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December 21, 2018

November

Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor at his installation ceremony in May 2018.

November 28, 2018

November 23, 2018

November 22, 2018

November 21, 2018

Flu season in Canada runs from November to April.

November 20, 2018

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering students Thomas Lato (standing), Karim Sachedina (seated) and Mdrashidul Islam (using the computer) worked with Atef Mohany, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, to create a prototype for a new vent silencer design for Stoddard Silencers.

November 16, 2018

November 15, 2018

Master's degree student (and 2017 Computer Science graduate) Luisa Rojas Garcia addresses the audience at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's launch of the Women for STEM program (in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel, November 7, 2018).

November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018

Dr. Jen Rinaldi's and Dr. Kate Rossiter's book, Institutional Violence and Disability: Punishing Conditions, explores the pervasiveness of institutional violence through the lens of survivors of the Huronia Regional Centre, which operated in Orillia, Ontario from 1876 to 2009.

November 11, 2018

Movie audience decked out in goggles and rain gear for a '4D' screening of the film Twister inside the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

November 7, 2018

November 5, 2018

Embrace Immigrants team (from left): Madison Charman, Kishale Moore, Esther James Charles, Ana Figueras, Eltisha Wright-Smith (see Better Together team in photo gallery section below).

November 2, 2018

October

The Honourable Frank Iacobucci spoke at the Legal Studies Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series hosted by the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (October 23, 2018).

October 31, 2018

Image of new Dynamic Symbol of Access now appears in accessibility-designated parking spaces on the campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

October 29, 2018

Many Canadians have little or no idea as to how much sodium they consume on a daily basis.

October 26, 2018

Electric vehicle testing inside the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

October 25, 2018

October 16, 2018

2018 UOIT-KIT Symposium in Chemistry student award winners. From left: Professor Emiko Mouri, KIT; Professor Mitsuru Kitamura, KIT; Professor Tatsuo Okauchi, KIT; Kohei Minobe, KIT; Kota Tsubaki, KIT; Matthew Hammill, UOIT; Nadia Laschuk, UOIT; Professor Jean-Paul Desaulniers, UOIT.

October 15, 2018

Shared north Oshawa campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College.

October 12, 2018

North Oshawa campus location of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

October 10, 2018

Regent Theatre, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

October 9, 2018

Freshly prepared items from The Pantry at Durham College's Centre for Food are now available for purchase at Shop SIRC (located in the Software and Informatics Research Centre) and the Tuck Shop (61 Charles Street Building, first floor).

October 4, 2018

The City Idea Lab is a curriculum-based program designed for creatively minded university and college students who will work directly with faculty and City staff to co-design potential solutions to specific City-identified projects.

October 4, 2018

September

Join the hundreds of professionals who have upgraded their skills through one of the many exciting programs offered through the university's Management Development Centre.

September 27, 2018

September 26, 2018

From left: 2018 Student Leadership Award winners Marissa George, Lawrence Akintoye-Bentola and Megan Weales. Absent from ceremony: Hamdi Jimale and Hafsah Hoda.

September 25, 2018

From left: Steven Murphy, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor; Shiresa Hopkins, first-year Communication; Jervan Casey, first-year Networking and Information Technology; Wesley Crichlow, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities; Alejandra Humphreys, first-year Commerce; Joe Stokes, EdD, University Registrar. Absent from ceremony: Devorn Carty, first-year Political Science; Azuredee Mills, first-year Biological Science.

September 25, 2018

Xavier Anderson of the Eagle Clan in a traditional men's dance at the university's Mini Powwow (September 7, 2018). The colours of his regalia headdress are representative of the Golden Eagle. His regalia is the Woodland style.

September 20, 2018

Visit the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from Friday, September 28 to Sunday, September 30.

September 18, 2018

University of Ontario Institute of Technology's 2018 entrance scholarship recipients. Back row (from left): Robert Bailey, PhD, Provost and Vice-President Academic; Erin Mattes (Social Science and Humanities); Aiman Quraishi (Engineering and Applied Science); Hannah Oegema (Business and Information Technology); Steven Murphy, PhD, President; Cristianna Giallo (Science). Front row (from left): Tessie Pulla-Chin (Health Sciences); Courtney Lockhart (Health Sciences); Keegan Post (Energy Systems and Nuclear Science).

September 18, 2018

Best poster award winners and honourable mention recipients celebrate their achievements following the university's 2018 Student Research Showcase.

September 17, 2018

September 13, 2018

Inside the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel, British aerospace engineer Dr. Angelo Grubisic tests the capabilities of his wingsuit design in preparation for a world-record altitude jump (12 kilometres) and longest-ever flight in a wingsuit.

September 12, 2018

University of Ontario Institute of Technology President Dr. Steven Murphy (right-centre) congratulates students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science which won the 2018 Orientation inter-faculty Wild Goose Chase (top: Stanley the Goose, the Wild Goose Chase trophy).

September 6, 2018

September 5, 2018

August

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uses a smoke wand to demonstrate how engineers detect wind flow over vehicles in front of the nozzle of the Climatic Wind Tunnel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (with students from the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; August 31, 2018).

August 31, 2018

Kandarp Gandhi researched smart home energy management at IIT Ropar.

August 22, 2018

From left: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with smartARM team members Hamayal Choudhry and Samin Khan, and Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Chloe Kim, special guest at the Imagine Cup World Finals.

August 15, 2018

Professor Igor Pioro, PhD (second row, fourth from left) and Jovica Riznic, PhD (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (first row, third from left) pose with a group of North American university students who won Best Poster awards at the International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (London, United Kingdom, July 2018).

August 15, 2018

Workplace bullying can have significant effects on the other parts of our lives, including our health.

August 15, 2018

Andrea Kirkwood, PhD (standing) is an Associate Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director in the Faculty of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

August 14, 2018

ACE's six 2018 summer interns jumped at the opportunity to learn more about operations in ACE's huge Climatic Wind Tunnel. From left: Catherine Bandura, Remington Bainbridge, Daniella Petralito, Jordan Zenhenko, Brooke Godding and Daniel Kamal.

August 10, 2018

Mechanical Engineering student Awais Choudhary (class of 2019) earned a 12-month internship at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plant in Cambridge, Ontario.

August 8, 2018

A student from Saltus Grammar School in Bermuda participates in a sailboat racing activity at an enrichment camp hosted this summer at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

August 2, 2018

August 2, 2018

August 1, 2018

July

The 2018 Futures Forum included a short presentation by a team of Capstone students.

July 18, 2018

Information Technology Services at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology teamed with Carolyn McGregor, PhD, Faculty of Business and Information Technology on her Artemis Cloud platform implementation.

July 13, 2018

Image of a new generation microchip.

July 13, 2018

The 2018 Level Up Student Games Showcase attracted more than 2,000 visitors, who were there to check out the games created by students from universities and colleges across Ontario.

July 8, 2018

Aerodynamic testing of a wingsuit in front of the nozzle of the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

July 6, 2018

June

From left: Steven Murphy, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor; Noreen Taylor, Chancellor; Kimberley Fernandes, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS); Akira Tokuhiro, PhD, Dean, FESNS; Robert Bailey, PhD, Provost and Vice-President, Academic (Interim).

June 29, 2018

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology's 2018 Big Bike team.

June 28, 2018

June 27, 2018

From left: Hossam Kishawy, PhD, Associate Dean, FEAS; Mechatronics Engineering student Judy Afana; and Rachel Dyers, Program Co-ordinator, FEAS.

June 26, 2018

Dr. Sean Forrester, Associate Professor (Biology) in the Faculty of Science is one of three North American researchers receiving funding from U.S.-based animal health company Zoetis for research into the prevention of heartworm in dogs and cats.

June 22, 2018

Brad Easton, PhD, Professor (Chemistry), Faculty of Science is among more than a dozen University of Ontario Institute of Technology researchers receiving an internal research funding award from the Office of the Vice-President, Research, Innovation and International.

June 20, 2018

From left: Carlos Sainz, Renault Sport Formula One™ driver; Chase Pelletier, 2018 INFINITI Engineering Academy Canadian winner and Automotive Engineering graduate, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, class of 2018; Tomasso Volpe, Global Motorsport Director, INFINITI (June 2018, Montreal, Quebec. Image courtesy INFINITI Canada).

June 18, 2018

Bordessa Hall, home of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the university's downtown Oshawa location.

June 18, 2018

Bermuda’s Department of ICT Policy and Innovation recently named Networking and IT Security student Caroline Caton a 'Rising Star in ICT'.

June 18, 2018

From left: Riley Anderson; Sarah Anderson; Warren Anderson; Bruce Smith (Roger Anderson Charity Classic Organizing Committee Chair); Don Lovisa, President, Durham College; Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Karim Mamdani, President and CEO, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (June 14, 2018).

June 15, 2018

Political Science graduate Sadaf Parweez (left), accepts congratulations from Peter Stoett, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the university's 2018 Convocation ceremony (June 8, 2018).

June 12, 2018

Mindfulness and Meditation participants in ACE’s Hemi-Anechoic Chamber.

June 5, 2018

Pierre Côté, DC, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation; Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; and Director, UOIT-CMCC Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation.

June 1, 2018

May

University of Ontario Institute of Technology master’s student Alex Johnston conducts field research in an Oshawa stormwater management pond.

May 31, 2018

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology's 2018 Convocation ceremonies will take place June 7 and 8 at the Tribute Communities Centre.

May 31, 2018

From left: Steven Murphy, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor; Jessica Nguyen, President, UOIT Student Union; Scott Barker, Athletics Director; Hunter, Ridgebacks' mascot.

May 29, 2018

The Student Success Reception highlighted student participation and accomplishments in events such as the Rotman International Trading Competition.

May 28, 2018

From left: Celina Caesar-Chavannes, MP, Whitby, and The Honourable Harjit Singh Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, tour the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel with Steven Murphy, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology and John Komar, Director, Engineering and Operations, ACE.

May 22, 2018

Mannix Chan (far right), Bachelor of Science (Forensic Science) 2014 graduate and two Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers prepare for a Let’s Talk Science Challenge event at the University of Victoria.

May 18, 2018

Forensic Science Research Day 2018 participants.

May 17, 2018

Leadership By Design participants took part in an engineering coding activity led by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's Engineering Outreach office.

May 17, 2018

Researchers from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and INRS-EMT discussed the latest developments in advanced manufacturing and processing technologies, shared their research, and finalized a partnership agreement between the two universities.

May 17, 2018

Dr. Barbara Perry, Professor, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, will host the International Network for Hate Studies conference, May 29 to 31 at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

May 15, 2018

All for fun, and fun for all: More than 1,100 visitors attended Science Rendezvous 2018 at the shared north Oshawa campus of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College.

May 14, 2018

From left: Amanda Smith, Managing Director, Canadian Urban Institute; Don Lovisa, President, Durham College; Leo Groarke, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, Trent University; John Henry, Mayor, City of Oshawa; Steven Murphy, PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Brent Sleep, PhD, Chair, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto; and Joe Muldoon, Head of Trent University Durham Greater Toronto Area.

May 14, 2018

Carolyn McGregor, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (right), received ORION’s Leadership Award for Higher Education at the 2018 THINK Conference in Toronto. Dr. McGregor is pictured with John Ferri, Vice-President, Current Affairs and Documentaries, TVO (ORION's Innovation category recipient). Photo courtesy: ORION.

May 9, 2018

Steven Murphy, PhD, at a reception outside the Regent Theatre following his installation as the fourth President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

May 8, 2018

Researchers and engineers can test product prototypes in the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel in any type of weather scenario.

May 3, 2018

Science Rendezvous 2018 takes place Saturday, May 12 at the shared campus location of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College.

May 3, 2018

Mindsight includes self-help strategies; strategies for helping a friend, colleague or family member; possible treatment options; and available community resources.

May 3, 2018

Dr. Khalid Elgazzar, the university's newest Canada Research Chair (pictured, below right), will explore The Internet of Things: the link between Internet-enabled computing devices (items such as kitchen appliances) and advancements in wireless technologies.

May 3, 2018

April

April 27, 2018

At the 2018 Practicum Poster Day event on April 9, students from programs across the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities showcased connections between their academic studies and work-placement experiences.

April 27, 2018

Campus Charity Walk and Run participants outside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

April 27, 2018

Jordan McKellar with her Durham Regional Science Fair project, Light It Up! The Effect of UV Light on the Growth of Crystals.

April 26, 2018

An airfoil (simulating the wing of airplane) is coated with freezing rain inside the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

April 25, 2018

Vaso's Field, home to a number of Ridgebacks varsity sports programs, will have a new artificial turf installed in time for the 2018-2019 academic year.

April 24, 2018

From left: Pierre Côté, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Shahryar Rahanmayan, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; and Hendrick de Haan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science.

April 23, 2018

Second-year Mechatronics Engineering students Rachel Illman (left) and Hamayal Choudhry (right) check out a newly built Tesla supercharger station on Brock Road in Pickering, Ontario. Both have earned internships with Tesla Inc. in Fremont, California.

April 19, 2018

April 17, 2018

Founding President Gary Polonsky is the inaugural recipient of the City of Oshawa's E.P. Taylor/Windfields Farm Champion Award.

April 16, 2018

From left: Hendrick de Haan, PhD and Yuri Bolshan, PhD are recipients of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science's Early Researcher Awards.

April 16, 2018

Volunteers helped out at the 2018 Graduating Class Challenge in January.

April 16, 2018

According to the Ontario Equal Pay Coalition and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, women earn nearly 30 per cent less than men.

April 11, 2018

From left: Faculty of Science materials science researchers Olena Zenkina, PhD, Liliana Trevani, PhD, and Brad Easton, PhD have received new Canada Foundation for Innovation funding for new equipment in the university's Surface Characterization Laboratory.

April 11, 2018

Rupinder Brar, PhD, Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning addresses the audience at this year's Teaching Award Ceremony. (March 28, 2018)

April 9, 2018

Canadian UAV company SkyX recently brought its pipeline-monitoring aircraft to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology for testing inside the ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

April 9, 2018

Hybrid cars are powered by the combination of an internal combustion engine, which runs on gasoline stored in a fuel tank, and an electric motor, which runs on the energy stored inside a battery pack containing several lithium ion battery cells.

April 4, 2018

University students meeting with employer representatives at the Fall 2017 Reverse Career Fair in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

April 2, 2018

March

Master of Science degree candidate Eryn Frawley celebrates receiving the first-place award at the university's 2018 Three Minute Thesis competition.

March 29, 2018

Team Name members Brent Myers (second from left) and Ethan Elliott (far right) with Steven Murphy, PhD, President, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (third from left), and university researchers and hackathon mentors Karthik Sankaranarayanan, PhD (far left); Khalil El-Khatib, PhD (third from right); and Sean Bohun, PhD (second from right).

March 28, 2018

Tarlochan Sidhu, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (centre) meets with students in a laboratory.

March 28, 2018

Roger Anderson addressing the audience at the installation of Chancellor Noreen Taylor (May 2016)

March 26, 2018

March 22, 2018

Members of the university's Healthy Workplace Committee flank Jenn Sullivan, Public Health Nurse, Durham Region Health Department (back row, centre) as she presents the Healthy Workplace Award to Jamie Bruno, Assistant Vice-President, Human Resources.

March 22, 2018

Selenne Verastegui (Mechanical Engineering) (left) and Radu Giurca (Automotive Engineering) were among more than 300 Engineering students who received their Iron Rings during a March 17 ceremony at the university's Regent Theatre.

March 20, 2018

From left: Dr. Naheed Dosani with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette.

March 19, 2018

2017 Durham Regional Science Fair grand prize winners (from left): Ayeman Faridi (J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, Ajax) and Ayanna Jeyakanthan (Roland Michener P.S., Ajax). Both advanced to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Saskatchewan.

March 19, 2018

Hydro One Women in Engineering Scholarships recipients Hailey Fielder (left) and Toby Ma (right) with Tarlochan Sidhu, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.

March 12, 2018

Ololade Sanusi (second from left) placed first in the university's 2017 Three Minute Thesis competition.

March 9, 2018

The 2018 Research Excellence Award Speaker Series event will take place Tuesday, March 27 in the Software and Informatics Research Centre at the university's north Oshawa location.

March 8, 2018

Ontario Power Generation Engineering Building at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's north Oshawa location.

March 8, 2018

From left: Fourth-year Communication and Digital Media Studies (CDMS) students Marissa George and Hannah Scott picked up their cookies at the university's downtown Oshawa location.

March 7, 2018

Second-year Mechatronics Engineering student Hamayal Choudhry (left) with Sage Franch, former Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Canada. at a recent hackathon event at the University of Toronto.

March 7, 2018

Fourth-year Health Sciences (Public Health specialization) students Nivaashinyi Srisakthivel (left) and Catarina Bray (right) were national runners-up in the EduTOX Video Challenge for their video Lead Exposure in the Environment and Human Health Effects.

March 7, 2018

March 2, 2018

February

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

February 28, 2018

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

February 21, 2018

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.

February 12, 2018

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.

February 9, 2018

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).

February 6, 2018

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.

February 5, 2018

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

February 2, 2018

January

Order of Ontario recipient Dr. Ilse Treurnicht received an honorary degree from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology at its 2014 Convocation.

January 30, 2018

Paul Ranger, Assistant Coach, Ridgebacks men's hockey team, at the Campus Ice Centre.

January 29, 2018

John Komar, Director of Engineering and Operations, ACE, is interviewed September 22, 2017 for a Korean Broadcasting System documentary that aired in January 2018 in Korea. Producers made the University of Ontario Institute of Technology their only Canadian university stop for a documentary on the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

January 26, 2018

Researchers examine a clump of the invasive species Starry Stonewort, pulled from the water of Lake Scugog, near Port Perry, Ontario (summer 2017).

January 26, 2018

61 Charles Street Building at the university's downtown Oshawa location.

January 24, 2018

Akira Tokuhiro, PhD, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science.

January 22, 2018

Ominous Games wins Spark Centre's Ignite 2017 Student Entrepreneur competition. From left: Jeff Quipp, Founder and CEO, Search Engine People; Samantha Stahlke, Ominous Games (OG); Sherry Colbourne, CEO, Spark Centre; Josh Bellyk, OG; Owen Meier, OG (image by: Trinity Design Photography).

January 22, 2018

Second-year Mechanical Engineering student Rachel Lynds is a recipient of the 2018 Hydro One Leonard S. (Tony) Mandamin Scholarship (photo by Larissa Myers).

January 9, 2018

University of Ontario Institute of Technology's north Oshawa location.

January 9, 2018

On December 17, members of the campus community helped pack and deliver 150 food hampers for University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College student families in need.

January 5, 2018

William Lishman (1939-2017) received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in 2008.

January 4, 2018