News in Research

2012

• uOttawa scientists share $1.75M for multifaceted health care research

  Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 25, 2012 — Three prominent scientists at the University of Ottawa will share $1,755,851 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Canada Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) in support of research that will greatly benefit Canadians’ health care.

• uOttawa breaks ground on world-leading science and engineering complex, takes next step in making Ottawa a photonics and geoscience powerhouse

  Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 25, 2012 — The University of Ottawa officially broke ground today on its Advanced Research Complex (ARC), taking the next step in becoming Canada’s science and engineering powerhouse.

• Imagining Canada's Future Colloquium a success

  Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 21, 2012 — On Friday, September 7^th, 2012, the University of Ottawa’s Office of the Vice-President of Research hosted the Imagining Canada’s Future Colloquium.

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Groundbreaking for the Advanced Research Complex

  Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 21, 2012 — The University of Ottawa invites the media to a groundbreaking ceremony for the Advanced Research Complex.

• New study reveals teenage patients’ attitude towards social media and privacy

  Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 20, 2012 — A study of how chronically ill teenagers manage their privacy found that teen patients spend a great deal of time online and guard their privacy very consciously.

• Top international scientists tie research to student experience at uOttawa

  Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 18, 2012 — International research at the University of Ottawa is in full swing as top scientists and researchers from around the world will visit the campus throughout the year  as part of the Distinguished Visiting Researcher Program (DVRP).

• Seeding major international research initiatives at the University of Ottawa

  Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 18, 2012 — International research at the University of Ottawa is soaring thanks to the new International Research Acceleration Program (IRAP), bringing top local and international scientists and researchers together to develop outstanding collaborative initiatives.

• Study confirms students aggress against professors in reaction to poor grades

  Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 18, 2012 — University and college professors have long suspected that the grades they give their students affect the way their students in turn evaluate their teaching performance. Now, Tracy Vaillancourt, professor and Canada Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health and Violence Prevention at the University of Ottawa, has the numbers to prove it.

• First Pediatric Study to Look at the Role of Vitamin D in Critical Illness

  Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 12, 2012 — Vitamin D is increasingly being recognized as important for good health. Until recently, there had been little consideration given to the role of vitamin D in more severe diseases, which is why Dr. Dayre McNally’s recent publication in the esteemed scientific journal Pediatrics is so compelling.

• Comparison of Immigrant Children in Four Nations Shows Strengths, Lags

  Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 11, 2012 — Young children whose families immigrate to Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States are as prepared and capable of starting school as their native-born counterparts, with one exception: vocabulary and language development.