News in Research

2012

• 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.

• 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.

• University of Ottawa appoints two new university research chairs to explore patient decision making and new methods of synthesizing drug compounds

  Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 10, 2012 — The University of Ottawa is proud to announce two newly appointed university research chairs that will have a significant impact on knowledge translation in patient decision-making and in the synthesis of pharmaceutical compounds.

• Fresh blood not better, clinical trial shows

  Posted on Monday, October 8, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 8, 2012 — In a finding that runs counter to commonly held beliefs about fresh being better, a clinical trial published today by the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that acutely ill premature babies who received fresher blood did not fare better than those who received the current standard of care.

• Maria Campbell to be uOttawa Trudeau Foundation Visiting Fellow for 2012–2013

  Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 2, 2012 — The University of Ottawa and the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the arrival of one of Canada’s foremost Métis artists and cultural leaders, Maria Campbell, as the Trudeau Foundation Visiting Fellow for 2012–2013.

• Overweight teens get mental health boost from even small amounts of exercise

  Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012

  OTTAWA, October 1, 2012 — Being obese at any age is commonly associated with a litany of health issues, ranging from diabetes and chronic fatigue to heart complications.

• Large-scale uOttawa study of local neighbourhoods wins CIHR Partnership Award

  Posted on Friday, September 28, 2012

  OTTAWA, September 28, 2012 — A unique large-scale study and partnership led by the University of Ottawa has won the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Partnership Award for work identifying crucial health and social needs of neighbourhoods in the Canada’s capital.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.