Civil law student Véronique Morissette is one of ten finalists competing for a six-month travel adventure as part of MyDestination’s Biggest Baddest Bucket List competition. The final winner will get to customize an around-the-world trip to at least 25 destinations,
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You could say that Tina Lamontagne is more than familiar with the University of Ottawa: she has spent the past 10 years participating actively in university life. From 2003 to 2007, she studied in the Department of Communications and took
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Posted in: Article, Destination 2020, Human Resources, SASS, Student Stories
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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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
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
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
“I’m gonna pop some carbs, only got a lil’ glucose in my pathway….” These lyrics to the tune of Macklemore’s Thrift Shop are indeed awesome. Written and recorded as part of a song contest at the University of Ottawa, third
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The results from the RecycleMania 2013 competition are in! The Office of Campus Sustainability is proud to announce that the University of Ottawa garnered first place among Canadian universities—for the fifth year in a row! For more information, please visit
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Posted in: Article, Campus life, Student Stories, Sustainable Development
Name: Neil McGrath Program: Sociology and Aboriginal Studies Job title: Museum attendant Host city: Whitehorse, Yukon Where did your CO-OP work term take place? My CO-OP work term took place in Whitehorse, Yukon. What organization did you work for? I
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