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Nous sommes très fiers de notre collègue Holly Gordon, qui a reçu le Prix du président pour le leadership en santé et sécurité et en gestion des risques et de l’environnement.
Félicitations Holly !!! 🎉 🎖️

#uOttawa #CampusDurable
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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We are so very proud of our very own Holly Gordon who was a co-recipient of the President's Award for the Health, Safety, Risk and Environmental Leadership.
Congratulations Holly!!! 🎉 🎖️

#uOttawa #CampusSustainability
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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«Gaspiller un kilogramme de bœuf, ce n'est pas seulement gaspiller un kilogramme de bœuf mais aussi les 20 kilogrammes d'aliments pour animaux, l'eau, la main-d'œuvre humaine et le transport» explique Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, d'uOttawa [En anglais seulement]
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December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Food waste is worse than you think. “Wasting a kilogram of beef is not just wasting a kilogram of beef,” says uOttawa's Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, “but also the … 20 kilograms of feed, the water, the human labour, the transportation.”

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#uOttawa #Food #Waste
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Nathalie Chalifour, de l'Université d'Ottawa, estime que le gouvernement provincial modifie les règles afin d'éviter d'avoir à assumer les conséquences de ses obligations en matière de climat.
[En anglais seulement]

www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

#uOttawa #ChangementsClimatique #Ontario
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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uOttawa's Nathalie Chalifour thinks that the Provincial government is changing the rules to avoid dealing with the consequences of its climate obligations.

www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

#uOttawa #ClimateCrisis #Ontario
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Le programme Free Food Alert remporte un franc succès depuis que l’Université d’Ottawa est devenue le premier établissement universitaire au pays à le mettre en œuvre en novembre 2024.
+4 486 inscriptions actives
+125 événements

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December 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The Free Food Alert program has been a big success since the University of Ottawa became the first Canadian university to roll out the initiative in November 2024. There were 4,486 active subscribers with 125 events.

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#uOttawa #Reuse #SaveFood
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The current legal framework is not suited to the growing use of complex climate models for insurance companies, according to Vincent Caron, professor of insurance law at the University of Ottawa.
[In French only]

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#uOttawa #ClimateChange #Insurance
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Le cadre légal actuel n’est pas adapté à l’utilisation croissante de modèles climatiques complexes pour les assurances selon Vincent Caron professeur de droit des assurances à l’Université d’Ottawa.

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#uOttawa #ChangementsClimatique
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Alors que les bibliothèques de semences locales pour le jardinage de plantes indigènes à Ottawa gagnent en popularité, la professeure Renate Sangier-Regier affirme qu'un environnement diversifié est essentiel à la durabilité !
[En anglais seulement]

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December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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As grassroots seed library for native plant gardening in Ottawa get traction, prof Renate Sangier-Regier says that a diverse environment is key to sustainability!

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#NativePlants #Biodiversity @uottawaarts.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Des tremblements de terre aux feux de forêt, Brodie Ramin (de l'Université d'Ottawa) affirme que le Canada est terriblement mal préparé aux catastrophes compte tenu de la réalité climatique.
[En anglais seulement]

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From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters
Canadians faces a growing safety crisis yet they remain unprepared. The real danger is complacency.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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From earthquakes to wildfires, uOttawa's Brodie Ramin says that Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters given the climate reality.

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From earthquakes to wildfires, Canada is woefully ill-prepared for disasters
Canadians faces a growing safety crisis yet they remain unprepared. The real danger is complacency.
theconversation.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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[En anglais seulement]
Vous pouvez désormais écouter le son du changement climatique. L'artiste s'est inspiré d'une visualisation créée par Patrick Georges, de l'Université d'Ottawa...
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Vous pouvez l'écouter sur Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPE...
How Climate Change Sounds Using Data Sonification | The Financial News 247
Climate change is a crisis that impacts all aspects of our lives. Over the years, many visualizations have emerged to convey the urgency of warming
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November 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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You can now listen to the sound of climate change. The artist was inspired by a visualization created by uOttawa's Patrick Georges...
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You can listen on Youtube - www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPE...

#ClimateCrisis #Art #DataSonification
How Climate Change Sounds Using Data Sonification | The Financial News 247
Climate change is a crisis that impacts all aspects of our lives. Over the years, many visualizations have emerged to convey the urgency of warming
thefinancialnews247.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Voici une liste de 15 astuces proposées par des étudiantes et étudiants du Régime travail-études pour vous aider à boucler votre budget

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#uOttawa #Gratuit #Gratuiterie #Environnement
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Here are 15 money-saving hacks for uOttawa, featuring the Free Store!

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#uOttawa #MoneySaving #CampusLife #Free #Environmental
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Sophia Mathur, jeune plaignante pour le climat à l'Université d'Ottawa, exhorte les députés à « faire payer les pollueurs » !

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#uOttawa #Activiste #Canada #Environnement
'Make Polluters Pay,' Youth Climate Plaintiff Sophia Mathur Urges MPs
On Oct. 30, 18-year-old climate activist Sophia Mathur-plaintiff in the youth-led Mathur v. Ontario case challenging the province's weakened emissions target-brought her call for stronger climate acti...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Youth climate plaintiff Sophia Mathur, of uOttawa, urges MPs to 'Make Polluters Pay!"

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#uOttawa #Youth #CNDLaw #EarthWarrior #Environment
'Make Polluters Pay,' Youth Climate Plaintiff Sophia Mathur Urges MPs
On Oct. 30, 18-year-old climate activist Sophia Mathur-plaintiff in the youth-led Mathur v. Ontario case challenging the province's weakened emissions target-brought her call for stronger climate acti...
www.bignewsnetwork.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Selon Hossein Bonakdari, de l'Université d'Ottawa, « les changements climatiques modifient le moment et l'éclat des couleurs automnales dans l'est du Canada, y compris à Ottawa ». [En anglais seulement]

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Warming weather delays fall colours in Gatineau Park this year — and beyond, expert says - Capital Current
Fall Rhapsody was delayed by warm weather, says a University of Ottawa scientist, but drew crowds when the leaves began to change in October.
capitalcurrent.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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According to uOttawa's Hossein Bonakdari “Climate change is reshaping the timing and brilliance of fall foliage across Eastern Canada, including Ottawa.”

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Warming weather delays fall colours in Gatineau Park this year — and beyond, expert says - Capital Current
Fall Rhapsody was delayed by warm weather, says a University of Ottawa scientist, but drew crowds when the leaves began to change in October.
capitalcurrent.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Steve Lorteau, de l'Université d'Ottawa, estime que les cyclistes ne devraient peut-être pas suivre les mêmes règles de circulation que les automobilistes.
[En anglais seulement]

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#uOttawa #Vélo
Should Cyclists Be Required to Follow the Same Traffic Rules as Motorists? - Good Times
By Steve Lorteau, University of Ottawa   Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists. For example, ma...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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uOttawa's Steve Lorteau thinks that cyclists maybe shouldn't follow the same rules of the road as motorists.

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#uOttawa #Cycling #Law
Should Cyclists Be Required to Follow the Same Traffic Rules as Motorists? - Good Times
By Steve Lorteau, University of Ottawa   Interactions between different users on roads are often a source of frustration, the most prominent being those between motorists and cyclists. For example, ma...
goodtimes.ca
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Les libéraux annulent le projet de plantation de deux milliards d'arbres au profit d'une nouvelle stratégie de compétitivité climatique, annoncée à l'Université d'Ottawa. Qu'est-ce que cela signifie pour nos objectifs climatiques ?
[En anglais seulement]

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Liberals cancelling Trudeau-era plan to plant two-billion trees
The program launched in 2021 is being dropped as part of a spending review to find billions of dollars worth of savings.
www.midnorthmonitor.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM