News archives
December
FSSH Poster Day opens ‘a constellation of directions’
December 22, 2016
Gaining practical experience is a curriculum cornerstone in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH) at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The faculty has established strong partnerships with a wide array of leading social and legal services organizations in Durham Region and across the Greater Toronto Area. Each organization affords FSSH students the chance to engage the real world through 100-hour practicum placements.
FBIT alumnus wins Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce award
December 22, 2016
One of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) earliest graduates is the 2016 recipient of a young entrepreneur award from the Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce.
University to receive Durham Region’s Gold Standard Healthy Workplace Award
December 21, 2016
For the third consecutive year, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) has received a Healthy Workplace Award (Gold category) from the Regional Municipality of Durham’s Health Department.
Celebrating some of the university’s top 2016 headlines
December 15, 2016
It was another year of milestones and achievements for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). As we wish everyone the best for the upcoming holiday break and look ahead to the 15th anniversary of the university’s founding (June 27, 2002), Communications and Marketing presents a brief summary of some of the university’s memorable moments of 2016.
Distinguished nuclear engineering professor appointed Dean of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science
December 14, 2016
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology announces the appointment of Dr. Akira Tokuhiro, PhD, as Dean of the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, effective Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
Electrochemistry experts convene at university for national symposium
December 13, 2016
More than 75 academics from across the country recently shared ideas about the latest discoveries and advances in electrochemistry at a national symposium hosted by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Honouring excellence in research, teaching and service delivery
December 12, 2016
The annual Awards of Excellence recognition event honours individual commitment and celebrates team achievements over the past year at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The university celebrated each 2016 award recipient as well as the entire campus community at a special event on December 6.
Faculty of Business and IT launches new Entrepreneurship program
December 12, 2016
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s new Entrepreneurship program provides students with the critical business skills need to run a successful company.
The word on how modern vehicles are talking to each other
December 07, 2016
Over many decades, technology has played a major role in improving road safety standards. Now technology is taking another step forward–by exploring how cars, buses and trucks can communicate with each other on the road, while they are being operated.
The future of Big Data health analytics in space
December 06, 2016
Dr. Carolyn McGregor is advancing research that demonstrates how the International Space Station can apply the Artemis platform to monitor astronauts’ and cosmonauts’ vital signs while in space. Her research partners include the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
Local post-secondary leaders forge stronger ties with Irish institutions
December 02, 2016
Expanded international opportunities for student exchange and research collaboration in Ireland are on the horizon following the signing of a new agreement by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Durham College (DC) and the Technological University for Dublin Alliance.
High school students battle at university’s Engineering Robotics Competition
December 01, 2016
Since 2006, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s (UOIT) Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) has encouraged young science experts in high school, middle school and even elementary students, to push the envelope of their developing engineering skills during the annual UOIT Engineering Robotics Competition.
Cuba after Fidel Castro: What happens now?
December 01, 2016
Dr. Tim MacNeill of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities’ Political Science program researches alternative social and political models of development and progress around the world. He answers questions and shares some observations on Cuba’s past and what the future may hold.
