The University of Ottawa has recently acquired a high-performance emergency notification system meant to provide an efficient and reliable notification process for all University of Ottawa community members. An all-staff test has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, between 11 a.m. and noon. Read more- All-staff TEST: Emergency Notification System (ENS) ›
Ollie Jay, assistant professor and director of the Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory at the University of Ottawa, has received, along with colleagues from the University of South Florida and the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut, a $124,000 Medical Research Grant from the National Football League to examine the individual factors that predispose particular players to dangerous levels of heat strain. Read more- Heat and sports – University of Ottawa professor asked by NFL to study dangerous levels of heat strain ›
The University of Ottawa is saddened by the news of William Commanda’s passing. In 2005, the University of Ottawa awarded an honorary doctorate to the great man from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, near Maniwaki, Quebec. Read more- In memoriam: William Commanda ›