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UOIT will contribute its Big Data expertise to the Health Ecosphere Pipeline Project, a $34.5 million health informatics research program.

UOIT applying cloud-based Big Data analytics to improve patient care

July 26, 2016

Big Data analytics have the potential to be a game-changer in how Ontario patients and families receive clinical health care services. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will contribute its Big Data expertise to a new Health Ecosphere Pipeline Project announced July 21 by Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

Bermuda High School students designed their own sailboats during their visit to UOIT.

Bermuda high school students explore science and technology

July 26, 2016

It’s not often that high school students have a chance to visit a university in another country, get a taste of post-secondary life and explore programs they are interested in pursuing. But 16 students from Bermuda High School (BHS) did all of this and more during their recent visit to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

Pokémon have been spotted at the university's downtown and north Oshawa campus locations.

Pokémon appear on UOIT campus; researchers share their perspectives

July 22, 2016

Since Pokémon Go officially launched in Canada on July 17, colourful little fictional creatures called Pokémon have been popping up on the smartphones of game-players, both young and old. It doesn’t take long to spot players; they’re the ones staring down at their phones as they walk around, visiting physical locations in the hopes of virtual-capturing one of these critters. Some Pokémon have even appeared on campus at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).

From left: Dawn Regier, Asset and Sustainability Assistant (Nursing, class of 2016); Shannon Oletic, Project Planning Officer; Melissa Mirowski, Asset and Sustainability Planner; and Ijlal Gondal, Asset and Sustainability Assistant (Mechanical Engineering, class of 2016), OCIS.

International recognition for UOIT’s sustainability achievements

July 18, 2016

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) leadership in environmental sustainability, conservation and green community-building recently earned the university a Gold Rating from the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) program. STARS is a transparent, self-reporting global framework universities and colleges use to measure their sustainability performance.

Nuclear atom

International nuclear energy scholars convene at UOIT

July 14, 2016

Known as a leading Canadian hub of research and programs in nuclear science and engineering research, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) welcomed more than two dozen nuclear scholars from around the globe to campus in early July.