Yes, no, maybe: helping with tough decisions

When facing difficult medical decisions many patients don’t know where to start. Dr. Annette O’Connor, recipient of the University of Ottawa’s 2005 Excellence in Research award, has been paving the way in the field of health-related decision-making processes, creating tools to help people consider all their options as they make crucial decisions for their future lives.

uOttawa to host 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair

The University of Ottawa will host the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) in 2008, marking its return to the nation’s capital for the first time since the inaugural event in 1962.

New SFUO president elected

André Brazeau was elected as president of the Students' Federation for the 2005-2006 academic year, garnering 61% of the votes in the election held in mid-February.

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CIHR funding tops $30 million

In 2003-2004, the Faculty of Medicine received almost $31 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), an amount sufficient to rank the faculty 7th nationally and 2nd in Ontario.

Pushing democratic reform

The Minister responsible for Democratic Reform, Mauril Bélanger, announced plans to move democratic reform forward in the coming weeks during an address he delivered at the University of Ottawa, on February 16.

Major study links anti-depressants to higher suicide risk

Dr. Dean Fergusson, a scientist at the Ottawa Health Research Institute (OHRI) and an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, has found that anti-depressants contribute to an increase in the risk of suicide attempts.

Hepatitis C virus mimics antibodies research finds

Scientists from the University of Ottawa, Canadian Blood Services and the University of Alberta have discovered that Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) can avoid the immune system response by looking like a part of the immune system itself. The research was published in February 2005 in the journal Virology.

University attendance stable despite financial challenges

Despite mounting financial challenges, young people from moderate- and low-income families were no less likely in 2001 than they were in 1993 to attend university, according to a new study by Statistics Canada.

Seymour Mayne: Teaching with a sense of mission

English professor Seymour Mayne isn’t interested so much in assignments, due dates or grades as he is in his students’ response to his classes.

Inventor’s green genius rewarded

Chemist Abdelhamid Sayari, winner of the University of Ottawa 2004 Ingenuity into Opportunity Award, has developed a new technology that could help major industries reduce greenhouse gases.

Classroom encounter led to Lesotho project

When Peg Herbert agreed to teach a master’s course in educational psychology at the University of Ottawa in 2001, she didn’t expect to become the student. Among Herbert’s pupils was Sister Alice Mputsoe, a young Catholic nun from Lesotho, who taught Herbert plenty about this tiny African kingdom.

Champions of improvisation

The University of Ottawa team won the Coupe d’improvisation universitaire for the seventh time in 2005.

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Gee-Gees make all-star team

Three members of the Gee-Gees women's basketball team were selected on the 2004-05 Ontario University Athletics all-star team.

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