Empire and the gods. A very successful inaugural lecture on Tuesday for the Friends of Classics and Religious Studies in Ottawa, by Prof Gregg Woolf (New York). #Ottawa #uOttawa #Classics #ReligiousStudies #Antiquity #RomanEmpire

Empire and the gods. A very successful inaugural lecture on Tuesday for the Friends of Classics and Religious Studies in Ottawa, by Prof Gregg Woolf (New York). #Ottawa #uOttawa #Classics #ReligiousStudies #Antiquity #RomanEmpire
Big molecules could make small electronics smarter and greener. A uOttawa team shows that fine tuning composition of microscopic layers could yield major performance improvements in devices.
Moins de tonte et d’herbicides, plus de pollinisateurs selon Jessica Forrest de l’Université d’Ottawa
Our Director Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme is currently attending the @nonreligioncf.bsky.social's 3-day workshop at #uOttawa. Here's a slide from the Law session, discussing how we can study religion and nonreligion through same-sex marriage (SSM) policies and debates.
A uOttawa whistleblower says the harassment campaign against him mirrors the tactics Citizen Lab documented in BlackCore: fake profiles, AI-driven psyops, and "subversion-as-a-service." He's demanding the university president investigate. #PsyOps #InfluenceOps #Whistleblower #CdnPoli #uOttawa
La semaine dernière, le département a eu le plaisir d’accueillir la Dre Carolyn MacDonald (Nouveau-Brunswick), qui a donné une conférence intitulée « High-Brow Hellenism, Low-Brow Latin » dans le cadre de notre série de conférences régulière. #uOttawa #Ottawa #Latin #Hellenism #Classics #Antiquité
Last week the department welcomed Dr Carolyn MacDonald (New Brunswick) to speak on High-Brow Hellenism, Low-Brow Latin as part of our regular lecture series. #uottawa #ottawa #classics #latin #hellenism
Demain! Conférence inaugurale : « L'Empire et les dieux : comment les Romains ont perdu le contrôle de leur religion » Prof. Greg Woolf (directeur Leon Levy, ISAW, Université de New York).
Le mardi 13 octobre, 18h30, MHN 509
Conférence en anglais.
#HistoireRomaine #uOttawa
Tomorrow! Inaugural lecture: "Empire and the Gods: How the Romans Lost Control of Their Religion". Prof. Greg Woolf (NYU).
How did the shift to autocracy coincide with a religious free-for-all in Rome?
Tues Oct 13, 6:30pm, MHN 509
#AncientHistory #RomanHistory #uOttawa #ottawa
Une nouvelle étude menée par l’Université d’Ottawa révèle que réduire la tonte et l’utilisation d’herbicides aux abords des routes rurales peut faire bondir le nombre de pollinisateurs de 45 % et le nombre d’espèces recensées de 23 %.
Researchers from the University of Ottawa have come up with a practical way to address the decline and protect 3,700 pollinators!
www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
#uOttawa #Pollinators @uottawascience.bsky.social
Congratulations to fellow Canadian classicist Anne Carson, for the Nobel Prize in Literature! The Academy cites her “bold and inventive oeuvre” in “playful dialogue with the classical tradition.” Classics: not so dead after all? buff.ly/6HHyaST #UOttawa #NobelPrizeLiterature #Classics #AnneCarson
Inaugural lecture: "Empire and the Gods: How the Romans Lost Control of Their Religion". Prof. Greg Woolf (Leon Levy Director, ISAW, NYU).
How did the shift to autocracy coincide with a religious free-for-all in Rome?
Tues Oct 13, 6:30pm, MHN 509
#AncientHistory #RomanHistory #uOttawa #ottawa
Conférence inaugurale : « L'Empire et les dieux : comment les Romains ont perdu le contrôle de leur religion » Prof. Greg Woolf (directeur Leon Levy, ISAW, Université de New York).
Le mardi 13 octobre, 18h30, MHN 509
Conférence en anglais.
#HistoireRomaine #uOttawa #ottawa
Researchers at the University of Ottawa say that free period products in schools help girls and young women, but that there is a lack of availability across Ontario
Congratulations to Alexandria McCully and William Lane, recipients of Schulich Leaders 2026 scholarships!
The scholarships are awarded to up and coming students in STEM fields in Canada: https://bit.ly/3TOysCL
Nous félicitons Alexandria McCully et William Lane, récipiendaires de bourses Schulich Leader 2026!
Celles-ci sont décernées à la relève étudiante dans le domaine des STIM au Canada : https://bit.ly/4hL2Ky2
“Climate change is the rising tide,” says uOttawa's Hossein Bonakdari, as a report sites that El Niño-driven heat could cause half a million extra deaths.
"Roadsides aren't places most people think of as wildlife habitat, but they add up to a huge amount of land across the country," explains uOttawa's Jessica Forrest. Mowing and spraying less has a huge impact in saving pollinators.