Reading Time: 3 minutesThe university’s website calls the Sports Complex ‘the university’s state-of-the-art sports facility’, which may have been so 15 years ago, but is no longer true.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThink tank offers practical learning in public finance, set to open this year The University of Ottawa is set to be the first university in Canada to open an Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) after it was announced on Feb. 25 that it would receive funding from the Ontario government. The institute’s emphasis …
Reading Time: 2 minutesResearch by U of O prof to produce new detection algorithms Social media could soon be put to good use when it comes to detecting possible mental illness, according to research by University of Ottawa Engineering and Computer Science professor Diana Inkpen and her team. The project will use data collected from social media websites …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSecond GA of academic year to be held on campus, feature six motions The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) will be holding a General Assembly (GA) in Marion Auditorium on Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m. where students will have the opportunity to vote on motions around accommodating students, decertificaiton of misogynist …
Reading Time: 2 minutesMuch like in the Harry Potter series, real-life quidditch is a full contact sport and rigorously competitive.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdmin considers suspending construction projects after four years in the red With the recent financial struggles of the university, estimating a deficit of $7.6 million for 2015-16, the administration suggested some new ways to deal with this at the most recent Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on Feb. 22. These suggestions included using faculty surpluses to …
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a packed and deafening Montpetit Hall, the Gees were able to vanquish the Gryphons in a hard-fought affair.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We have to get in the gym and get ready for Final Four. We’re not going home yet.”—Mike L’Africain, Gee-Gees point guard.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O environmental standards rank second in Canada The UI Green Metric World University Ranking recently placed the University of Ottawa at centre-stage among high-ranking institutions across the globe, naming it the second most environmentally sustainable university in Canada. The University of Ottawa placed 27th worldwide, below only one other Canadian institution—Université de Sherbrooke …
Reading Time: 3 minutesTribute to defaced downtown mural unveiled in UCU, financed by SFUO This year’s Black History Month, which featured numerous events held on campus and through social media, has come to a close. However a new mural in the heart of the University Centre (UCU) is trying to make a more lasting impression on U of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesProfessor opens doors to family in transition to permanent Ottawa housing During the Christmas season, professor Luise Flotow of the University of Ottawa’s translation department welcomed three Syrian refugees, a mother, Anya Noofoori, and her two daughters, Luna and Isis, into her home for six weeks. Flotow was told about the opportunity by her daughter, …
Reading Time: 2 minutesFree STI testing on campus seeks to break world record The University of Ottawa wants to make sure midterms aren’t the only tests on students’ minds this semester with the Pee to See Challenge. The U of O will be competing against Carleton University, Algonquin College and La Cité collégiale to see which academic institution …
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Over the past four years there’s been little to no coverage of the track and field because basically they cover the sports that bring in more revenue to the school.”
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe divestment movement is rapidly taking over university campuses across the country, but is it really the best way to bring about positive environmental change?
Reading Time: 2 minutesErtharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), gave a talk at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences building. The WFP is an arm of the United Nations focused on fighting hunger and food insecurity all over the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBonomo earned bronze again, this time in the men’s 100m freestyle, with a time of 51.26s, marking his second medal of the tournament and fourth of his now-decorated career.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees spread the ball out incredibly efficiently, as four of their starters scored in double figures. As always, Caleb Agada and Mike L’Africain were the leaders for the team in the 74-49 win.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBiswal was a frontrunner in the women’s 60m hurdle from the get-go. She only solidified her status as one of the nation’s very best with her 8.45s personal best and gold medal run on day one of the tournament.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tough full-court defensive effort and high shooting percentage was the key to Gees’ victory. Julia Soriano scored the team high for the night with 21 points, shooting seven of nine from three.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter a successful season, the women’s hockey program is in a strong place and has benefited from increased attention being the only hockey team at the U of O.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew photonics research opens the door for faster communications A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa is the first to publish a study showing the first fully reconfigurable photonic integrated signal processor, which was featured in the esteemed journal Nature Photonics. Professor Jianping Yao, university research chair in microwave photonics at the University …
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvent to bring entrepreneurial students together to build unique businesses If you’re a University of Ottawa student who wants to be the next Elon Musk, uOttawa Startup Weekend is the place for you. Startup Weekend, held Feb. 26–28 in the Desmarais building, is a competition where entrepreneurial students group together to formulate a business idea …
Reading Time: 2 minutesResearch looks at role of economic incentives in decreasing smoking rates A new study co-authored by a University of Ottawa researcher is advocating for the use of economic incentives to decrease smoking rates in Canada. David Sweanor, professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, and Dr. Rob Branston, Deputy Director of …
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite university protest, OC Transpo to proceed with planned date The City of Ottawa Transit Commission announced that OC Transpo’s Campus Station will close on April 24, three days before the University of Ottawa’s spring exam period ends. The announcement was made on Feb. 17 at city hall. The Commission announced that the transitway will …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAudrey Prayal-Brown payed off big time for the Gees as she shattered an OUA record on her way to a gold medal in the 100m backstroke with a time of 1:09.62.
