-02-20  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 23-27, 2009

2009-02-18  University of Ottawa Heart Institute research team found mechanism activating weight-loss gene

2009-02-13  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 16-20, 2009

2009-02-12  University of Ottawa Professor Luke Copland will embark on a scientific cruise to the Antarctic with 10 students

2009-02-09  Paul Martin Lecture at the University of Ottawa on Global Governance and the Economy

2009-02-06  Statement: Recommendation for the dismissal with cause of Mr. Denis Rancourt

2009-02-06  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 9-13, 2009

2009-02-03  Medical journals carry uOttawa professor’s initiative for bridging gap in reporting of genetic-association studies

January

2009-01-30  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: February 2-6, 2009

2009-01-29  University of Ottawa expert panel- Budget 2009: The Economics and Politics of a Recession

2009-01-28  National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Phil Fontaine to speak at uOttawa

2009-01-27  Four uOttawa student mentors to receive CIBC Mentorship Program Scholarship

2009-01-23  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: January 26-30, 2009

2009-01-19  uOttawa marks US presidential inauguration

2009-01-19  The University of Ottawa creates temporary housing program to aid students during OC Transpo strike

2009-01-16  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: January 19-23, 2009

2009-01-15  Six University of Ottawa students win $7500 scholarships from the AUFC

2009-01-09  University of Ottawa Media Calendar: January 12-16, 2009

2009-01-08  Ottawa’s post-secondary schools join forces to help students get to class should OC Transpo strike continue