Last year, the University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital and its Research Institute (OHRI) formed a new partnership to foster a more collaborative and impactful health research community in our city. Learn about some of the priorities of this partnership as outlined in the recently created action plan. 

During its convocation ceremonies, the University of Ottawa conferred honorary doctorates on inspiring individuals whose various career paths highlight their outstanding commitment, not only to supporting their communities, but also to furthering research and advancing society. In this brief overview, The Gazette invites you to learn more about their remarkable stories. 

An update on working from home and the gradual return to campus for support staff members. 

Psychology Professor Virginie Cobigo believes that if you’re looking to design products and services that are accessible for people with cognitive disabilities, you need to include these people in your R&D processes.

uOttawa’s Vulnerability, Trauma, Resilience and Culture (V-TRaC) Research Laboratory is looking to improve mental health services for young people from Black communities.

Last year’s wildfires and floods in British Columbia and droughts in the Prairies reminded us that climate change remains one of the greatest long-term threats that we face. Mitigating its most detrimental effects will require a substantial shift in how we live, work, and invest so that the carbon emissions that cause global warming are reduced.

The Spirit Awards recognize Ottawa’s youth. Presented by RBC and hosted by Youth Ottawa, the awards acknowledge the diverse and creative ways young people are shaping and changing their communities, “turning awareness into action and inspiring others to become agents of change,” as Youth Ottawa says. 

Receiving a Schulich Leaders Scholarship was a pleasant surprise for this year's winners, two well-rounded and passionate students who share an interest in math.

In some ways, Allison Caverly birthed two babies during her professional MBA at uOttawa — her son Owen and a new purpose-driven management consulting firm, FemForce. The firm was founded by Allison and her classmates Carla De Ciccio and Sarah Dion-Marquis, all of whom will be graduating from the Telfer School of Management at Fall Convocation October 30.

While some students are at the halfway mark of their first term, others are putting on their gowns for fall 2022 convocation. On November 6, some 2,000 students will receive their diplomas and celebrate an unforgettable moment. Let’s meet some new graduates and find out about their journeys.