Best practices in sustainable urban transport are activities undertaken by governments, corporations, businesses, and individuals which simultaneously serve two objectives. That is, they most effectively and efficiently increase the number and proportion of walking, cycling, and transit trips while also
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The University of Ottawa’s graduating visual arts class has been hard at work for the past eight months, transforming the studios at 100 Laurier into a professional exhibition space. The more than 30 artists have been creating unique pieces of art
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University of Ottawa students Sariana Monette-Saillant and Éric Perron are creating a buzz in the Franco-Ontarian artistic community. They are the co-founders of Théâtre de dehors, a French theatre company that won three awards this past January at the annual
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I ask the question as a Canadian scholar of Arab descent keen to learn more about the history of this community in Canada, the diversity within its culture, its contributions to social and political life, its hopes and aspirations, as
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In the spirit of this year’s Grammy Awards, we celebrate some of our own University of Ottawa musical geniuses and learn what really inspires them. Name: Louis Trépanier, guitarist Accomplishments: Member of the Canadian Guitar Quartet, published arranger and composer.
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Can organic forms of life exist on Mars? This is what uOttawa professor Denis Lacelle of the Department of Geography will be exploring during an upcoming trip to University Valley, situated in one of the coldest and driest places on
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Beyoncé’s “Video Phone” presents us with a complex commentary on technology, surveillance and handheld media devices. Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” and “Telephone” offer a compelling critique of fame, celebrity status and consumer culture. With the advent of YouTube and the proliferation
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On November 1st, the Social Sciences and Arts faculties unveiled the Photographic Herbarium, a permanent collection of 37 works of art on the second floor of the new Social Sciences Building. Located in front of the living wall, the collection
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More than 8,000 visitors to the uOttawa homepage completed an online survey designed to measure user satisfaction with the University’s online presence. Courtesy of uOttawa’s Web Communications team, a chance to win an iPad3 was offered to all survey participants
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Double-lung recipient Hélène Campbell attended the Be a Donor initiative during Welcome Week 2012 on campus to support the cause. University of Ottawa professor Jennifer Chandler, and Program Coordinator Paulina Mirsky, from the Loeb Chair and Research Consortium in Organ and Tissue
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