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
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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With the rapid evolution of technology in today’s society, information is abundant. As a result, work and play become more complicated as we try to organize the many files on our desktop and decipher the countless resources available for something
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On March 14, a lineup stretched outside the Ottawa Convention Centre and along the Mackenzie King Bridge all the way to Elgin Street as 4,400 people waited to hear a talk by Bill Nye the Science Guy. Organized by the
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On November 29, engineering students faced off in a car design competition. This event, organized by the Mechanical Engineering Students’ Society (MESS), brought together mechanical engineering students for an evening of socializing and getting their hands dirty. Participants were asked
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A multi-disciplinary team of experts from the faculties of Engineering and Medicine and the Telfer School of Management is looking at how to design new ways to securely handle personal health information using cloud-based applications that will change the way
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Returning chemical engineering students at the Faculty of Engineering will notice a new addition to their laboratory which will enhance their learning experience starting this session. Over the summer, the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering was able to purchase
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me: Hi Marc…First of all…congratulations! Can you tell me a little bit about what you do at Google and what you like most about it? Marc: Hi Dave, I’ve been working at Google as a full time employee for a
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Posted in: Alumni, Article, Co-op, Faculty of Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
As the University of Ottawa welcomes more than 40,000 new and returning students this week, its research community welcomes newly published Canadian rankings that place the University fourth in the country in science and engineering research. The report, published by
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Gabriel Potvin, a PhD student in chemical engineering, has received this year’s Let’s Talk Science National Volunteer Award. For the past three years, Gabriel has been volunteering with Let’s Talk Science helping to promote science and engineering in the region’s
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