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From left: UOIT Commerce students Haaris Ahmad, Ragavey Premakumar and Kadir Motiwala participated in the Battle for CA$H competition on January 25.

UOIT students battle it out for CA$H

February 28, 2014

Three University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Commerce students recently participated in the Battle for CA$H, a game-like simulation competition that tests communications, teamwork, leadership and time-management skills.

From left: Dr. Bernadette Murphy, Professor and Kinesiology Lead, and Dr. Michael Holmes, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences.

UOIT Kinesiology researchers awarded two-year grant

February 21, 2014

Research involving neck pain and its correlation to upper limb mobility at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Health Sciences has received international recognition, thanks to a two-year grant from the Australian Spinal Research Foundation.

Dr. Stephen Marsh, Assistant Professor, FBIT.

FBIT faculty member receives the IFIP Silver Core award

February 19, 2014

Dr. Stephen Marsh, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT), has been awarded the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Silver Core award for his service to the organization.

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

Ontario Tech University collaborative research projects helping drive IBM-led cloud analytics platform

February 12, 2014

It all began less than two years ago. IBM and seven Ontario universities, including the Ontario Tech University, joined the government and private-sector leaders to create a new kind of collaborative research partnership. It was to be a powerful consortium that would collectively tap into the latest high-performance computing technology to find answers to vital scientific questions facing society.

The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Federal Finance Minister and Whitby-Oshawa MP.

Federal budget initiatives align with UOIT’s research priorities

February 11, 2014

OSHAWA, ONTARIO – The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is pleased to see how new federal funding for research and innovation fits with UOIT’s research and development priorities. This new funding for innovative university research initiatives was announced in the Federal Budget on February 11 by the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Whitby-Oshawa.

Dr. Carla Cesaroni, Associate Professor, FSSH, appeared as an expert witness at the Ontario coroner's inquest into the death of Ashley Smith.

Dr. Carla Cesaroni appears as expert witness in Ashley Smith case

February 05, 2014

At the request of the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, on November 12, 2013 Dr. Carla Cesaroni appeared as an expert witness at the Ontario coroner’s inquest into the death of Ashley Smith, a 19-year-old woman who died on October 19, 2007 in a segregation cell.

Emergency notification

UOIT open today: Wednesday, February 5

February 05, 2014

Please be advised that the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is open on Wednesday, February 5 and all operations continue as usual.

UOIT's Dr. Isabel Pedersen, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Digital Life, Media, and Culture, speaks January 28 at the Wearable Technologies Conference 2014 Europe in Munich, Germany. (photo credit: Wearable Technologies)

UOIT researcher says wearable technologies now influence global life and culture

February 04, 2014

MUNICH, GERMANY – Unprecedented growth in the world of wearable computer devices is a trend that is influencing global culture in the years since Y2K says Dr. Isabel Pedersen, Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Digital Life, Media, and Culture and an Associate Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

At the second-annual Leadership Summit Weekend, Jian Ghomeshi spoke about his leadership journey and signed copies of his national bestselling book, 1982.

Jian Ghomeshi speaks at second-annual UOIT Leadership Summit Weekend

February 03, 2014

Jian Ghomeshi, award-winning broadcaster, writer, musician, producer and activist, entertained more than 200 students, alumni, faculty, staff of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and members of the community on January 24 with a presentation about his leadership journey.