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  Members of the media may directly contact the following expert(s):   Rukhsana Ahmed (English only) Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication, Faculty of Arts. rahmed@uottawa.ca Dr. Ahmed is available to comment on Quebec’s announcement of a new, colour-coded regional alert system aimed at keeping ...

Six University of Ottawa researchers have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), the highest distinction that can be given to a scholar, scientist, or artist in Canada.

A new study led by researchers at The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory shows that a Canadian-made spit test can detect the COVID-19 virus.  Although it does not pick up as many cases as the traditional swab test, the spit test is more comfortable than swab testing, wh...

Get active on campus this fall,we’ve got so much to help you on your journey! While things do look a little different from past years, we still have lots of options available.

The lawyers of tomorrow are invited to gather today at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law... in the game of Minecraft. Since attending in person isn’t possible, the Faculty of Law is inviting its students—as well as gamers and curious members of the University community—to attend the inauguration of a virtual Fauteux Hall a...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Éric Dionne (French only) Associate Professor, Measurement and Evaluation of Learning and Programs, Faculty of Education. Eric.Dionne@uOttawa.ca   Professor Dionne can address the following questions: How do teachers adapt to the new pedagogical reality and o...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Jessica Whitley (English only) Associate Professor, Faculty of Education jwhitley@uottawa.ca   Professor Whitley can discuss the in-school/class experience of students with exceptionalities. “The school board's guidelines have raised concerns for me about how the...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Nicholas Ng-A-Fook(English and French) Full Professor, Vice-Dean of graduate programs, Faculty of Education   nngafook@uottawa.ca   “Every public servant working on the front lines would like to know that their organization has taken the utmost precaution...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Nicholas Ng-A-Fook (English and French) Full Professor, Vice-Dean of graduate programs, Faculty of Education. Former Director of the Teacher Education and Indigenous Teacher Education Programs and specialist in Indigenous History. nngafook@uottawa.ca   “Workin...

The University of Ottawa wishes to express its solidarity with the University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean, whose mission and existence are threatened due to budget cuts imposed by the provincial government of Alberta. Campus Saint-Jean plays a unique role in promoting and protecting the French language in Alberta. Its closure would be an incalculab...