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Telfer School of Management
The arrival of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system in Canada
Faculty of Science
Mowing less, spraying smarter gives pollinators a boost
Roadsides may not look like wildlife habitat, but a few simple changes to how they are maintained could turn them into much better places for pollinat…
Artificial Intelligence
uOttawa study finds AI use for emotional support may signal youth distress
Nearly 40,000 students surveyed across four Ontario school boards; researchers urge parents, educators and clinicians to pay attention to why young pe…
Faculty of Health Sciences
Heatwave effects can linger overnight in older adults, uOttawa study finds
Cooling a home overnight may not be enough to protect older adults from the physiological effects of repeated daytime indoor overheating during a mult…
Geography
Greenland glacier break creates new ice island
Researchers say two more large calving events are likely
Health
Study finds unexpected new target to treat autism symptoms
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa were able to reverse certain behavioural symptoms in a mouse model of autism by fixing…
Photonics
Quantum entanglement generated by sunlight for the first time
Scientists have demonstrated that sunlight, as a natural light source, can generate quantum-entangled photon pairs. With their findings, the internati…
Faculty of Engineering
uOttawa researchers build mental health assistant powered by AI
Equipped with multimodal emotion detection it provides both reactive and proactive support.
Faculty of Science
uOttawa researchers clear the path for turbulence-free quantum communication
A University of Ottawa team has developed a new way to protect free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) from atmospheric turbulence, one of the main …
Positive Energy
Who will build Canada’s electricity grid?
New study by uOttawa's Positive Energy and Electricity Canada reveals that workforce capacity is emerging as a critical constraint on the expansion of…
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Oct 28
LIFE research Institute
Is Age Still Relevant?
The University of Ottawa LIFE research Institute is pleased to invite you to take part in a special free event on October 28, 2026, featuring Professo…
Nov 10
Alex Trebek Lecture
The Alex Trebek Lecture Series with General Jennie Carignan
Canada’s security in an uncertain world: What every Canadian needs to know.
Nov 12
Faculty of Education
From learning disruption to educational recovery: National launch of Canada’s P…
The Learning Loss Report was developed with ministries of education from 11 provinces and territories and is the most comprehensive Canadian education…
The Conversation
How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion
"Ordinary citizens cannot control the many high-risk and tail-risk scenarios on the global horizon. But they can decide what Canada does about them," writes Jeremy Wilderman, a Fellow at the University of Ottawa's Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC).
The Conversation
From drought to floods in North Africa: What could the super El Niño do next?
"Morocco spent most of the last decade drying out. Between 2019 and 2024, the country recorded six consecutive years of below-average rainfall, the longest on record. The 2023-24 hydrological year was the driest in more than six decades, with a national total of just 106.4 mm," says Hossein Bonakdari, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa.
The Conversation
Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them
"Democracy means more than just holding regular elections. Among other things, it needs a public sphere where citizens can inform themselves about pressing issues, engage in dialogue and form public opinion," explains Sarah Burton, PhD candidate, Law, University of Ottawa