Things are about to change around our campus. We’re about to embark on the largest infrastructure project in our city’s history: Phase 1 of Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) System. This infrastructure project (officially called the Confederation Line) is spread over five years and will require a great amount of construction, including a tunnel through the city centre.
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The City of Ottawa has officially proclaimed May 10th University of Ottawa Alumni Day! With over 80,000 alumni working and living in the area, Mayor Jim Watson is calling upon citizens to celebrate the important contributions our alumni make to
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After extensive consultations with students and campus stakeholders, a new version of uoZone is now live, and students are invited to be part of the test team! The University has received student’s comments about what they would like to see
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Did you know that the University of Ottawa has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers for New Canadians for the fourth consecutive year? In addition to recently being selected as one of the National Capital Region’s Top 25 Employers,
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University of Ottawa students now have a new way to access all of their course information. The Blackboard Mobile Learn app is available as a free download for Apple, Android, Blackberry, HP webOS and Palm devices. It allows uOttawa students
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“I had loved being part of the mentorship program during my first year and thought it would be great to give back to the program and help students with their very own transition to university,” says Jennifer Viscosi, one of
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The University of Ottawa and the Monuments de la francophonie organizing committee have reached their fundraising goal! The $100,000 for the installation to be built on the University of Ottawa campus has been raised, to the great pleasure of everyone who came
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National Non-Smoking Week (NNSW), one of the longest running and most important events in Canada’s ongoing public health education efforts, wrapped up last week. At the University of Ottawa, Michael Histed, director of uOttawa’s Office of Risk Management, and Carl
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On January 17, 2013, the Syrian Student Association in Ottawa held a candlelight vigil for the students and staff of the University of Aleppo that was bombed by Assad forces. Many students from uOttawa and Carleton University gathered together in
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Over the past year, the uOttawa community has seen the completion of Canada’s largest living wall in the new Social Sciences Building, a collaborative master’s option in sustainability, the expansion of the Living Laboratory program and the continued success of
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