Employees make efficiency their trademark

Each year, the University honours members of the support staff for their excellent work and their professionalism. The individuals receiving the Award of Excellence for Support Staff in 2006 make up an outstanding quartet. They are, from left to right, Jocelyne Gaumond, Jean-François Billette, Gaétan Schnob, and Ginette Trottier The awards, which come with $1,000 bursary, will be presented at the annual Founders’ Breakfast on May 2, 2006.

University of Ottawa receives more than $1.3 million in CFI funding

A dozen researchers at the University of Ottawa have received a total of $1,330,750 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Two new master’s degrees

On April 3, 2006, the University of Ottawa Senate approved two new interdisciplinary programs at the master’s level in globalization and international development, and biomedical engineering.

CHEO and uOttawa fund three research chairs

The University of Ottawa and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario are investing $6 million in three critical fields of pediatric research – healthy living, nursing and mental health.

Third NCE network gives uOttawa global EDGE

The EDGE Network (emerging, dynamic, global economies) is the newest federally-funded Network of Centres of Excellence (NCE) to be hosted at the University of Ottawa.

Give food, pay fines

The University of Ottawa Libraries, in cooperation with Meal Exchange, a student-driven national charity, are running a ‘Food for Fines’ campaign from Monday, April 24 to Sunday, April 30, 2006.

Since 1848

‘Since 1848’ is the University of Ottawa’s new history micro site.

University hosts public reading of French plays

A reading of three winning entries in the Journées de Lyon des Auteurs de Théâtre—a major international French play writing competition.

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Accords reinforce medical partnerships

The Faculty of Medicine has signed formal five-year agreements that will renew and reinforce its partnership with the following institutions: The Ottawa Hospital, the Montfort Hospital, The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Sisters of Charity of Ottawa Health Service, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

EMBA students conducting business in Shanghai

The 2006 EMBA graduating class met His Excellency Mr. Shumin Lu, the Chinese Ambassador to Canada as part of their preparations for their international consulting engagement in Shanghai

Cooperative R & D: Whom does it serve?

For assistant professor Gamal Atallah, research and development consortiums are a critical means of fostering innovation, which is the main driver of economic growth for Canada and around the world.

Bringing the classroom into the community

Since its inception in September 2004, the University of Ottawa Community Service Learning program has placed more than 1,000 students in volunteer assignments with more than 50 non-profit community groups.

Nifty ideas bring rewards

Two University employees were recently awarded prizes by the Suggestion Award Program committee because they came up with ideas on how to improve procedures at the University.

Two-minute interview — Shelley Rabinovitch

Professor Rabinovitch has had the same major hobby since the age of 16: historical re-enactment.

Student-athletes' community involvement rewarded

Footballer Naim El-Far and rugby prop Cassandra Wendzich captured the 2006 President’s Awards, presented annually to the student-athletes who best demonstrate excellence in athletics, academics and community involvement.