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Forensic Science students at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

University welcomes Canada’s historic commitment to research, infrastructure and entrepreneurship

February 28, 2018

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, its students and researchers stand to benefit from the historic increase in science and university research funding announced in the Government of Canada’s 2018 Budget.

Academics and community leaders discussed Trajectories of Black Youth Achievements at the university's Black History Month celebration February 7 at the Regent Theatre.

Trajectories of black youth achievements: Challenges and possibilities

February 21, 2018

The questions asked during the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Black History Month event initiated an in-depth and thought-provoking conversation between panelists, and the many individuals who attended on February 7.

Steven Del Duca, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Growth, announces the province's partnership with Magna International Inc., Multimatic Inc. and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology to enhance the university's ACE facility by adding a new Moving Ground Plane.

Province and industry partners rally to drive automotive innovation

February 12, 2018

The Province of Ontario, Magna International Incorporated and Multimatic Incorporated are partnering with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology to revolutionize the university’s ACE research facility, making it the most comprehensive aerodynamic and thermal test centre in the world.

Peter Berg, PhD, former Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (currently Professor of Mathematics and Physics, and Chair of the Department of Science at the University of Alberta), holds a rotor from an Enigma Cipher Machine. Dr. Berg is among the speakers at a free lecture on cryptanalysis March 2 at the university's Regent Theatre.

Experts decode the history and future of cryptography

February 09, 2018

On Friday, March 2, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Faculty of Science welcomes two leading international experts to unlock the mysteries behind the use of codes and ciphers to protect secrets.

In advance of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, Alpine Canada athletes helped test Quixskinz high-performance ski suits in race-like 130 km/h winds in front of the nozzle of the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, October 2017).

Dressed for success: ACE helping tailor Canada’s perfect (alpine ski) suit

February 06, 2018

Many months before Canada’s Winter Olympic team headed to South Korea for the 2018 Games, the alpine ski team was doing a lot of homework inside the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Carolyn McGregor, AM, PhD, Canada Research Chair (alumna) in Health Informatics, Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.

University-driven big data analytics research gains new Australian partners

February 05, 2018

For the past decade, Carolyn McGregor, PhD, has emerged as one of the world’s leading voices on the game-changing potential of health informatics.

New mural in the Student Life Building at the university's north Oshawa location.

New murals paint a vibrant picture of university’s campus life

February 02, 2018

Student Life has proudly unveiled a new mural, a huge nine-by-three-metre, colourful creation designed to represent the diversity of the university’s programs and students.