The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Teresa Scassa and Fellow Dr. B. Courtney Doagoo have contributed to Leaps and Boundaries, a new report by the Council of Canadian Academies that examines a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and disco...
The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Teresa Scassa and Fellow Dr. B. Courtney Doagoo have contributed to Leaps and Boundaries, a new report by the Council of Canadian Academies that examines a broad range of fact...
Our U.S. neighbours have been lamenting the dissolution of their shared sense of reality for years. The trucker convoys that overtook Ottawa and several other Canadian cities this winter appear to have ushered in similar anxieties on this side of the border.
Our U.S. neighbours have been lamenting the dissolution of their shared sense of reality for years. The trucker convoys that overtook Ottawa and several other Canadian cities this winter appear to have ushered in similar anxieties on this side of the border.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Matt Malone has been appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University, effective July 1st, 2022.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Matt Malone has been appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University, effective July 1st, 2022.
There is no doubt that, for future humans to have a habitable planet to call home, it is imperative that we decarbonize energy systems (including electrical, thermal, and transport energy) as quickly as possible. It’s also clear that, if we care about other people, we should do this in a way that does not disproportionally benefit or burden any particular group of people (like benefitting those wh...
There is no doubt that, for future humans to have a habitable planet to call home, it is imperative that we decarbonize energy systems (including electrical, thermal, and transport energy) as quickly as possible. It’s also clear that, if we care about other people, we should do this in a way that do...
The University of Ottawa is proud to host the new Canadian office of France’s Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). A national-level institution in its country, the CNRS is one of the leading research establishments globally. The Canadian office adds to the nine CNRS offices around the world. It will help strengthen and add networks of scientific co-operation and innovation joining ...
The University of Ottawa is proud to host the new Canadian office of France’s Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). A national-level institution in its country, the CNRS is one of the leading research establishments globally. The Canadian office adds to the nine CNRS offices around th...
On March 28, 2022, the Peruvian Constitutional Court released its judgement on the Fujimori case. Mr. Fujimori was President of Peru between 1990 and 2000. During his government, he ordered the killing and disappearance of political opponents, including the killings and disappearances ordered in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta cases. In 2009, he was convicted to serve a 25-year term in prison for...
On March 28, 2022, the Peruvian Constitutional Court released its judgement on the Fujimori case. Mr. Fujimori was President of Peru between 1990 and 2000. During his government, he ordered the killing and disappearance of political opponents, including the killings and disappearances ordered in the...
Jennifer Chandler and her colleagues recently published an article on the future of communication for people with severe motor impairments using brain-computer technology.
Jennifer Chandler and her colleagues recently published an article on the future of communication for people with severe motor impairments using brain-computer technology.
The bilingual Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa prioritizes research and creative activities that contribute to public debate. To that end, the Faculty seeks outstanding early career BIPOC scholars to join our community of researchers as New Scholars in Arts without Borders.
The bilingual Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa prioritizes research and creative activities that contribute to public debate. To that end, the Faculty seeks outstanding early career BIPOC scholars to join our community of researchers as New Scholars in Arts without Borders.
It’s 2 am. An African-American resident of a small Louisiana town is awakened by light flooding the room. A flare at the neighboring petrochemical facility has turned the sky bright as day. A sulfurous odor begins to penetrate her home. She goes to the hall closet and pulls out her bucket: a homemade air sampler equipped with a plastic sampling bag. She sets up the instrument in her front yard, pu...
It’s 2 am. An African-American resident of a small Louisiana town is awakened by light flooding the room. A flare at the neighboring petrochemical facility has turned the sky bright as day. A sulfurous odor begins to penetrate her home. She goes to the hall closet and pulls out her bucket: a homemad...
