Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

February is Black History Month. This is a time for the Faculty of Arts to honour the richness and diversity of contributions of Black people in Canada and around the world. It is also a chance for us to reflect on the challenges that have been, and continue to be faced by the Black community, and how we can work together to build a better future for everyone.

Congratulations to Professor Brenda Macdougall! The University of Ottawa is pleased to announce the awarding of two new University Research Chairs (URC) to professors whose research contributes to better access to health care for vulnerable populations and to a fuller understanding of 19th-century Metis kinscapes.

Impact Award celebrates outstanding scholars in Canada's social sciences and humanities research community

As a child, Jackie Dawson developed a fascination with polar regions, mesmerized by their landscape and beauty. Her family introduced her to the stories of polar explorers like John Franklin, Roald Amundson and Ernest Shackleton, and a passion was born.

How do researchers react when an ice shelf that they have been monitoring for years suddenly breaks off? Read the comments from Dr. Luke Copland, Professor, uOttawa GEG ENV, Dr. Adrienne White, Analyst at the Canadian Ice service and alumnus from uOttawa GEG ENV, and Dr. Derek Mueller, Associate professor, Carleton University.

Ottawa public health has released an interactive map though the ONS, co-led by Elizabeth Kristjansson and Michael Sawada (GEG), that shows shows neighbourhoods with higher and lower rates of COVID in Ottawa.  From CTV News "... the Ledbury—Heron Gate—Ridgemont neighbourhood topped the list for having the most COVID-19 cases and the highest per capita rate."