News in Research

2012

• University of Ottawa researchers contribute to large-scale projects worth $18 million

  Posted on Friday, June 8, 2012

  OTTAWA, June 8, 2012 — University of Ottawa researchers will contribute their expertise to 15 major research initiatives that have just received more than $18 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

• Three new University Research Chairs to tackle emerging issues

  Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012

  OTTAWA, June 7, 2012 — The University of Ottawa is proud to announce the appointment of three new University of Ottawa Research Chairs, who will enhance the University’s leadership in areas such as second language learning, legal pluralism and mental health.

• Two prominent uOttawa scientists honoured at 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference

  Posted on Thursday, June 7, 2012

  OTTAWA, June 7, 2012 — Two leaders in organic chemistry from the University of Ottawa were honoured by their peers during the 95th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, the largest and most important conference for chemical scientists in Canada.  

• Top stem cell scientist and pediatrician recruited to Ottawa

  Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 30, 2012 — World-renowned scientist and pediatrician Dr. Bernard Thébaud will soon be in Ottawa to pursue his goal of using stem cells to repair the lungs of premature babies. 

• U.K. and U.S. much less socially mobile than Australia and Canada

  Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 23, 2012 — Children from poorer families in Australia and Canada have a much greater chance of doing well at school, getting into university and earning more in later life than children in the United States and the United Kingdom.

• 20-years later: What’s the impact of Senators Sports and Entertainment on Ottawa?

  Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 22, 2012 — As the Ottawa Senators wrap up their 20th anniversary season, a team of researchers from the University of Ottawa’s School of Human Kinetics will be conducting an impact study of the Senators Sports and Entertainment (SSE) on the National Capital Region.

• Flu shot during pregnancy shows unexpected benefits in large study

  Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 22, 2012 — Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during the pandemic was associated with a significantly reduced risk of stillbirth, preterm birth and extremely small babies at birth.

• Rising stars from uOttawa and affiliates win Early Researcher Awards for cutting-edge studies

  Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 9, 2012 — Prominent scientists from the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will share a total of $840 000 awarded by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation to support their respective research projects related to cancer treatment, heart disease, hearing loss in children, disaster planning and invasive species.

• Research published in Nature magazine uncovers missing link in Louis Pasteur’s Life without Oxygen theory

  Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 6, 2012 — Dr. Stephen Lee, a professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Ottawa, has made a breakthrough that answers a question Louis Pasteur and countless others have struggled with for 150 years: “How do bodily cells function when we are at a high altitude where the air contains little oxygen?”

• Azzedine Boukerche receives the IEEE Computer Society Meritorious Service Award

  Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012

  OTTAWA, May 3, 2012 — IEEE conferred this award on Professor Boukerche in recognition of his significant services as a founding leader for several workshops and fostering an international research community on performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc networking and mobile computing