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August

From left: Rhonda VanderLinde, who received the Paul Harris Fellowship; Dr. Teresa Pierce, recipient of the Rotarian of the Year award; and Ian Young, President of the Rotary Club of Oshawa from 1995 to 1996.

UOIT professor wins Rotarian of the Year award

August 01, 2013

Dr. Teresa Pierce, Assistant Professor Communication, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH), at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT), recently received the Rotarian of the Year award from the Rotary Club of Oshawa.

July

Durham Region Transit and Go Transit buses will drop off and pick up passengers at the Campus Tennis Centre during the closure of Commencement Drive.

Commencement Drive closed July 31 to August 6

July 29, 2013

Commencement Drive will be closed to traffic for paving from Wednesday, July 31 until end of day Tuesday, August 6.

At iBegin, participants were able to get connected with fellow first-year students and get a sense of what university life will be like.

SEC hosts iBegin program

July 29, 2013

The Student Experience Centre (SEC) recently offered the iBegin program to help give students an idea of what life at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is going to be like.

Minister of Research and Innovation visits UOIT

July 23, 2013

Reza Moridi, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation (MRI) and Richmond Hill MPP, recently visited the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) for a first-hand look at the cutting-edge research facilities in north Oshawa.

UOIT Master of Applied Bioscience student Carrie Strangway is partnering with Dr. Andrea Kirkwood, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science, to analyze 280 phytoplankton samples as part of the Lower Vermilion Source Water Quality Project.

UOIT Faculty of Science professor and grad student team up to help with water quality study

July 22, 2013

A faculty member and Master of Applied Bioscience student from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) are applying their specialized skills and knowledge in phytoplankton analysis toward a water quality project in the Sudbury, Ontario area.

Delegation outside the Automotive Centre of Excellence at UOIT. Below: Ambassador Afonso Cardoso, Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto addresses delegates and visitors inside ACE.

UOIT celebrates strong ties with Brazil during delegation visit

July 18, 2013

UOIT welcomed a special delegation to campus July 17 to celebrate the university’s relationship with Brazil.

UOIT appoints new Director, Communications and Marketing

July 17, 2013

After a thorough and competitive interview process, I am pleased to announce the appointment of John (Mac) MacMillan as Director, Communications and Marketing, effective Monday, August 19, 2013.

Dr. Carolyn McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics at Ontario Tech University.

Dr. Carolyn McGregor’s Artemis project featured on CBC’s The National and GlobalNews.ca

July 15, 2013

CBC’s The National recently featured a story about the Artemis project headed up by Dr. Carolyn McGregor, Canada Research Chair in Health Informatics at Ontario Tech University.

On America Weekend, Tracy Ann Kosa discussed the privacy implications associated with the collection, use and disclosure of information your cell phone leaves behind.

UOIT PhD student researcher interviewed on America Weekend

July 15, 2013

Tracy Ann Kosa, a Computer Science PhD student co-supervised by Dr. Khalil el-Khatib, Associate Professor and Dr. Stephen Marsh, Assistant Professor, both with the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, was recently interviewed by Paul Harris on America Weekend.

In their article, Dr. Chirag Surti and Dr. Jeff Moretz argue that opening the Canadian market to Verizon would drive down the prices of cell phone plans.

FBIT faculty members published in Financial Post

July 15, 2013

Two professors from the Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT) recently had an opinion piece on wireless competition in Canada published in the Financial post.

Faculty of Education graduate student wins IRA Award for Technology and Reading

July 15, 2013

The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce that Stephanie Thompson, a Research Assistant who is completing her Master of Arts in Education in Digital Technologies degree at UOIT, was selected as overall winner of the International Reading Association’s (IRA) Technology in Reading Award.