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Celebrate Black History Month at the Library and discover our resources and events throughout February. Join us to learn, connect, and get inspired!

Dr. Aly Julien’s early-career interest in the brain was inspired by people close to him who suffered with epilepsy and schizophrenia. “I witnessed the devastating impact of these conditions on their lives and their families,” he explains. “When I took up medicine, I sought out every opportunity I could to study the brain. That’s why nearly everything I’ve done since then has been related to brain ...

The fourth annual Black Excellence Gala February 2 is an evening dedicated to celebrating and reflecting on the rich heritage and diverse journeys of Black communities in Canada.

Mental health is a crucial issue in the population, particularly in Black communities in Canada. A study on the prevalence of depression among Black people in Canada showed that 58.09% of young people under the age of 24 suffer from symptoms of depression, a worrying statistic closely associated with the daily experience of racial discrimination.*

The Public Health Agency of Canada has just announced that the Interdisciplinary Centre for Black Health (ICBH), based in the Faculty of Social Sciences, is one of seven finalists for the prestigious Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Challenge Award.

Professor Josephine B. Etowa of the School of Nursing has received the Canadian Public Health Association’s prestigious Ron Draper Health Promotion Award for those working in the sector.

As inclusion and equity become paramount issues within educational institutions, the University of Ottawa stands out with the launch of a revolutionary initiative: the Black Student Mentorship Program (BMP).

In 2020, the Government of Canada acknowledged that Black communities in our country face “health and social inequities linked to a process of discrimination at multiple levels of society, including individual, interpersonal, institutional and societal discrimination.”