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Hela Bergevin and her late husband, Dr. Jean-Jacques Bergevin, worked for years as a team to provide healthcare to their rural Francophone community. Now Hela reflects on Jean-Jacques’ legacy and how she and her family are helping the next generation of Francophone MD students.

For law students, putting knowledge into practice brings new responsibilities: listening to a client, responding to an unexpected question or adapting research to a community’s needs. These experiences help students develop their judgment, build confidence and discover how they want to contribute as legal professionals.

We are delighted to announce the 2026 BHI Scholarship Awardees! This fall, BHI awarded scholarships to 19 outstanding trainees whose research is helping advance the field of brain-heart health.

Interdisciplinarity is increasingly important to address today’s top issues, and research funders have taken note. But applying it goes beyond just collaborating. It means tackling projects differently from the start. The University is supporting that work through programs such as the Vision, Strategy, Transformation and Acceleration (VISTA) initiative.

Congratulations to Tifanie Valade (MA Ed ’25), a Faculty of Education alumna who was honoured with two research awards at the 2026 annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSEE).

Often discarded after birth, the placenta might hold clues to pregnancy complications, environmental exposures and future health risks.

Students highlighted their impactful summer projects at last month’s annual MPH Practicum Showcase, demonstrating how the program's unique partnerships benefit learners, organizations and the public alike.

Academic expertise to contextualize current events: The Indian Act: Reform or Abolish?

uOttawa-led team identifies opportunities to strengthen how preclinical evidence informs cell therapy clinical trials.

Legal ethics is central to maintaining public trust in the legal profession and ensuring the integrity of the institutions that uphold the rule of law. For decades, Professor Adam Dodek has helped advance the study and practice of legal ethics in Canada, building a stronger foundation for scholarly inquiry, professional education and public debate.