Ontario’s 73 Community Health Centres provide both health and social care services to at risk populations. During the pandemic, Community Health Centres have had to switch much of their care from in-person to virtual services. This has had some positive effects (for example, by reducing rates of missed appointments) and some negative (many clients do […]

Dopamine and noradrenaline are neurotransmitters that are released from neurons located in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus. Therefore, these brain structures have the unique property of containing high concentrations of neuromelanin, a dark pigment that can be visualized with specialized MRI sequences. The neuromelanin-sensitive MRI signal has been used to visualize degeneration of these […]

Jason Duff, who is completing MSc program at the University of Ottawa, recently found evidence for sedimentary rocks in the North Caribou greenstone belt that are 2680 million years old, younger than other rocks in the belt. The rocks elsewhere in the belt contain 3.0 billion year sedimentary and volcanic rocks including the host rocks […]

The objective of this project is to test the feasibility of the membranes for membrane distillation (MD), developed recently by University of Ottawa researchers, to treat hog urine for the production of clean water in lab scale as well as with a demo unit. The MD process is eventually integrated as a part of the […]

The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation (ORCF) is currently undergoing a strategic planning process. · A few challenges facing the ORCF in light of COVID-19 are: o Decline in donations o Cancellation of events and related revenue To help the ORCF adapt to the new economic reality created by COVID-19, we will develop a post-pandemic economic […]

The multi-billion dollar fashion industry has a problem: many of the high-performance fabrics used in everything from haute couture to athletic wear have their origins in the petroleum industry, and so are neither sustainably produced nor environmentally friendly. This means that there is a considerable market gap in sustainable textiles, which are in increasing demand […]

The intern will study technology tools that can streamline the partner company’s document preparation process.

Dementia affects our memory, thinking, emotions and ability to perform everyday tasks and the prevalence of dementia is increasing in the Ottawa region with over 24 000 living with dementia. Recently, the DSORC launched a new website called www.dementia613.ca – the region’s most trusted dementia-friendly resource directory. The site currently serves only between 4-5,000 of […]

A verifier-prover — where a “prover” suggests an answer to a question, which is then checked by a “verifier” — is a powerful analytical tool in computer science. As an example, understanding the number of transactions required to answer a computational question in a prover-verifier setting offers insights into the difficulty of that computational problem. […]

The project focuses on the characterization of the evolution with time of the properties of physiological signals recorded in different clinical settings, describing sepsis shock and other clinical complications that are common features in Intensive Care Units. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation will be studied through an array of […]

This project will apply business concepts, technique and theories to the real-world. It will support Pisces RPM with business development initiatives such as, proposal writing, project management support, and engaging with current and potential clients. Given that COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women in every workforce across every sector, it is more important than ever to […]

A Smart Farm is being setup at the Invest Ottawa AREA X.0 test facility premises with a financial contribution from the City of Ottawa. A local producer has planted corn on a demonstration field as well as on two further fields within the Ottawa smart farm (OSF). OSF enjoys the partnership of several local and […]