Visitors savouring High Tea

Over the past few weeks, campus visitors, students and staff have been able to admire 22 portraits by artist and former University of Ottawa student Manon Elder from her High Tea series. Donated by Elder to the University, the works of art are displayed in Tabaret Hall, thus transforming the first floor into an art gallery.

In the healing circle

Nearly one million Canadians are of Amerindian, Métis or Inuit ancestry, but there are only about 160 Aboriginal doctors in Canada.

Awards with heart

From elementary school through to the post-secondary level, educators play an invaluable role in our society.

Celebrating diversity at uOttawa

A firmly established tradition at the University of Ottawa is International Week when faculty, support staff and students celebrate cultural diversity and raise international awareness.

Chancellor's reception

The Chancellor’s Reception is an annual event where guests celebrate the New Year.

Students organize National Day of Action

Students from coast to coast will rally on February 7 in support of accessible high-quality post-secondary education.

Graduate Studies celebrated

On January 15, Robert Major, vice-president, academic and provost, and Gary Slater, dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, hosted the annual Graduate Studies Evening.

University delegation visits Lanzhou, China

An Ecosystem Assessment Management delegation, including professors and researchers from the University of Ottawa, visited Lanzhou, China, in December 2006.

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.

Canada’s leading cardiovascular centre awarded $10 million of CFI funding

Two national cardiac research centres at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have been awarded a total of more than $10 million by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

The Decline of the Floribécois Empire?

Floribec : espace et communauté is the most recent French publication from the University of Ottawa Press. Article in French only.

Families enjoy Holiday Science Lectures

What is a family tradition? The University of Ottawa Annual Holiday Science Lectures.

Two-Minute Interview - Leslie Weir

Leslie Weir, University Librarian, says everyone knows about the collections offered in our libraries, but not all are aware of the services.

Adele Reinhartz explores Jesus of Hollywood

From the earliest silent films through to Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, movies about Jesus Christ tend to adhere to a standard biopic template.

Duncan Stewart to lead Ottawa Health Research Institute

Dr. Duncan Stewart will succeed Dr. Ronald Worton, on July 1, 2007, as the Ottawa Health Research Institute’s new CEO and scientific director, as well as vice-president of research at The Ottawa Hospital. 

David Zussman elected president of CAPPA

On December 8, 2006, Professor David Zussman was elected president of the Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration.