News in Research

2017

• uOttawa biohacking scientist Andrew Pelling named TED2017 Senior Fellow

  Posted on Monday, January 16, 2017

  University of Ottawa physics professor Andrew Pelling has been named TED2017 Senior Fellow, joining a group of only 10 change-makers from around the world selected among TED’s 414 Fellows for their extraordinary work and contributions to the TED community. 

• Canada Foundation for Innovation awards $2.6M to André E. Lalonde Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Laboratory for groundbreaking isotope detection and analysis

  Posted on Monday, January 9, 2017

  The grant will provide ongoing support to the AMS Laboratory, which began installing equipment three years ago to the day of today’s announcement.

• New study shows physical activity – not rest – may help children recover from concussions

  Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2017

  Rest is universally considered the cornerstone treatment for concussion, but a new study led by Dr. Roger Zemek, a researcher at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) and at the CHEO Research Institute and CHEO pediatric emergency physician, suggests that light aerobic activity following a concussion may accelerate recovery.