Chelsea Grills named as head coach of the Gee-Gees women’s hockey team
Grills was interim head coach since November leading the team to their best record since the 2006-07 season The University of Ottawa’s Varsity Athletics... Read more.
U of O to offer online courses in the fall with some exceptions
Faculties will decide if in-person courses are offered in the fall The University of Ottawa will give international and Canadian students who are unable to... Read more.
Student group Frontline First raising funds to bring PPE to Ottawa’s frontline workers
Group has raised over $5,400, a little more than halfway to their $10,000 goal A group of Ontario university students from Ottawa has created an initiative... Read more.
U of O bans all university-related travel for the rest of 2020, cancels all exchanges for fall term
Students who were set to go on exchange in the fall will be given alternative options The University of Ottawa has decided to ban all international... Read more.
UOSU to collect ancillary fees for spring/summer semester, working on action plan to help students financially affected by COVID-19
A portion of the ancillary funds are planned to be reinvested into a hardship fund for students The University of Ottawa Student’s Union announced they... Read more.
Work on 10 maintenance projects set to resume at the U of O next week
Work will resume next week on 10 projects given that the contractors can respect government safety requirements Work on 10 maintenance projects at the... Read more.
How to make a crisis: Cracks in mental health care at U of O and U of T
String of student deaths at two of Ontario’s biggest universities indicates institutional roots of mental health care crises Content warning:... Read more.
PM unveils $9B in aid for students, recent grads struggling due to COVID-19
New funding comes after students highlighted gaps in the CERB Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $9 billion in financial support for post-secondary... Read more.
U of O Heart Institute among local health-care centres reporting COVID-19 outbreaks
Outbreaks active at 18 other Ottawa hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is among the 19 hospitals,... Read more.
COVID-19 prompts changes to services, fees for spring/summer term
U-Pass suspended for spring/summer term, Sports Services and University Centre fees waived Students taking classes at the University of Ottawa during the... Read more.
Annual BFA grad show to be held online due to COVID-19
Online exhibition set to go live on April 30, will feature video and audio clips highlighting graduating artists Every April, the graduating bachelor of... Read more.
U of O unions petition for free spring/summer tuition due to COVID-19
Petition led by CUPE 2626, GSAÉD, and APTPUO now supported by around 5,000 signatures Campus unions at the University of Ottawa are calling on the... Read more.
COVID-19: PM expands Canada Summer Jobs Program to employ more students
Post-secondary students still pushing for inclusion in Canada Emergency Response Benefit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has temporarily expanded the Canada... Read more.
Students push for inclusion in Canada’s COVID-19 emergency benefit
Many students, recent graduates not eligible for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Thousands across the country are calling on the federal... Read more.
COVID-19: U of O lab making face shields for frontline health-care workers
U of O’s Richard L’Abbé Makerspace using 3D printers and laser cutters to create masks As hospitals brace for an expected surge of COVID-19... Read more.
COVID-19: U of O faculties send 252 boxes of supplies to Ottawa hospitals
Faculties of medicine, health sciences, engineering, and science all pitched in The faculties of medicine, health sciences, engineering, and science at the... Read more.
Ottawa man faces voyeurism charge after incident in Sandy Hill
Man allegedly climbed balcony and looked into apartment window on Daly Avenue An Ottawa man is facing a voyeurism charge after he allegedly climbed a... Read more.
U of O and former Gee-Gees hockey players settle class-action lawsuit
Lawsuit stems from U of O’s decision to temporarily suspend team in 2014 following sexual assault allegations Content warning: Sexual... Read more.
U of O building to house vulnerable families during COVID-19 pandemic
Building was not in use when City of Ottawa made request for housing, administration says A University of Ottawa building will house a number of vulnerable... Read more.
Babacar Faye wins tight race to become UOSU’s first president
Referendum to increase student levy for U of O's Office of the Ombudsperson fails to pass, eight BOD reps elected Babacar Faye will be the University of... Read more.
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down all but eight buildings on U of O campus
University Centre, Colonel By Hall, 100 Marie-Curie, SITE, STEM Complex, Roger Guindon Hall, Vanier Hall, Social Sciences Building remain open The COVID-19... Read more.
Telfer approves optional pass/fail course grading amid COVID-19 pandemic
Faculties of social sciences, engineering, and arts have all adopted similar measures Following similar measures from the University of Ottawa’s... Read more.
COVID-19: Faculty of arts undergrads get optional pass/fail course grading
Faculties of social sciences, engineering implemented similar measures after semester moved online due to COVID-19 After the faculties of social sciences... Read more.
COVID-19: Faculty of engineering approves optional pass/fail final course grading
Measure from faculty comes after classes moved online last week, students petitioned for optional pass/fail grading The faculty of engineering at the... Read more.