The University of Ottawa has centred this year’s Mini Medical School on cancer and cancer treatment, a first in the program’s history. It will examine issues like prevention, detection, treatment, its forms, and the psychology behind it.
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Tension grew as debate surrounding the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) by-elections abounded at the Board of Administration (BOA) meeting Oct. 27.
The University of Ottawa has become the first university in the country to have a fully functioning courtroom on campus. The Ian G. Scott courtroom opened Oct. 23 and will give students the opportunity to watch real world legal proceedings without having to travel off campus.
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has rejected the motion of three medical residents who were either denied advancement or dismissed from the neurosurgery program at the University of Ottawa.
Montfort Hospital has appointed a new scientific director and received a Group A teaching designation, strengthening its ties with the University of Ottawa and springing it forward in its teaching and research possibilities.
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa by-elections will take place Oct. 29–31 as two slates and a number of independents look to fill remaining positions on student and university government.
Café Nostalgica has temporarily stopped selling alcohol due to a two-month elevator technician strike, causing a construction delay, which led to their liquor license expiring.
The University of Ottawa has drastically reduced tuition fees for international students studying mostly in French in an effort to increase the number of international students attending the U of O and even out the number of French and English students, as per Allan Rock’s Vision 2020.
Students in Ontario and Quebec will have the opportunity to compete for the opportunity to shadow leaders of Twitter, Cineplex, Adidas, and more through a program that aims to put undergrads in the passenger seat to success.
The University of Ottawa Senate approved the creation of a new graduate program in contemplative theology and spiritual mentoring for U of O and Saint Paul University students at its Sept. 23 meeting.
An activist group by the name of Anarcho Féministe Outaouais stole the Coca-Cola banner from Café Nostalgica on Sept. 25 and asked the Graduate Students’ Association (GSAÉD) to sever ties to the company.
A man has been charged in connection with two break-ins in the Sandy Hill area Sept. 29.
The Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW), the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC), and other community partners released an app in September to educate students about gender-based violence.
Mayor Jim Watson’s plans for a French assembly came to a halt after last summer’s first and only meeting. The assembly was created after the 2010 municipal elections to bring prominent members of the francophone community together to discuss francophone issues, but has not been called to meet since its first and only gathering.
Despite the University of Ottawa’s third consecutive year as one of the top 200 schools on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it has slipped by 14 positions from 171st to 185th.
The Telfer School of Management released its annual report setting ambitious goals to better internationalize the school, foster research, develop existing relationships with alumni, and build a stronger community involvement.
The University of Ottawa is projecting a $4.8-million shortfall for the 2013–14 academic year. The Board of Governors (BOG) approved the new budget with a deficit despite a $54-million increase in financing.
Telfer School of Management professor Richard Clayman is set to host Unlocking the Leadership Door, his own show on Rogers TV.
The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame will induct six new scientists including Ronald Worton and Adolfo de Bold who have both worked in close collaboration with the University Of Ottawa.
University of Ottawa professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik is pushing the boundaries of haptics, the study of tactile feedback technology, by transmitting the sense of touch over the Internet.
IN ORDER TO accommodate the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s upcoming expansion, the Civic Hospital is building a multi-level parking garage, to contain up to 700 new parking spaces, much to the frustration of its neighbours.
University of Ottawa associate psychology professor Daniel Coulombe is helping to bring accessibility to education in Cameroon by providing high schools in the village of Djohong with books, computers, and money.
CAFÉ ALT IS having its “best year so far” and plans are in place to improve its catering service, according to Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) vp finance Dave Eaton.
Six people were killed and more than 30 injured after an OC Transpo double-decker bus hit a VIA Rail train in Ottawa on Sept. 18. Among the deceased are two Carleton University students, Kyle Nash and Connor Boyd, both 21.
University of Ottawa students and professors have expressed opposing opinions regarding the new Parti Québécois (PQ) charter of values and its ban on religious garments and symbols.
