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Dr. Carolyn McGregor’s AI big data analytics platform to assess human performance in any weather condition
February 15, 2019
The study to demonstrate pre-deployment acclimation strategies and techniques in extreme environments is being led by international health informatics expert Carolyn McGregor, AM, PhD, Research Excellence Chair in Health Informatics, and Professor with the university’s Faculty of Business and Information Technology .
University promotes recycling awareness on campus in February
February 14, 2019
Reducing, reusing and recycling take the spotlight on campus in February as the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCIS) hosts a number of educational activities on campus designed to raise awareness about sustainable living practices.
UOIT Motorsports defines accelerated learning outside the classroom
February 04, 2019
Hands-on opportunities to apply knowledge in a real-world environment aptly describes the student-learning atmosphere at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). Among many examples of students venturing beyond the boundaries of labs, lecture theatres and curriculum is an enterprising group known as UOIT Motorsports.
University mourns passing of Ron Joyce, philanthropist and Tim Hortons co-founder
February 01, 2019
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is saddened to learn of the passing of Ron Joyce, the longtime entrepreneur who built the Tim Hortons coffee shop chain into a Canadian business empire.
University’s new partnerships unlock opportunities for international students
January 31, 2019
Students from Peru and Bermuda will have new access to university studies in Canada, thanks to two agreements the University of Ontario Institute of Technology recently signed with post-secondary institutions in these countries.
Social media links researchers in 50 countries to one global study of the world’s streams
January 30, 2019
In 2014, University of Ontario Institute of Technology biologist Dr. Andrea Kirkwood noted a crowdsourcing call for researchers to help collect environmental data from stream ecosystems, something very much in her research wheelhouse.
Expanding international exchange opportunities
January 24, 2019
University of Ontario Institute of Technology students will benefit from new studying abroad opportunities, thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Oshawa Hungarian Culture Club.
2018 Holiday Food Drive makes season brighter for students in need
January 18, 2019
The co-chairs of the annual campus Holiday Food Drive extend their sincere thanks to everyone who helped make the 2018 initiative a resounding success. This year, the drive helped more than 100 students in need.
Mechanical Engineering student helping seek sustainable clean water solutions in east Africa
January 18, 2019
After coming back to Canada, they realized they had become de facto social enterprise entrepreneurs on the cusp of forming a startup business. The trio would go on to form Rootworks, a non-profit aiming to provide long-term access to clean water for rural communities in Somalia and Ethiopia.
Tuition reductions will help students with education affordability
January 18, 2019
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) announced a 10 per cent tuition reduction on January 17. The university recognizes this change as a positive step in improving education accessibility for Ontario’s university students while balancing the provincial government’s fiscal challenges.
Ten topics featuring university moments and milestones from 2018
December 20, 2018
The installation of the university’s fourth President and a campus visit from the Prime Minister are among many campus milestones from 2018.
University launches Brilliant Catalyst: a new gateway to entrepreneurship and innovation
December 18, 2018
As a champion of innovative and entrepreneurial culture, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology offers an exciting new ‘collaboration and collision’ space for creating new business ideas. At Brilliant Catalyst, students, faculty, business and community organizations will accelerate the development of new ideas, business ventures and innovations.
University’s Samantha Stahlke taking on the ‘next great frontier’ in technology
December 17, 2018
Now working on a master’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Samantha Stahlke has won a prestigious Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence from the Toronto, Ontario-based Vector Institute, which focuses on research into artificial intelligence applications and provides scholarships to graduate students.
University celebrates excellence in graduate student supervision
December 17, 2018
At its recent Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision reception, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies celebrated faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the graduate students they supervise.
Student showcase shines spotlight on innovative curriculum-based City Idea Lab
December 07, 2018
TeachingCity partners the City of Oshawa, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Durham College (DC) and Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area celebrated today the inaugural City Idea Lab student showcase and the generous gift of $322,000 from RBC Foundation as part of the RBC Future Launch program.
Getting the point: What Canadians need to understand about the flu shot
November 20, 2018
“Canadians need to understand that the various strains of the flu that emerge each year make it more than a local or regional concern. In today’s world of almost unlimited air travel, any virus can travel to any other spot on the planet in less than 36 hours. Flu immunization is a global health issue.”
Why clamping down on industrial noise is a sound idea
November 16, 2018
Scarborough, Ontario-based manufacturer Stoddard Silencers of Canada wanted to develop a smaller, cost-effective vent-silencing solution that minimizes noise without sacrificing safety. Together with Mechanical Engineering master’s students Karim Sachedina, Thomas Lato and Mdrashidul Islam, Dr. Atef Mohany created a prototype for a streamlined and acoustically absorptive cone-shaped attachment for Stoddard’s vent silencers.
University thanks its donors on National Philanthropy Day
November 13, 2018
In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Thursday, November 15, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology thanks its donors for their support over the past 15 years. In 2003, we opened our doors to 947 students. This year, we welcomed more than 10,000 students across our seven faculties and our School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
University building a supportive culture for women in STEM disciplines
November 13, 2018
Recognizing there remains a gender gap of women participating in STEM-related post-secondary education, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is helping drive part of the solution toward increasing gender parity in STEM careers.
A film with a twist: ACE screens a movie in ‘4D’
November 07, 2018
At the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel recently hosted a screening of the 1996 disaster film Twister that took the cinematic experience in a new ‘fourth’ dimension. It figuratively took everyone by storm.
Strength in diversity: How graduate students are countering the ideology of hate
November 02, 2018
In an increasingly polarized world where hate crimes and extremist political views are gaining deeper entrenchment, two groups of graduate students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are taking a powerful stand against anti-immigration hate speech and right-wing extremism.
University’s Chemistry program expands ties with Japanese institutions
October 15, 2018
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) global associations drive new research opportunities and provide students with avenues to study, work and travel around the world.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College announce interim smoke-free policy
October 12, 2018
The health and safety of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s and Durham College’s (DC) campus communities are of the utmost importance. With this in mind, both institutions are introducing an interim smoke-free campus policy.
