Reading Time: 5 minutesSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, misinformation has seen an unprecedented spike ranging from dangerous home remedies to conspiracy theorists. How can we effectively handle misinformation, especially in academic circles?
Reading Time: 3 minutes“I hope to accomplish creating a new generation of scientists that will be able to go out into the world and be successful and effective members of society in their role as scientists”
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been in a happy relationship throughout the summer. We spent plenty of time together, and always made plans for when we’d see each other next. Now that classes have started, we’ve both become busier people. Unfortunately, I am struggling with seeing my partner less often, wondering when we’re going to make plans, and simply, dealing with getting less attention. Do you have any advice to help me adjust to these changes?
Reading Time: 3 minutesDeciphering emojis in messages can be confusing, but a U of O PhD student is using his research project to break down the meaning behind communicating using emojis. Olivier Langlois submitted his master’s thesis on Sept. 19, which showcased how people responded to emojis within text messages.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a lot to do, but setting up clear rules and structures within the SFUO will go a long way towards improving the organization in general, as well as its work environment.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis boring bottleneck is the sole pipeline for improving the SFUO—so let’s make sure it’s not full of garbage.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMembers of various federated bodies are fuming after Ikram Hamoud, vice-president social of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO), skipped out on the latest social roundtable.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O professor gives TEDx talk on building communication Photo by Mico Mazza “When I first came to the U of O for my undergraduate, I had never heard of ‘communication’ as a field of study,” said professor Jenepher Lennox Terrion. However, after switching into the program in her second year, she couldn’t get …
Reading Time: 2 minutesA GROUP OF eight professors is working on implementing the University of Ottawa’s first PhD communication program, which will be entirely bilingual. This program will be the first of its kind in Canada, likely to be ready by 2014. “We are looking forward to this program with much enthusiasm because there are many possibilities, which …
