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Senate vote on Bill C-45 Eugene Oscapella Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social SciencesEffects of the regulation of cannabisOffice: 613-238-5909Cell: 613-282-1864E-mail: eugene@oscapella.ca Jean-Philippe ChaputPediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Effects of cannabis on youth Office: 613-737-7600 ext. 3683 E-mail:&nbs...

Gender Equality and Women’s empowerment Angela Cameron Faculty of Law Research in the area of social justice, with a particular focus on the equality interests of women. E-mail: A.Cameron@uOttawa.ca Kathryn Trevenen Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies Feminist and Political Thought, Human Rights Office: (613) 562-5800 ext. 2326 Emai...

At the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine body donors are treated with the utmost respect and awe. They are known as “Silent Teachers”, teaching students about anatomy, changes in bodies, and surgical skills. "It's quite touching knowing that someone donated their body for us to be able to le...

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at brain surgery? Are you fascinated by viral outbreaks? Or do you simply just love learning about medical science? If so, then you may want to consider adding the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine to your dance card for this year’s Doors Open Ottawa. On Sunday, June 3, the Faculty of Medici...

Il se prenait pour le roi de la maison [He thought he was the king of the house] is the title of a new children’s book that illustrates the findings of research on domestic violence.Over a period of five years, Simon Lapierre of the University of Ottawa and Isabelle Côté of Laurentian University interviewed 59 children between the ages ...

Ottawa, May 29, 2018 — Yesterday evening, the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors approved the institution’s 2018–2019 budget. The implementation of a new budgeting model has allowed the University to bring forth a balanced budget aimed at supporting its strategic priorities, including the student experience, the francophonie, int...

Spotlight on research Running can keep bone marrow young – study finds Researchers have discovered that runners have younger and leaner bone marrow than non-runners. Dr. Guy Trudel and Dr. Adnan Sheikh, recently published the first study to show that regular weight-bearing exercise can slow down and even stop spinal bone marrow from ag...

Newly published results from a study on nutrition, food security and the environment in Saskatchewan First Nations show that food insecurity is a major concern and that many households would like more access to traditional foods.The study found that out of the 1042 participants, 37% of First Nations’ households in Saskatchewan are food ...

Chinese takeover of Aecon blocked on security grounds. Wesley Wark Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences Intelligence, national security, international relations, terrorism, war Office:613-562-5800 (3915) Cell.:613-513-9041wwark@uOttawa.ca Patrick Leblond Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, F...

Are academic journals immune to gender bias? Not according to a new collaborative study conducted by researchers at uOttawa and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (U.K.) published in The Lancet, which reveals that the authors, reviewers and editors of academic journal articles are mostly men. Listing several reports o...