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uOttawa scientists team up with global partners to secure your coffee’s future
Are you a fan of sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying its delightful fragrance? This popular beverage, loved by people worldwide, can be traced back t…
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Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s
Researchers highlights need for immediate shift in public health policy as early detection is key to reducing breast cancer death and complications.
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Major knowledge mobilization event in French in Canada’s capital from May 13 to May 17, 2024
Over 6,000 participants from across Canada and around the world will gather on the campus of the University of Ottawa and online from May 13 to May 17…
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uOttawa to host talks between world’s top university leaders in Canada’s G7 year
The University of Ottawa is first Canadian host of the U7+ Alliance Summit.
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Fans are not a magic bullet for beating the heat!
A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa throws cold water on the idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extremely hot weat…
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Tick, mosquito season nears: What to watch out for in 2024
Mild winter and early thaw part of changing climate trend that allows tick populations to survive and flourish in eastern Canada
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ACFAS
ACFAS
May 13
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May 17
91st Annual ACFAS Conference
The University of Ottawa will be privileged to host the 91st Annual ACFAS Conference from May 13 to 17, 2024, with knowledge mobilization in French as…
Health Sciences
Health Sciences
May 10
Discovery Day - University of Ottawa
Discovery Days in Health Sciences are one-day events that provide secondary school students (ideally grades 10 and 11) the opportunity to explore a va…
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Media Calendar
May 6
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May 12
University of Ottawa event calendar from May 6 to 12, 2024
Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from May 6 to 12, 2024:
The Hub
The Hub
The foreign interference inquiry report shows commissioner Hogue is succeeding …
Justice Marie-Josee Hogue’s just-released foreign interference report provides more transparency and details beyond the opaque conclusions offered by “independent” special rapporteur David Johnston almost precisely a year ago, writes Faculty of Social Science professor Michael Kempa.
The Conversation
The Conversation
The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear wa…
"Many plans for ideal cities have been impractical fantasies, writes David Murakami Wood. "But NEOM also typifies a massive and persistent failure of the imagination driven by a capitalism — blinded by fossil-fuel ideology — and unable to come to terms with the necessity of confronting the climate crisis, growing global inequality and the persistence of war and genocide."
Fortune
Fortune
Are cold plunges and saunas safe for kids? What parents need to know about the …
Experts warn that kids’ systems for regulating internal temperature are still developing: “So whatever risks you have in adults will be amplified by an order of magnitude,” says Francois Haman, a professor of biology who researches thermal physiology at the University of Ottawa.
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