News in Research

2012

• What type of helmet is best for small children engaged in winter activities?

  Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012

  OTTAWA, January 20, 2012 — It’s not winter in Canada if children don’t spend time speeding down the slopes! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. It’s been considered one of the safest winter activities for a long time.

• Living with robots — University of Ottawa researcher at the forefront of a revolution

  Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  OTTAWA, January 17, 2012 — It was not so long ago that the notion of robots living and working among us was just an idea rooted in science fiction. However, uOttawa professor Emil Petriu is rapidly turning this idea into scientific fact through his development of technology that mimics the human hand’s tactile process.

• MEDIA ADVISORY: $1.3M awarded to new Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

  Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2012

  OTTAWA, January 17, 2012 — The University of Ottawa invite the media to the official launch of the NSERC / Pratt & Whitney Canada Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the Ontario Region, where you will meet the chairholder, Catherine Mavriplis, professor at the Faculty of Engineering.