News in Research

2013

• Five eminent University of Ottawa researchers elected Fellows by the Royal Society of Canada

  Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2013

  OTTAWA, November 16, 2013 — The University of Ottawa is proud to announce that professors John Bell, Linda Cardinal, Annette O’Connor, Robert Roberts and Patrick J. Walsh have been elected as Fellows in the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) during their Annual General Meeting in Banff, Alberta.

• “Missing heat” discovery prompts new global warming estimate

  Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2013

  OTTAWA, November 14, 2013 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers have found the “missing heat” in the Earth’s climate system, casting doubts on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.

• Researchers call for health care changes to help adults with developmental disabilities

  Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2013

  OTTAWA, November 12, 2013 — Ontario adults with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome are having a harder time accessing health care, even though they have more health issues than other people, according to research done at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

• University of Ottawa nano-magnets expert kicks off popular free Research Matters speaker series

  Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 31, 2013 — On Monday, November 4, Professor Muralee Murugesu of the Faculty of Science will explain how his research on nano-magnetic materials will lead to the creation of tomorrow’s more cost- and energy-efficient technologies. 

• University of Ottawa Press Fall Launch

  Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 30, 2013 — The University of Ottawa Press (UOP) today announced the most recent titles added to the UOP collection.

• Four new University Research Chairs appointed to tackle emerging issues

  Posted on Tuesday, October 29, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 29, 2013 — The University of Ottawa has an enduring culture of research excellence, one that is worth nurturing and supporting. With this in mind, the University has appointed four new University Research Chairs (URC), recognizing outstanding accomplishments by its professors, who also maintain a solid teaching record at uOttawa.

• University of Ottawa research on the rise in Canadian rankings

  Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 17, 2013 — As the University of Ottawa raises its profile as a top international research institution through a research and training partnership with China, it is also proving itself a top Canadian research university.

• China mission: partnerships and opportunities for researchers and students

  Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 16, 2013 — A delegation from the University of Ottawa will visit China this week to grow international research and education partnerships as well as create opportunities for students.

• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council honours Professor Michael Geist

  Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2013

  OTTAWA, October 15, 2013 — In a world where emerging technologies alter society at an alarming rate, it’s comforting to know that Canada has brilliant thinkers in the social sciences and humanities who are ready to solve the challenges we face today and to anticipate those ahead.

• Two Ottawa medical visionaries to be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

  Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2013

  OTTAWA, September 24, 2013 — The University of Ottawa and its affiliates, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, are proud to announce that two remarkable medical visionaries and University of Ottawa professors will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame for 2014, Drs. Adolfo de Bold and Ronald Worton.