At the upcoming Destination 2013 gala that celebrates uOttawa Alumni Week, the dedication that alumna Renee Black [MA Public and International Affairs ‘09] has shown in empowering NGOs through the use of technology will be recognized with the uOttawa Alumni
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Posted in: Alumni, Article, International, volunteering
On March 22, the University of Ottawa held its first Three Minute Thesis competition. Graduate students were invited to present their research to a panel of judges within a strict time limit—a second over three minutes and they would be
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Posted in: Article, Department of Chemistry, Destination 2020, Faculty of Engineering, Research, Student Stories
After months of fundraising for pediatric cancer research, Faculty of Medicine student “shavees” enjoy a post-shave photo op at the tenth annual Shave For a Cure.
Back row, from left: Ethan Newton, Omar Abdel-Razek, co-organizer Steven Gravelle, Charles Pickard, Matt
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Posted in: Article, Events, Faculty of Medicine, Student Stories
In 1995, Professor Ellen Zweibel introduced the first experiential learning program at the Faculty of Law through a pilot program that eventually became a mandatory first-year course. The course broke ground in both its teaching methods and its subject area
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Posted in: Article, Common Law Section, Destination 2020, Faculty of Law
Name: Lenny Sabourin, Title: Manager of Fitness, Instructional, Recreational and Outdoor Programs, Faculty: Sports Services, When did you start playing sports or training and why? My parents introduced me to many sports at a very young age. They really loved the discipline
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Posted in: Gee-Gees, Human Resources, Profile
On May 13, 2013, uOttawa student email is going Google. This means every student will now have 25GB of inbox storage, a simple way to sync their mobile devices, chat tools, calendars, enhanced spam filtering and access to easy-to-use collaborative
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Posted in: Article, Destination 2020, Student Services, Student Stories
Should we imprison? Who ought to be incarcerated? For how long? Under what conditions? And for what purposes? These questions have troubled individual and collective imaginations the world over for many centuries. In each society, answers to these questions are
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Posted in: Article, Blogs, Department of Criminology, uOttawaExpert blog
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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Posted in: Article, Department of Visual Arts, Events, Faculty of Arts, Student Stories
John has chills, a headache and muscle pains. Last time he was ill, it took several days to get an appointment with his physician, so this time he tries another approach to get a doctor’s opinion. He fires up his
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Posted in: Alumni, Article, Events, Research, Telfer School of Management
If you were asked to predict what the world of work will look like in 2040, how would you describe it? For Sinan Nasir, winner of the Focus 2040 competition, it’ll be a world similar to that of an ant
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Posted in: Article, Faculty of Engineering, Student Stories, Telfer School of Management
