University of Ottawa facts for kids
The University of Ottawa is a university in Ottawa, Canada. It is a bilingual university teaching in both French and English.
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Tabaret Hall under construction in 1903 (completed in 1905). Construction began earlier in the year after fire destroyed the university's main building.
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Constructed in 1893, 100 Laurier Avenue East is the oldest building at the university. The building was acquired by the university in 1970.
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Morisset Library is the main library for the university and houses the majority of its special collections.
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The green wall in the Faculty of Social Science building is the tallest living biofilter in North America. The green wall is one example of the university's sustainability projects.
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Tabaret Hall was named after Joseph-Henri Tabaret and houses the university's administrative offices.
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The Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute, a language institute affiliated with the university, is housed at Hamelin Hall.
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The Desmarais Building houses several departments and the university's co-operative education program.
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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute at the Wilbert Keon Building, houses over 60 principal investigators and 175 researchers for cardiovascular medicine.
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The university's alumni relations office is housed at the Alex Trebek Alumni House. The building was named after an alumnus of the university.
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Sir Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris, 2nd Prime Minister of Newfoundland.
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Louise Arbour, Official of the United Nations.
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Dafydd Williams, CSA astronaut and physician
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Alex Trebek, television personality and host of Jeopardy!
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In Spanish: Universidad de Ottawa para niños
