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From left: President Don Lovisa, Durham College; and President Tim McTiernan, UOIT. Right: Team UOIT wheels along King Street in downtown Oshawa in front of the Regent Theatre.

UOIT and Durham College team up for Heart and Stroke Foundation

Dozens of faculty and staff members from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and teamed up with counterparts from Durham College (DC) on June 26 for a great show of community support for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Dr. Robert Weaver, Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships, and Dr. Holly Jones Taggart, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies.

Faculty of Health Sciences appoints two new Associate Deans

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Holly Jones Taggart as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Dr. Robert Weaver as Associate Dean, Research and Partnerships.

Students in UOIT's Faculty of Business and IT's (FBIT) Collaborative Leadership course present a cheque for $560 to Dr. Pamela Ritchie, Dean of FBIT. From left: Dr. Jennifer Percival, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Programs, FBIT; Shiva Jagdeo; Fariya Khan; Amandeep Minhas; Dr. Pamela Ritchie.

UOIT students raise $560 for Lesotho HIV/AIDS orphanage

Students taking an elective summer course in Collaborative Leadership from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Business and Information Technology recently raised $560 for HIV/AIDS orphans in Lesotho as part of a class project – and they learned a lot about teamwork while doing it.

Research team and event speakers at the UOIT-CMCC inaugural Research Day.

UOIT and CMCC host disability prevention and rehabilitation research event

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Health Sciences recently hosted a special event with the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in Toronto, Ontario to foster research collaboration in the areas of disability prevention and rehabilitation.

From left: Roger Anderson, Regional Chair and CEO, Durham Region; Don Lovisa, President, Durham College; Dr. Tim McTiernan, President, UOIT; and Karim Mamdani, President and CEO, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.

Annual Durham Region Roger Anderson Charity Classic surpasses $1 million for UOIT

The tournament, hosted by Durham Region Chair Roger Anderson, has created and maintained a legacy of giving to community organizations including providing assistance to students in financial need at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College, and child and youth initiatives at the Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health.

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Submissions sought for Gamification 2013 conference

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and the University of Waterloo (Stratford Campus) are accepting submissions from presenters for Gamification 2013, an international conference on gamification.

Dr. Igor Pioro (centre), Professor, Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate Program, FESNS, receives honorary doctorate from the National Technical University of Ukraine on June 3 in Kiev, Ukraine.

UOIT Professor Dr. Igor Pioro receives honorary doctorate in Ukraine

The Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS) proudly salutes Dr. Igor Pioro, Professor, Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate Program upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the National Technical University of Ukraine (Kiev Polytechnic Institute (KPI)).

Automotive Centre of Excellence at UOIT.

ACE hosting international workshop with support from NSERC

The workshop will bring together academic researchers and industry experts from across Canada and the United States to identify and develop potential partnerships that will lead to the expansion of existing capabilities at the ACE.

Automotive Centre of Excellence at UOIT.

UOIT’s 10th Convocation to confer first Science PhDs

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) 2013 Convocation Ceremonies promises to be a historic occasion, with the first Faculty of Science PhD graduates crossing the stage at the General Motors Centre.

Automotive Centre of Excellence at UOIT.

Trent University and UOIT Sign Five-Year Co-operation Agreement

Gary Boire, provost and vice president academic at Trent University, and Deborah Saucier, interim provost and vice president academic at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) today signed a five-year Co-operation Agreement to build on the complementary strengths of the two Institutions to reduce duplication, increase student choice and foster institutional collaboration.