Reading Time: 3 minutesFor four days, Trudeau’s team exposed zebrafish to Prozac as embryos. Shortly after hatching, the fish were showing lower cortisol levels compared to those not exposed to the drug. When exposed to stress or new environments, the male fish responded less.
Reading Time: 3 minutesParpart’s lecture, presented by Centre for International Policy Study and the International Theory Network (ITN)’s speaker series, sought to bring nuance to the topics of silence, voice, and how women handle dangerous and gendered situations.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn email released by the university said it “values and encourages freedom of expression, freedom of religion and full equality,” and is “committed to creating and maintaining a learning environment that promotes dignity and respect for all.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing the conference, IRGTE hopes to bring forward up to 12 policy recommendations to the federal government on Indigenous rights and extractive industries.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn August, the U of O’s Refugee Hub launched a fund of $3.5 million for potential donors, which secured 150 sponsor groups across 49 provinces.
Reading Time: 2 minutesComing in December, the U of O will host a co-op student fair where students can pitch business seminars and connect with industry experts at the Kanata North technology park.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe federal labour relations board says a former public servant and University of Ottawa graduate was wrongfully terminated for working as a teaching assistant at the university while on sick leave for an anxiety disorder.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Nov. 15, Feringa lectured on the Art of Building Small, presented by the U of O’s New Horizons Lecture series. The lecture was part of a two-day visit to the U of O, which explored Feringa’s award-winning research in the realms of synthetic and physical organic chemistry, molecular machines, and light-directed smart drugs.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Nov. 5 the University of Manitoba Student Union (UMSU) passed a motion recognizing individual reproductive freedoms, preventing reproductive coercion, and prohibiting graphic materials by its student groups.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThirty food experts recently landed at the University of Ottawa to introduce nuance into the conversation on the future of protein production.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe City’s voter turnout increased by three points from the 2014 municipal election, at 42 per cent.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe curriculum change is the reason Evans decided to run for school trustee after losing as Ottawa-Vanier’s NDP candidate in the provincial election.
Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversity of Ottawa experts discussed the way technology facilitates gendered violence, the barriers to protecting women, and how to tackle these emerging issues better.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInterdisciplinary Research Lab on Cities and Contemporary Urban Processes opens its doors on the University of Ottawa campus.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA year-long University of Ottawa study looked at the cognitive functioning in over 4,500 children analyzing the impact of screen time, sleep, and physical activity. Screen time was found to have the largest impact in a child’s cognitive development.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Entrepreneurs’ Club of the Telfer School of Management held their annual ELLE Gala, which saw the introduction of a mentorship hour.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter severe weather on Friday, Sept. 21, many students were left without power for days. Despite many closures across the city on Monday, Sept. 24, the University of Ottawa remained open.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe unveiling served as an opportunity for U of O professors in both the science and engineering faculties to speak on key topics in their fields, including green manufacturing, fluid mechanics, nanofabrication of devices, energy conservation at the nanoscale, and reducing the environmental footprint of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCanadian astronauts, Chris Hadfield, Dave Williams, Marc Garneau, Steve MacLean, Robert Thirsk, Bjnari Tryggvason, Jeremy Hansen, Joshua Kutryk, and Jenni Sidey-Gibbons visited the U of O to chat about the future of Canada in space.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe grant will be dedicated to Cameron’s study, “A Feminist and Indigenous Examination of the National Inquiry: Lessons and Next Steps.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesOver the summer, Campbell created a website that aimed to make it easier for Canadians to support their own businesses.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s Brooks residence closed its doors this September just as the school year began.
