News in Research

2012

• Largest genetic coronary artery disease study to date shows hard evidence of the link between inflammation and heart disease

  Posted on Sunday, November 4, 2012

  OTTAWA, December 4, 2012 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) participated in the largest genetic study of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) to date. Researchers from the CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium report the identification of 15 genetic regions newly associated with the disease, bringing to 46 the number of regions associated with CAD risk.

• University of Ottawa Distinguished Professor Shana Poplack honoured by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

  Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2012

  OTTAWA, November 1, 2012 — Linguist and professor at the University of Ottawa Shana Poplack has been awarded the Gold Medal for Achievement in Research by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Council’s highest research honour.

• A stronger role for provinces in trade policy could mean greater economic benefits for all Canadians

  Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 30, 2012 — A new Graduate School of Public and International Affairs study suggests that the Government of Canada’s resolution to unilaterally decide trade policy could lower the expected benefits of new trade agreements.

• Reproductive tourism: Paying women in poor countries to bear our babies is rife with ethical problems

  Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 23, 2012 — Reproductive tourism, the phenomenon of people crossing international borders to purchase assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) is now a multi-billion dollar industry.

• Researchers and students of the Faculty of Social Sciences together under one roof

  Posted on Friday, October 19, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 19, 2012 — For the first time ever in the history of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences, its 10,000 students, 260 professors and 100 staff members are together under one roof, in the heart of the downtown campus. This move will bring new vitality to the Faculty’s intellectual resources by creating greater opportunities for collaborative research and teaching activities and lead to richer learning experiences.

• New research rankings confirm uOttawa’s standing as elite world research institution

  Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 18, 2012 — This year’s Research Universities of the Year rankings, published by Research Infosource Inc., place the University of Ottawa seventh overall, maintaining last year’s position, and eighth in research intensity, rising one spot from the last year among Canada’s top research intensive universities.

• Dr. Antoine Hakim inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

  Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 18, 2012 — Every year, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame elevates a select few of our country’s most brilliant minds to laureate status. Laureates are those who have pushed the boundaries of discovery and innovation beyond the realm of possibility to make the world a better place. Among the 2013 inductees is Dr. Antoine Hakim, uOttawa professor of neurology and director of the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute.

• Five prominent uOttawa scientists receive Leaders Opportunity Fund

  Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 16, 2012 — Five top researchers at the University of Ottawa will share a total of $863,509 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their cutting-edge research in the areas of earthquake patterns, prenatal health, environmental protection, chronic illnesses and disability as well as novel therapies in microcirculation.

• Novel discovery links anti-cancer drugs to muscle repair

  Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 16, 2012 — Few drugs are available to treat muscle injury, muscle wasting and genetic disorders causing muscle degeneration, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A compelling discovery that may change this was made recently by a research group led by Dr. Robert Korneluk, distinguished professor at University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine and founder of the CHEO Research Institute’s Apoptosis Research Centre, was reported today in Science Signaling.

• Teaching and learning innovation take centre stage in uOttawa strategic mandate proposal

  Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 16, 2012 — The University of Ottawa filed yesterday its strategic mandate agreement (SMA) proposal with the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.