Shave for a cure - a huge success

Thirty brave volunteers from across Ottawa showed their support for childhood cancer research on January 19 by shaving their heads at the fourth annual “Shave for a Cure” event at the Ottawa 67s hockey game.

Management responds to work-climate results

Faculty and staff have been reviewing the results of the work-climate survey conducted last fall.

uOttawa Day on the Hill

The University’s new Director of Government Relations, Paul Ledwell, is busy preparing for the first uOttawa Day on the Hill.

Preparing Canada’s leaders for a global future

Professor David Zussman knows the intricacies of public sector governance in today’s challenging environment.

Parking with style

Pauline Bélanger has been getting some strange looks as she pulls into the President’s parking spot.

Winter Challenge

More than 240 student teams competed in Winter Challenge from January 22 to 26.

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.

HazMat emergency response team: preventing catastrophes

In a lab, a medical student accidentally sets down a piece of acrylic equipment on a hot plate.

Dancing around justice: Natasha Bakht’s fine balance between two worlds

Assistant law professor Natasha Bakht balances her life precariously between two very different worlds.

UOHI quit-smoking program offers new hope for Canadians

An exceptionally effective smoking cessation program is being hailed as a new national model for use across the country.

Two-minute interview - Marie-Claude Roberge

Marie-Claude Roberge's area of research, international humanitarian law, is not well-known and yet it makes headlines almost everyday.

Perseverance pays for postgraduate

Completing a PhD is a great achievement for anyone, but completing a PhD in geology in your eightieth year takes a truly remarkable individual.

Success of mentoring program continues

Heather Henry, Danielle Lamarche, Annie Lévesque and Melissa Williams are recipients of the 2006–2007 CIBC Mentorship Program Scholarships.

Jean-Claude Dubé receives gold medal from ABI

Jean-Claude Dubé, professor emeritus in the Department of History, received the Gold Medal for Canada from the American Biographical Institute (ABI).

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