University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine Dean Dr. Jacques Bradwejn has assumed the position of chair of the Board of Directors at the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC). Dr. Bradwejn’s two-year mandate began in April after succeeding
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On July 27, the much-anticipated 2012 Summer Olympic Games officially opened in London. University of Ottawa staff, students and even our chancellor will contribute to the Games. Professors will volunteer their expertise here and in London in a variety of
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The Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean has been appointed grand témoin de la Francophonie for the London 2012 Olympic Games by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). The uOttawa chancellor will attend the Games in August to ensure that French,
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Innovation is recognized as a global theme by many countries when it comes to building strong, dynamic economies. Academic institutions need to play a pivotal role by sharing ideas, training experts and practitioners, and providing governments with sound policy advice.
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Senior managers and Student Services directors were not afraid to get wet for a good cause! During a BBQ dinner following the presentation of the Hourra awards, a group of valiant managers volunteered to be targets on a dunk tank
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A speech-language pathologist by training, Pascal Lefebvre has been an assistant professor at the School of Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Ottawa since 2007. He’s a renowned professor, too: this year, he won the Faculty of Health Sciences’ Excellence
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By Michel Prévost, University of Ottawa chief archivist For more than a century, nuns played a pivotal role at the University of Ottawa. These dedicated women provided food, housekeeping, laundry and various other domestic services to the institution, which was
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By Marie-Amélie Trilliard Dr. Angel M. Foster, PhD, Echo’s Endowed Chair in Women’s Health Research and associate professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has co-edited a new book, Emergency Contraception: The Story of a Global Reproductive Health Technology, published by
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With a significant collection of French books, journals and other publications in its holdings, the University of Ottawa library is an important repository of French-language works, some of which may sit on shelves for years, gathering dust until an interested
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