News in Research

2019

• Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge Launched ahead of 2019 Election

  Elizabeth Dubois, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication and a CLTS Faculty Member, received, with Taylor Owen (McGill University), a Canada History Fund grant to run the Digital Ecosystem Research Challenge.

• uOttawa students awarded with the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

  Four uOttawa Postdoctoral students are positioning themselves as the next generation of leaders in research.

• NSERC gifts $18 million to help fund the next-gen of researchers at uOttawa

  Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier, was on our campus on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, to announce $18,518,580 in support for discovery research at uOttawa. 

• Research chairs: Five outstanding researchers stand out

  The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the awarding of four new University Research Chairs and a new Distinguished Research Chair.

• Using AI to predict better health outcomes

  Suppose clinicians want to predict whether a patient will experience post-operative complications. Though they have detailed physiological data on previous patients and their own experience and expertise to guide them, assessing potential risks can be difficult at best.

• Stemming from experience: uOBMRI names long-time researcher Dr. Ruth Slack as new director

  Those who know Dr. Ruth Slack recognize the strengths she has to lead the uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) as its new director. The Institute brings together top researchers from many disciplines, including international leaders in their fields.

• A Slippery Slope: How climate change is reshaping the Arctic landscape

  Sixty-fold increase in the number of landslides is caused by melting ice.

• On the frontlines of a challenging issue

  For more than a decade, uOttawa law professor Nathalie Chalifour has analyzed the constitutionality of federal climate legislation.

• New University of Ottawa-Mitacs agreement boosts international student research placements

  MIT, NASA and the World Bank are some of the institutions that will host research placements for more than 50 of our students this summer.

• The University recognizes two young researchers for their outstanding work

  The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce that the Young Researcher of the Year Award has been granted to professors Beverly Baker and Anne Broadbent.