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Spring Open House
On March 21, discover our labs, residences, Dining Hall and more! Meet our students and professors, and learn more about the next steps in the admission process.
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Subaquatic Sovereigns: New research shows how Bumble Bee Queens can survive underwater for a week
Throughout winter, bumble bee queens lie buried underground in diapause, in a hibernation-like state, in a form of overwintering. But as snow melts and heavy rains soak the ground each spring those underground chambers fill with water, it was assumed that the bees who hadn’t yet awoken from their slumber, drowned. Now new research from the University of Ottawa shows that these queens can survive being submerged for over a week, thanks to a mix of physiological mechanisms.
Ottawa Heart Institute, uOttawa and McGill University launch ARCHIMEDES to advance health research in Canada
New national health data platform gives researchers and institutions secure access to diverse types of health data to accelerate high-performance computing and innovation.
Biofuel testing: Hidex partners with Lalonde AMS to fuel innovation
The place for French improv
Faculty of Health Sciences researcher Lara Pilutti secures major funding to help people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)
Tasty Techniques
Introducing Tasty Techniques, a workshop in which cooking becomes an exciting adventure! It can be daunting to cook nutritious meals amidst the busy c…
Marleau Signature Lecture by Martin Eichenbaum, Charles Moskos Professor of Economics at Northwestern University
The University of Ottawa Symposium on Economic Policy is a one-day event bringing together prominent scholars, business leaders economists to generate…
SDG Month Keynote by David Geselbracht
Join David Geselbracht, author of Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis, for a powerful keynote exploring how individuals and com…