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Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Marc Tassé (English and French) Part-time Professor, Telfer School of Management   tasse@telfer.uottawa.ca “A 16-month investigation by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and its reporting partners shows that big banks continue to play a...

New funding explores the social, cultural and economic impact of COVID-19 Seven University of Ottawa professors are among recipients of millions in funding from The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) aimed at improving the response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The SSHR’s Partnership Grants provide...

Positive Energy today released new survey results examining Canadians’ views on the role of oil and gas in Canada’s current and future economy, and the respective roles of federal and provincial governments in the country’s energy and climate future. This novel survey explores how party affiliation, ideology, region, gender, and age may influence opini...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Nicholas Rivers (English only) Associate Professor, Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences. Holder of the Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy. nrivers@uottawa.ca  Professor Rivers’ research interests include air pollution, clima...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Shantanu Dutta (English only) Full Professor, Finance, Telfer School of Management; Telfer Fellow in Global Finance.shantanu.dutta@telfer.uottawa.ca   "Unfortunately, it is the worst possible time for these friendly neighbors to engage in such an unnecessary 'tari...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert: Éric Lavigne (English and French)   Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine. Part-time Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences.   elavigne@uottawa.ca Professor Lavigne can address the following topics: The risks a...

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts: Samir Saadi (English and French) Associate Professor and Telfer Fellow in Behavioural Finance, Telfer School of Management.samir.saadi@telfer.uOttawa.ca “What is happening with MEC is not a unique case. Many other Canadian retailers (like Comark Holdings Inc. an...

Jennifer Keir, a uOttawa PhD student and Research Associate whose research investigates firefighters’ health and their occupational exposure to hazardous substances, has been named the 2020 Fire Researcher of the Year by the Canadian Fire Chiefs Association. In October 2017, Jennifer Keir and her research team published a groundbreakin...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert(s):Penny Collenette (English only) Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Sectionpenny.collenette@rogers.com Professor Collenette is available to speak about these developments plus ethical issues and conflict of interest within government affairs. ...

Members of the media may directly contact the following expert(s): John Packer (English and French) Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section. Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) John.Packer@uottawa.ca Professor Packer has been involved with high-level meetings and field visits to Rohingya...