- The University of Ottawa was host of the Canada Undergraduate Science Games from January 7-11.
- A story on the musical scene in Ottawa makes a reference to the University of Ottawa Department of Music.
- The building housing the School of Information Technology and Engineering continues to receive positive reviews for its architectural style.
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- In a story appearing in the Ottawa Citizen, assistant professor of family medicine Dr. Barry Dworkin insists of the need to check with travel health clinics before heading for some destinations.
- Former Ottawa city counsellor and assistant dean of the law faculty's Common Law Section Stéphane Émard-Chabot comments on the perception of Ottawa residents regarding the poor neighbourhoods and low-cost housing.
- The University of Ottawa hosts the Canada University Science Games, January 7-11.
- Executive MBA students have interviewed 180 senior executives in the region to find out how to detect management and leadership abilities.
- Mr. Justice Jean-Jacques Fleury, from Welland, Ontario has died at the age of 59. Justice Fleury is an alum of the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law.
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- Science magazine publishes a study showing that farmed salmon is potentially more carcinogen than wild salmon. The study recommends that people limit their consumption of farmed salmon. Biology professor, Dr. Jules Blais comments on the study.
- Criminologist Irvin Waller says that the City of Ottawa should adopt a strategic plan to identify causes of crime in the city. He says it is a first step in dealing with this problem.
- The University of Ottawa hosts the Canada University Science Games, January 7-11, 2004.
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- Medical researcher Ronald Weiss discusses experimental contraceptive for men: RISUG, which stands for Reversible Inhibition of Sperm Under Guidance.
- Criminologist Irvin Waller comments on the issue of violence on OC Transpo buses.
- Virologist Earl Brown encourages people to get anti-flu vaccine.
- Gee Gees sports news gets coverage as the men’s hockey team leaps into the CIS top 10.
- Saint Paul University unveils a new campaign to increase its profile and shed the image of an institution attended only by priests and nuns.
- SASS offers a number of services for students returning to school after disappointing results in their first semester
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- Terry Orlick (Health Sciences) on keeping children interested in team sports
A profile of Geography student and Junior B hockey player Greg Kerr.
The Pembroke campus of Algonquin College is holding information sessions to promote its BScN program, offered in conjunction with the University’s School of Nursing.
A study of stroke risks in Canada by the Canadian Stroke Network finds that Newfoundlanders are in particular danger
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Charles Castonguay’s (Mathematics and Statistics) research on the adoption of French by immigrants to Québec, quoted in Le Devoir.
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Barry Dworkin (Family Medicine) on asthma.
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A profile of Brian Wilson, a local entertinaer who left the high-tech world behind, in part thanks to studying marketing at the University.
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A summary of the year’s crime stories mentions the sentencing of the murderer of engineering student Andy Moffit.
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A profile of alumnus Paul-André Durocher, the Roman Catholic bishop of the Alexandra-Cornwall diocese.
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Commerce student Lindsey McIntosh is purusing a career as a singer as well as her degree.
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The appointment of Dr. Rob Roberts as CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute resulted in significant media coverage, of both the appointment and of concerns surrounding research conducted by Dr. Roberts’s team at Baylor College in Texas.
A double-cohort update in the Ottawa Sun reports that many of the problems predicted have failed to yet materialize.
A profile of basketball Gee-Gee Jeff Dallin, who has become a team leader this year.
A profile of Canadian peacekeeper Aisha Ahmed, who completed two years of study at the University of Ottawa before beginning a tour of duty in Bosnia.
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Paul Lachance (History) on the Louisiana Purchase.
Michael Geist on court decisions on music downloading in the United States and the Netherlands, and on spam and pop-up advertising.
Kouky Fianu (History) on the significance of the Holy Family to Christian theology.
Susan Roll and Yvan Mathieu (Saint Paul) on the history and meaning of the word Hallelujah. The University of Ottawa Heart Institute announces the appointment of Dr. Robert Roberts as CEO, replacing the retiring Dr. Wilbert Keon.
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- Donald Martin (Chief, Counselling and personal development at SASS) on the challenges facing double cohort students.
- Gilles Paquet (Governance) on the economic statement by the Ontario government and on the return to electoral politics of former NDP leader Ed Broadbent.
- Michael Geist (common law) on the possibility that the Canadian recording industry will resort to legal action against Internet service providers to obtain the personal details of Internet users who share music files.
- Luc Dupont (Communications) on the decision of the San Francisco Group, a fashion retail company, to file an application under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
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- Dominic Manganiello (English) on the release of The Return of the King, the final segment of the epic Lord of the Rings films.December 17, 2003
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- Luc Dupont (Communications) on Radio-Canada's program "Indicatif présent", on the connection between the television program Loft Story and the popularity of pyjamas seen on the show, as well as the new beer Boris, which uses distinctive color, packaging, bottle shape.
- Geographer Barry Wellar, on his support for a proposed law which would change how urban planning is carried out in the province.
- Michael Geist (Law) commenting on the decision of the Canadian Recording Inustry Association to pursue those illegally sharing music files, and the difficulties they will face in obtaining information about illegal file-sharers from ISPs.
- The Ontario Provincial Court announced the appointment of Lise Maisonneuve and Ann Adler as new members of the judiciary. Both are graduates of the University.
- Researchers Daniel Krewski and Richard Burnett contributed to a study linking air pollution and heart disease. The study, published in the journal Circulation, is receiving extensive coverage in American media.
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- Claude Emanuelli, Nicole Laviolette and Errol Mendes (common law) on the arrest of Saddam Hussein and on the next steps in the judicial process awaiting him.
- Philippe Crabbé (Economics) on his contribution to a study carried out in collaboration with the Eastern Ontario Water Resrouces Management Committee. The study evaluated the measures that small communities in the region must begin to take to perpare for the likely effects of climate change in the decades to come.
- Diane Pacom (Sociology) on our society's love of luxury items.
- Psychologist Peggy Kleinplatz on the reasons why couples resort to sex therapy to address sexual dysfunctions.
- Several articles mentioning Prime Minister Martin's attendance at the University of Ottawa.
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- Joseph Losos (Institute of Population Health) testifying at a Parliamentary hearing on Canada's preparedness for public health emergencies (rerun on CPAC, originally broadcast October 1).
- Should Internet users pay licence fees to musicians? Commentary by Michael Geist (Law).
- Political scientists François-Pierre Gingras et Claude Denis as well as historian Michael Behiels react to the cabinet chosen by Prime Minister Paul Martin.
- Diane Pacom (Sociology) on our society's attachment to luxury items as we approach the year 2004.
- Three U of O alumni are part of the new federal cabinet – Prime Minister Paul Martin, Secretary of State for Financial Institutions Denis Paradis, and Deputy House Leader Mauril Bélanger. The government also announced a major shuffle in the senior public service that will see five UO alumni take on new duties, as well as the appointment of alumnus Allan Rock to the post of Ambassador to the United Nations.
- Opera Lyra Ottawa performs Zeus and the Pamplemousse, a light opera for young people, in the former Chapel of Tabaret Hall.
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- Michael Geist (Law) on the expected decision today on levies on blank CDs and cassettes as well as devices such as MP3 players.
- Diane Pacom (Sociology) on the increased use of male sexuality in advertising.
- Tom Gabor (Criminology) with words of caution about statistics which seem to paint Ottawa’s police as the least effective in Ontario at solving crime.
- David Lean (Biology) on concerns over mercury levels in canned tuna.
- Law professor Ian Kerr will lead a $4-million research project into the nature of privacy in an increasingly networked world.
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- Virologist Earl Brown appears in multiple Canadian newspapers on this year’s influenza outbreak.
- Franco-Albertans fear they will lose their chance to have one of their own appointed to the Senate when Prime Minister Jean Chretien leaves office. Commentary by political scientist Claude Denis.
- Researchers at the University of Ottawa Eye Institute develop an artificial cornea. Commentary by May Griffith.
- Commentary by Joanne St-Lewis on the 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
