L'Université d'Ottawa /The University of Ottawa—Un carrefour d'idées et de culture/A crossroads of cultures and ideas
Un carrefour d’idées et de cultures L’Université d’Ottawa compte plus de 50 000 étudiants, professeurs et employés administratifs qui vivent, travaillent et étudient en français et en anglais. Notre campus est un véritable carrefour des cultures et des idées, où les esprits audacieux se rassemblent pour relancer le débat et faire naître des idées transformatrices. Nous sommes l’une des 10 meilleures universités de recherche du Canada; nos professeurs et chercheurs explorent de nouvelles façons de relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Classée parmi les 200 meilleures universités du monde, l’Université d’Ottawa attire les plus brillants penseurs et est ouverte à divers points de vue provenant de partout dans le monde.
The University of Ottawa is home to over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is diverse with more than 300 undergraduate programs and 150 graduate degrees in 10 faculties. The university has an extensive co-op program boasting a 95 per cent placement rate. Our campus is a crossroads of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe.
Les études s’accordent à dire que la présence des femmes à titre d’associées signataires accroît la qualité des services d’audit.
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Au-delà des questions d’égalité, les auditrices associées identifieraient davantage de points clés et communiqueraient de façon plus précise que leurs collègues masculins.
Islamophobia in the media fed the support for the proposed Muslim travel ban. Here, a protestor holds an “End Islamophobia” sign at a rally opposing the ban at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2018.
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Commentators across the political spectrum spread anti-Islamic rhetoric, insisting that Islam is intrinsically violent and that Muslims are terrorists. But studies show these claims are unfounded.
A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure COVID-19 vaccines.
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A waiver on some intellectual property rules at the WTO for COVID-19 vaccines would ensure more equitable access, but wouldn't solve all the problems facing developing countries.
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol.
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The attack on the U.S. Capitol follows some familiar patterns of violence inspired by politicians around the world who won't accept electoral defeats.
The solution to better education in Canada isn’t a national department.
Here, children sit at St. Barnabas Catholic School in Scarborough, Ont., on Oct. 27, 2020.
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Statistics Canada could help provinces and territories design and implement interventions to improve schooling quality, and governments should better engage with the public.
In this November 2019 photo, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stands beside her husband at a Remembrance Day ceremony. She’s among high-profile women to go public with her miscarriage.
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Employees who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth are more likely to quit their jobs and suffer from impaired work performance. Pregnancy loss is not just a personal issue, but a workplace issue.
A new perspective and approach may be required to get through this year’s pandemic-heavy holiday season.
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Whether you mark holidays in December or not, typical winter customs are being disrupted by COVID-19. Here's how to handle the changes.
U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after spending time in hospital with a COVID-19 infection.
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New research suggests that if Donald Trump had handled the COVID-19 pandemic better and kept outbreaks under control, he might have won the Nov. 3 election.
Le surpeuplement des logements n’aide pas à enrayer la Covid-19.
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Le Canada fait de grands progrès en ce qui concerne la politique de logement lors de la pandémie de Covid-19, mais les mesures permanentes tardent à venir.
The first few weeks of a new job are usually spent absorbing a lot of information. That’s been much more difficult for new hires during the pandemic.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of young people are starting out in the workplace for the first time in isolation and with little to no onboarding assistance. That must change.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision has put a halt to any legal claims that there’s no difference between corporations and people.
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Jennifer Quaid, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The Supreme Court of Canada's recent ruling against a company that claimed a fine against it constituted cruel and unusual punishment will quell fears of weakening corporate law.
Une étude montre que ce sont les jeunes Québécois, en particulier ceux de la grande région de Montréal, qui éprouvent le plus de crainte face à l’avenir du fait français dans la province.
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La majorité des francophones hors Québec ne croit pas que le français soit en péril, tandis que les Franco-Québécois s’inquiètent de l’avenir de leur langue dans une proportion similaire.
Overcrowded housing is a key COVID-19 culprit.
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Canada is making big strides when it comes to COVID-19 housing policy, but permanent measures and oversight lag behind compared to some global efforts.
The TRIPS waiver enables WTO member states to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 drugs and medical supplies that would normally be protected by patents.
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Ronald Labonte, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Mira Johri, Université de Montréal
The TRIPS waiver makes COVID-19 treatments more accessible globally by enabling manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 drugs and medical supplies that would normally be protected by patents.
Women like congressional candidate Cori Bush from Missouri face greater obstacles than white men when trying to reach political office.
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Regina Bateson, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Women and people of color continue to appear on ballots less often than white men, and that, in part, is due to concerns by American voters that others will not view these candidates as electable.
Last year’s AFL premiers were definitely not socially distancing.
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Crowds, albeit smaller ones, will again watch the AFL and NRL grand finals. Crowds can bring people together but, since the time of the Roman republic, they have also expressed political dissent.
The late Hugo Chavez and Donald Trump share similarities in their attempts to use illness for political gain.
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Even though they occupied different ends of the political spectrum, Donald Trump and the late Hugo Chávez share one thing in common — their attempts to use illness to benefit them politically.
Le technicien de recherche Leon McFarlane manipule un échantillon de sang d'un volontaire dans le laboratoire de l'Imperial College de Londres, où un vaccin Covid-19 est en cours de développement, le 30 juillet.
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Les pays riches, comme le Canada, achètent plus de la moitié de l’offre mondiale de vaccins à court terme.
Research technician Leon McFarlane handles a blood sample from a volunteer in the laboratory at Imperial College in London, where a COVID-19 vaccine is under development, on July 30, 2020.
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With $1 billion in advance purchase agreements for COVID-19 vaccines, Canada has joined the vaccine nationalists: rich countries buying up more than half the global short-term supply of vaccine.
After a six-month delay, the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing arguments against the federal carbon pricing system.
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The Paris climate change agreement aims to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures — and the federal carbon pricing plan was meant to help Canada meet its commitments.
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Executive VIce-President, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture, Canadian Medical Association, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa