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The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the awarding of a new University Research Chair (URC) to Professor Aimée Craft of the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section. Deeply committed to bridging Indigenous and Western legal traditions, this Anishinaabe-Métis researcher is an internationally recognized expert on Indigenous-colonial relationships and water rights.

The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.

Professors Xiaoyi Bao and Jackie Dawson, whose research has been pivotal in their respective fields of fibre optics and climate change, are the University of Ottawa’s first laureates of the Governor General’s Innovation Award. Presented annually since 2016, the award recognizes exceptional innovators from all sectors of Canadian society whose work is transformative and has a meaningful impact on t...

On April 10, the Peruvian Ministry of Culture created the Yavarí Tapiche reserve in Loreto (a region in the heart of the Amazon). This Indigenous reserve is over 1 million hectares long and is the home to at least 3 Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation.

“The National Science Foundation (NSF) has a rich history of not only pursuing direct partnerships with other agencies, private industry and like-minded countries, but also fostering environments where partnerships thrive, because they are powerful ways to leverage resources and deliver results. We need partnerships for accessing a broader network of ideas, innovations and experiences to address a...

The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Teresa Scassahas been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of theExpert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering that will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and d...

The popularity of investing in cryptocurrencies — such as Bitcoin — has risen exponentially over the past decade. So has criminal activity surrounding these currencies. It is estimated there are more than 5,100 different cryptocurrencies with a total value of about $300 billion USD. In 2019 alone, investors lost more than $4.4 billion USD due to thefts, hacks, and scams.

Professor Chibuike Udenigwe of the School of Nutrition Sciences and the Department of Chemistry has earned international recognition with his recent election to the prestigious Global Young Academy, which brings together early career scholars worldwide.

The DST/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4IR and Sustainable Development at the University of Johannesburg and the Open African Innovation Research Network (OpenAIR) invite you to the seminar.