University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a Canadian public research university in Ottawa, Ontario.
History
COVID-19
The university received a $11,000 CAD grant in July 2021 from the Government of Canada for a project titled “Vaccine Confidence Workshops & Events for Youth, Teachers and Families.”1) It was awarded through a grant program called “Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Canada” jointly administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).2)
Affiliations
Notable Alumni
| Name | Program | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nili Kaplan-Myrth | Medicine | - |
Notable Faculty
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Corace | Associate Professor of Psychiatry | Member of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table |
| Jeremy Grimshaw | Professor | Member of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table |
| Paul Hendry | Professor of Cardiac Surgery | Member of the Council for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario |
| Matthew Tunis | Adjunct Professor | Executive secretary of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) |
1)
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada - Competition Results. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://archive.ph/Zo5b5
2)
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/VaccineConfidence_eng.asp