uOttawa News

December

2012-12-18   Advancing care through knowledge—new nursing research centre at uOttawa

2012-12-14   University of Ottawa media calendar for December 15 to January 11, 2012

2012-12-10   Mining ancient ores for clues to early life

2012-12-07   University of Ottawa media calendar for December 8 to 16, 2012

2012-12-05   Five big strides to fight lung disease in our tiniest patients

2012-12-04   Largest genetic coronary artery disease study to date shows hard evidence of the link between inflammation and heart disease

2012-12-03   University of Ottawa media calendar for December 3 to 9, 2012

November

2012-11-27   Protein injection points to muscular dystrophy treatment

2012-11-27   uOttawa Heart Institute Reaches Milestone: Performs 500th Heart Transplant

2012-11-27   uOttawa helps Nashville Zoo make history with first captive breeding of eastern hellbenders

2012-11-26   Putrescine water may be Fountain of Youth for eggs

2012-11-23   University of Ottawa media calendar for November 24 to December 2, 2012

2012-11-22   MEDIA ADVISORY: Funeral service for Father Roger Guindon

2012-11-20   Out-of-pocket payments by users to health care providers: a very inequitable funding method

2012-11-19   Allan Rock and Michaëlle Jean on mission to France to strengthen uOttawa research and education partnerships

2012-11-17   The University of Ottawa mourns the loss of one of its past presidents: Father Roger Guindon

2012-11-16   University of Ottawa media calendar for November 17 to 25, 2012

2012-11-14   Finding the missing link: uOttawa researcher’s discovery for cancer treatment and more

2012-11-13   Legislated Inequality: How Canada’s two-tier system of migration endangers our heritage of enabling immigrants on the path to citizenship

2012-11-09   University of Ottawa media calendar for November 10 to 18, 2012

2012-11-08   MEDIA ADVISORY: The University of Ottawa remembers

2012-11-07   $1 million commitment to celebrate 70 years of Canada-Greece relations

2012-11-06   How can employees shape their managers’ charismatic leadership behaviour?

2012-11-06   MEDIA ADVISORY: Generous commitment to celebrate 70 years of Canada-Greece relations

2012-11-02   University of Ottawa media calendar for November 3 to 11, 2012

2012-11-01   uOttawa professors Philippe Lagassé and Miles Corak receive Excellence in Media Relations Awards for sharing their expertise

2012-11-01   Photographic Herbarium highlights connections between art, social sciences and sustainability

October

2012-10-30   A stronger role for provinces in trade policy could mean greater economic benefits for all Canadians

2012-10-29   University of Ottawa media calendar for October 29 to November 3, 2012

2012-10-25   Fall 2012 Convocation: Céline Galipeau and Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire to receive uOttawa honorary doctorates

2012-10-23   Reproductive tourism: Paying women in poor countries to bear our babies is rife with ethical problems

2012-10-19   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for October 20 to 28, 2012

2012-10-19   Researchers and students of the Faculty of Social Sciences together under one roof

2012-10-18   Dr. Antoine Hakim inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

2012-10-18   New research rankings confirm uOttawa’s standing as elite world research institution

2012-10-17   MEDIA ADVISORY: Official Opening of the New Social Sciences Building

2012-10-16   Novel discovery links anti-cancer drugs to muscle repair

2012-10-16   Teaching and learning innovation take centre stage in uOttawa strategic mandate proposal

2012-10-16   Five prominent uOttawa scientists receive Leaders Opportunity Fund

2012-10-12   University of Ottawa media calendar for October 13 to 20, 2012

2012-10-10   University of Ottawa appoints two new university research chairs to explore patient decision making and new methods of synthesizing drug compounds

2012-10-08   Fresh blood not better, clinical trial shows

2012-10-05   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for October 6 to 13, 2012

2012-10-03   University of Ottawa Press Fall Launch: Knowledge…Beyond Black and White

2012-10-03   uOttawa soars on global PSE scene rising 14 spots in Times Higher Education Top 200

2012-10-03   India–Pakistan experts agree on confidence-building measures at Lahore meeting

2012-10-02   Maria Campbell to be uOttawa Trudeau Foundation Visiting Fellow for 2012–2013

2012-10-01   Overweight teens get mental health boost from even small amounts of exercise

September

2012-09-28   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for September 29 to October 6, 2012

2012-09-28   Large-scale uOttawa study of local neighbourhoods wins CIHR Partnership Award

2012-09-25   uOttawa scientists share $1.75M for multifaceted health care research

2012-09-25   uOttawa breaks ground on world-leading science and engineering complex, takes next step in making Ottawa a photonics and geoscience powerhouse

2012-09-21   MEDIA ADVISORY: Groundbreaking for the Advanced Research Complex

2012-09-21   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for September 22 to 28, 2012

2012-09-20   New study reveals teenage patients’ attitude towards social media and privacy

2012-09-18   Study confirms students aggress against professors in reaction to poor grades

2012-09-14   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for September 15 to 21, 2012

2012-09-12   First Pediatric Study to Look at the Role of Vitamin D in Critical Illness

2012-09-11   Comparison of Immigrant Children in Four Nations Shows Strengths, Lags

2012-09-07   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for September 8 to 14, 2012

August

2012-08-31   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for September 1 to 7, 2012

2012-08-31   MEDIA ADVISORY: Double-lung recipient Hélène Campbell to attend Be a Donor event at uOttawa

2012-08-20   MEDIA ADVISORY: uOttawa to receive unique violin bequeathed by NAC Orchestra violinist

2012-08-14   Gee-Gees bring university football to Ottawa’s West End

2012-08-02   A new era for Gee-Gees football and a playing field open year round for the whole community

July

2012-07-19   University of Ottawa strengthens commitment to Francophones by requesting designation under French services law

2012-07-18   Single-cell parasites co-opt “ready-made” genes from host: uOttawa research

2012-07-17   AIDS 2012 conference—A global response to the challenge of aging HIV patients

2012-07-10   Researchers Develop Secure Protocol for Linking Data Registries for HPV Surveillance

2012-07-03   Today’s uOttawa students are tomorrow’s brightest minds

June

2012-06-29   uOttawa signs Access Copyright license, sets path to operate independently by end of 2015

2012-06-28   The University of Ottawa to honour the francophonie with an installation on its campus

2012-06-27   MEDIA ADVISORY: uOttawa and "Monuments de la francophonie" partnership announcement

2012-06-26   $60,000 Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to two uOttawa students

2012-06-25   Ottawa Dialogue makes further recommendations on India-Pakistan nuclear agreements

2012-06-22   uOttawa chancellor receives Law Society of Upper Canada honorary doctorate

2012-06-12   Era of crises threatening global health calls for new frontiers in health politics

2012-06-08   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for June 8 to 15, 2012

2012-06-08   uOttawa media relations tool receives education award

2012-06-07   Three new University Research Chairs to tackle emerging issues

2012-06-07   Excellence in Media Relations Award – nominate our outstanding professors and colleagues!

2012-06-01   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for June 1 to 8, 2012

May

2012-05-30   Exceptional students, outstanding personalities and the installation of new Chancellor Michaëlle Jean at Convocation 2012

2012-05-30   Top stem cell scientist and pediatrician recruited to Ottawa

2012-05-29   Extension of Allan Rock’s mandate as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa

2012-05-29   Balanced operating budget for uOttawa in 2012-13 features modest investments and increased student financial aid

2012-05-25   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for May 25 to June 1, 2012

2012-05-25   Three outstanding students win Consortium national de formation en santé scholarships

2012-05-24   Impact of the University of Ottawa on the region’s economy: more than 4 billion dollars

2012-05-23   MEDIA ADVISORY: The uOttawa Walk of Two Bridges

2012-05-23   U.K. and U.S. much less socially mobile than Australia and Canada

2012-05-23   First Summer Institute in Community Nutrition and Public Health Agriculture launched in Haiti

2012-05-22   20-years later: What’s the impact of Senators Sports and Entertainment on Ottawa?

2012-05-22   Flu shot during pregnancy shows unexpected benefits in large study

2012-05-18   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for May 18 to 25, 2012

2012-05-16   Half of uOttawa’s 2012 MD grads choose family medicine as their specialty

2012-05-11   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for May 11 to May 18, 2012

2012-05-11   Celebrities partake in first annual gala to celebrate uOttawa alumni

2012-05-06   Research published in Nature magazine uncovers missing link in Louis Pasteur’s Life without Oxygen theory

2012-05-04   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for May 4 to 11, 2012

2012-05-03   MEDIA ADVISORY: Electronics Recycling Day at the University of Ottawa

2012-05-03   MEDIA ADVISORY: 250 students to gather for day-long celebration of bilingualism’s enrichment and advantages

2012-05-01   University of Ottawa’s MDI2 leading way in medical device R&D worldwide

April

2012-04-27   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for April 27 to May 4, 2012

2012-04-26   MEDIA ADVISORY: Education of the Heart and Community Responsibility — a talk by the Dalai Lama

2012-04-26   La Cité collégiale and University of Ottawa announce a new partnership in leisure studies

2012-04-25   La Cité collégiale and University of Ottawa team up to offer new options for leisure students

2012-04-24   University of Ottawa physician launches first-ever refugees and global health e-learning program

2012-04-23   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for April 23 to 27, 2012

2012-04-18   MEDIA ADVISORY: International conference in Ottawa explores the interplay between history, memory and performance

2012-04-17   University of Ottawa appoints new media relations manager

2012-04-17   Excessive weight gain during pregnancy a predictor for above-average birth weight

2012-04-13   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for April 13 to 20, 2012

2012-04-12   eButterfly: your window to monitoring Canada’s butterflies

2012-04-11   Researchers say supervised consumption facilities would improve health of drug users in Ottawa and Toronto

2012-04-11   Research finds why many women have folic acid deficiency during pregnancy

2012-04-04   Preparing for the challenges of an HIV-infected ageing population

2012-04-03   Changes in asthma treatment improve wait time and patient care in Emergency

March

2012-03-30   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for March 30 to April 13, 2012

2012-03-30   uOttawa partners with Golf Association of Ontario to improve player development and club bottom lines

2012-03-26   Exposure to maternal depression sows seeds of teenage emotional disorders

2012-03-26   MEDIA ADVISORY: JUNO Week gets under way at uOttawa

2012-03-23   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for March 23 to 30, 2012

2012-03-21   MEDIA ADVISORY: One country, two francophone communities—a media influencer’s experience

2012-03-20   A healthy body weight gives women the upper hand when menopause hits

2012-03-16   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for March 16 to 23, 2012

2012-03-15   World-first clinical trial of stem-cell therapy for septic shock

2012-03-15   How to obtain optimal exercise benefits in individuals with type 1 diabetes

2012-03-13   Canada Research Chairs program crucial in bringing top minds to uOttawa

2012-03-13   Harper Government to make major announcement at uOttawa on research and innovation in Canada

2012-03-09   The Institut de recherche de l’Hôpital Montfort champions the health and well-being of francophones

2012-03-09   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for March 9 to 16, 2012

2012-03-07   Zegov.ca: Government of Canada 2.0…just a click away

2012-03-06   New approach for treating genetic muscle wasting disease shows promise in mice

2012-03-02   More than $1.4M to advance health care for children with rare diseases

2012-03-02   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for March 2 to March 9, 2012

2012-03-02   MEDIA ADVISORY — Helping save lives: University of Ottawa Heart Institute holds 21st telethon

2012-03-02   Breakthrough research provides new information about effects of marijuana on memory

February

2012-02-29   uOttawa student counsellors and canine companions help reduce stress and anxiety

2012-02-28   “Biohacking” and probing the unknown keep University of Ottawa scientist at the cutting edge of cell research

2012-02-27   University of Ottawa emphasizes the importance of teaching: 2012 Kesarwani Lecture – Part 2

2012-02-27   Innovative research on bridge scour wins uOttawa engineering student prestigious NSERC award

2012-02-24   University of Ottawa Media Calendar — February 24 to March 2, 2012

2012-02-17   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for February 17 to 24, 2012

2012-02-16   uOttawa to lead team of Canadian universities in academic reform program for senior university administrators in Haiti

2012-02-13   $1.7M for University of Ottawa research projects to make a better, brighter Canada of tomorrow

2012-02-10   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for February 11 to 17, 2012

2012-02-10   uOttawa Language Rights Support Program receives $7.5 million

2012-02-07   University of Ottawa ranks in top 20 in worldwide sustainability study

2012-02-07   uOttawa: A top 25 employer in the region for the third year in a row

2012-02-07   Bullying: Why does it hurt so much?

2012-02-06   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for February 4 to 10, 2012

2012-02-01   University of Ottawa hosts major announcement on genetic research

January

2012-01-30   uOttawa experts share valuable insights on Afghanistan with European Parliament official

2012-01-27   University of Ottawa and Commissioner Boileau meet to discuss possible designation under the French Language Services Act

2012-01-27   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for January 28 to February 3, 2012

2012-01-25   University of Ottawa acknowledges two emerging research stars

2012-01-24   High impact research projects at uOttawa receive $1.9 million funding

2012-01-20   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for January 21 to 27, 2012

2012-01-20   What type of helmet is best for small children engaged in winter activities?

2012-01-17   Living with robots — University of Ottawa researcher at the forefront of a revolution

2012-01-17   MEDIA ADVISORY: $1.3M awarded to new Chair for Women in Science and Engineering

2012-01-13   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for January 14 to 20, 2012

2012-01-13   His Highness the Aga Khan receives uOttawa honorary doctorate

2012-01-12   Telfer School of Management crowned winner at the 2012 Jeux du commerce!

2012-01-06   University of Ottawa Media Calendar for January 7 to 13, 2012