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Academic experts available to provide context or comment on the following topic: Earth Day 2023 - Various themes

On April 22, we celebrate Earth Day and highlight the big programs and activities that the University of Ottawa is undertaking to help our planet. The Office of Campus Sustainability took stock of the progress the University has made over the past year and compiled this list.

With its success in securing multiple prestigious grants, the University of Ottawa is set to further solidify its position as a leading institution in quantum research while breaking new ground in autonomous vehicle technology.

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At the pandemic’s outset, uOttawa researcher Michael Organ was approached by Toronto Research Chemicals (TRC) to create a flow reactor that manufactures a key molecule used to prepare PCR test kits to diagnose COVID-19. Billions of tests have since been performed around the world thanks to his flow reactor technology.

We need lab research to understand the diseases of today and find the treatments of tomorrow. But like other areas of healthcare, it creates a lot of waste and uses a lot of energy.

The Association of Black Aspiring Physicians (ABAP) is a uOttawa club that aims to better represent Blacks in medicine.

Here are highlights of the events taking place at the University of Ottawa from April 18 to 29, 2023:

That leisurely walk around the block after dinner may do you more good than you thought.

“Hey, didn’t there used to be a bar there?” That’s a phrase sometimes overheard in the hallways of the University Centre.