Reading Time: 4 minutesThe two University of Ottawa professors who conducted a research study that included an interview with accused killer Luka Magnotta have won their legal bid to quash a Montreal police warrant for the video.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Student Emergency Response Team (UOSERT) gathered for its first meeting on Jan. 22 with the hopes of establishing a campus-wide first response unit.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe company behind the Bixi bike share system, which has two stations on campus, has filed for bankruptcy.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, who currently serves as chancellor of the University of Ottawa, has been named honorary chair of the summer university on francophone studies, hosted by the U of O.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJer’s Vision, an Ottawa-based youth initiative and non-profit organization, is spearheading an awareness campaign in January and February aimed at highlighting the recent signing of an anti-gay law in Russia, which criminalizes the promotion of “non-traditional sexual relations” to minors.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the U of O faces pressure to build more residences, there are considerable financial restraints preventing on-campus developments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wipeboard combines a conventional notebook and a full-scale dry erase white board in order to curb the use of paper that is often involved in note-taking and brainstorming
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Board of Administration (BOA) convened on Dec. 1 to discuss General Assemblies (GA), live streaming the Olympics, the undergraduate seat on the Senate Appeals Committee (SAC), toilet paper reform, and a new scholarship.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recently published a study proving that heart disease can be preventable if potential sufferers are willing to make lifestyle changes.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study conducted by University of Ottawa PhD student Robert Way and York University professor Kevin Cowtan concluded that global warming is coming at a much faster pace than previously forecasted.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe City of Ottawa has paired up with Flybits, a Toronto-based start-up affiliated with Ryerson University, to create a navigation app that allows commuters real-time information about traffic reports.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA former University of Ottawa student was killed in a car accident at Bathgate Drive and Montreal Road on Nov. 17.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA professor at the University of Ottawa has made a presence in the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold the interests of Francophone and Acadian communities.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHassan Diab, a former University of Ottawa and Carleton University professor, stood trial against terrorist allegations at the Court of Appeal for Ontario on Nov. 4–5.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University were removed from their apartment after the owners of the building were found to have illegally converted the property into multiple rental units.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore than 1,100 Sandy Hill residents, who represent about 10 per cent of the area’s population, have signed a petition to oppose the University of Ottawa’s plan to create two new residences in the neighbourhood.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police have launched investigations after two women reported they were sexually assaulted while using taxi services.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa students can be seen wearing white poppies pinned to their lapels this Remembrance Day in an effort to promote peace, not war.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa Heart Institute and the Ottawa Hospital have moved to fourth place from sixth in the national Top 40 Research Hospital rankings, published by RE$EARCH Infosource Inc.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMontfort 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.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOttawa police are investigating an attempted sexual assault that occurred on Chapel Street in Sandy Hill on Oct. 27.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCafé 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.
