News in Research

Sylvain Charbonneau is the third VP, research, in the history of the University, after Howard Alper and Mona Nemer. A proud uOttawa physics alumnus, Charbonneau spoke with the Gazette the day after his appointment.

A new fellowship will give University of Ottawa graduate students a unique opportunity to access three national museum collections — at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum — to enhance their research.

Last fall, to cap off a year of distinction in research, the University of Ottawa was awarded four Canada Research Chairs from a namesake federal program that invests about $265 million a year to attract and retain top scholars. In addition, the University granted University Research Chairs to four professors in recognition of their exceptional research accomplishments and solid teaching records.

Congratulations to Christalla Buttle, a psychology student in the Faculty of Social Sciences, who won the Holiday Greeting Card Contest sponsored by the Vice-President, Research!

Researchers working in the arts, social sciences and humanities at the University of Ottawa have received more than $8.7 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).