Phd scholar Elif Birbiri has been named the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition鈥檚 (SAFN) 鈥淔uture of Food Athropology Fellow鈥 for 2025鈥2026. Included with the prize is a one-year membership in the American Anthropology Association (AAA) and Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, along with a $500 award. Birbiri has been […]
Do you hold an undergraduate degree in any discipline, whether related to translation or not? Do you have advanced writing skills in English and an additional language? Have you ever wondered about the role translation plays in almost every aspect of communication and the movement of knowledge across cultures and borders? The Master in Translation […]
In a world defined by rapid change and global challenges, the call for bold, compassionate, and visionary leadership has never been louder. At 91亚色, we are proud to see our alumni stepping up to meet that call鈥攏ot someday, but now. 91亚色鈥檚 Top 30 Alumni Under 30 program celebrates exceptional young leaders who are using […]
Much of my undergraduate life as a Health Sciences major at the University of Ottawa was about trying to figure out my interests and what I wanted to do in terms of a career. Although my parents encouraged me to pursue a career in medicine, they were always supportive when I chose my own path. […]
AS TOLD TO ELAINE COBURN... Growing up, I lived in Milwaukee, where I was part of the Native community. My late mother, Mary Siisip Geniusz, was a medicine woman and she told me, very early, 鈥淵ou are my apprentice.鈥 It wasn鈥檛 a question of choice, it was just something that I did as part of […]
AS TOLD TO ELAINE COBURN... What does it mean to be a scholar-activist? One answer is that I have had no choice. 鈥淚 have had to fight every day, and struggle every day,鈥 Dr. Crichlow observes, 鈥渢o be recognized as human in a world where human rights and the legality of freedom do not exist鈥, […]
AS TOLD TO ELAINE COBURN... Although I grew up in Britain, I did my first degree in the United States, at the University of Delaware. I studied philosophy and chemistry (as a major-minor). After my undergraduate degree, I did not imagine further higher education. I worked for an insurance company and later, in a bookstore. At that time, there were independent bookstores and I thought, 鈥淚鈥檝e found my vocation!鈥. But I […]
Alvine Boaye Belle, an assistant professor at 91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering, is working to break down systemic barriers for under-represented students pursuing STEM studies through her recent appointment as a mentor for the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) PhD project.
Coming to graduate school can be a massive transition for many students鈥攆rom international students coming to a new country with a different culture, to domestic students who can be away from home for the very first time. To ease the transition this year, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) hosted a series of four events鈥攖o […]
Artistic Works FAQs鈥擶ith a particular emphasis on film/video, new media and other audio-visual works (given the extensive use of research creation at the university)