News in Research

2018

• uOttawa researchers awarded NSERC-CREATE grants

  Professors Roberto A. Chica from the Faculty of Science and Mary-Ellen Harper from the Faculty of Medicine have been awarded NSERC-CREATE grants.

• Two University of Ottawa research chairs renewed

  Posted on Wednesday, July 4, 2018

  In recognition of their outstanding contributions to teaching and their exceptional research achievements, Faculty of Science professors Jeremy Kerr and Muralee Murugesu have both had their University Research Chair (URC) renewed for a five-year term.

• SSHRC awards $5 million to uOttawa researchers

  Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2018

  University of Ottawa researchers have received nearly $5 million in Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight and Partnership Development grants.

• Population Health Research Network

  Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2018

  Professor Vanessa Gruben from the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, receives funding to create a new population health research network.

• A record 14 professors win Ontario’s Early Researcher Awards

  Posted on Monday, May 14, 2018

  The University of Ottawa has received an unprecedented number of Early Researcher Awards, presented by the Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science. Fourteen professors out of 25 submitted for consideration by the University were chosen, a success rate of 56%.

• Catalysts for a cleaner future

  Posted on Monday, April 30, 2018

  Chemistry professor Michael Organ has won the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award for discoveries that will lead to more sustainable chemical manufacturing.

• Two researchers engaging citizens in science

  Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2018

  Professor Jeremy Kerr from the Faculty of Science and Professor Kumanan Wilson from the Faculty of Medicine have recently received national recognition from Partners In Research.

• Congratulations to Jacqueline Best, awarded the Leverhulme Visiting Professorship

  This professorship will take Professor Best to the University of Sheffield’s top-ranked Politics and International Studies Department and the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) for the first four months of 2019.

• Congratulations to Allison Ouimet, awarded the 2018 Canadian Psychological Association - President’s New Researcher Award

  Professor Allison Ouimet will be recognized for her exceptional contributions to Canadian psychology and honoured at the CPA’s 2018 Award Ceremony at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, taking place in Montreal on June 26, 2018.

• Long-distance disaster assistance

  All disasters are not created equal. Traffic accident victims, for example, face better odds when collisions occur in dense urban areas close to major hospitals. In far northern and remote rural regions, ambulance crews may have less training and specialized care is likely farther away. But getting prompt medical attention, within the “golden hour,” is key to saving lives.