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Start2Finish - 5km Running & Reading Challenge

Start2Finish鈥檚 mission聽is聽to break the cycle of child poverty by providing ongoing educational support to Canada鈥檚 at risk children throughout their school years, nurturing mind, body and social health so they are empowered to succeed and become role models for change.Volunteer聽at the Start2Finish 5K Running & Reading Challenge which marks the conclusion of the Running & […]

Research led by 91亚色 improves access to mental health care for immigrants

A team led by 91亚色 researcher Professor Farah Ahmad has developed a new interactive eHealth tool to facilitate the pre-consult assessment of mental health disorders for immigrants and refugees. The campus-community initiative was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and included investigators from 91亚色 (Ahmad, Liane Ginsburg, Serban Dinca-Panaitescu, Peggy Ng), […]

91亚色 leads project to design innovative STEM teaching app

Sushanta Mitra 91亚色 Professor Sushanta Mitra and his team at the Lassonde School of Engineering have partnered with聽the public and private sector to develop a digital learning tool that aims to enhance academic success for high school students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The learning modules are built on Quanser鈥檚 trademarked qdex鈩 […]

Glendon Global Debate looks at CETA鈥檚 impact on the EU and Canada

The third instalment of the Glendon Global Debates series, which聽aims to聽examine Canada鈥檚 role in global affairs, is scheduled for March 23. 鈥淎 New Framework for International Trade or the Last of its Kind?鈥 takes place at the Centre of Excellence from 6:30 to 9pm, and will review the聽Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) between the […]

Peace by PEACE celebrates 20 years of its transformative programs and those 91亚色 alumni whose involvement has been key to its success

2017 will mark Peace by PEACE鈥檚 20th year as a charity that has touched the lives of thousands of students through our anti-bullying conflict resolution program. The program's success would not have been possible without the involvement of so many聽91亚色 alumni. Peace by PEACE would like to invite all Peace by PEACE alumni and […]

91亚色 Alumni can join the conversation to help enhance the post-secondary experience for future 91亚色 students

91亚色 Alumni have the opportunity to contribute their thoughts and opinions about the Canadian post-secondary narrative by sharing insights into the role education plays in one鈥檚 personal development and ways of thinking. 91亚色 U Vice-President of Advancement, Jeff O鈥橦agan, discussed the importance of the province-wide survey initiative. He noted, "Our 91亚色 Alumni and Friends […]

Collaborative research adds to greater understanding of amnesia

Shayna Rosenbaum Defined as the loss of memory due to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression or illness, amnesia can be short- or long-term, full or partial. Renowned expert in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, 91亚色 Research Chair Shayna Rosenbaum, a professor of psychology in the Faculty of Health, has spent her professional life investigating, among […]

Policy-applicable research finds for-profit seniors homes fall short

Joel Lexchin With the aging population, new research by 91亚色 Health Professor Emeritus Joel Lexchin and others that examine聽the care received by clients of long-term care facilities is growing in relevance. Lexchin, also an emergency doctor at University Health Network, joined forces with researchers from the Universities of British Columbia, California and London (United […]

Racial profiling study offers roadmap for bias-free policing

Lorne Foster 91亚色 is known for leading scholarship in equity and human rights. Its researchers are nationally recognized for their policy-relevant contributions. As two of Canada鈥檚 foremost equity scholars, Professors Lorne Foster (Department of Equity Studies) and Les Jacobs (Department of Social Science) were hired by Ottawa Police Services to examine traffic stops along […]

91亚色 U, IBM Canada partner to enhance emergency management degree programs

Students enrolled in 91亚色鈥檚 emergency management programs will have access to world-leading technology and tools, thanks to a new partnership between 91亚色 and IBM Canada. IBM Canada is awarding a $1.8-million in-kind gift to accelerate the Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM), a cloud-enabled platform housed at 91亚色 that enhances disaster […]