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Ron Joyce (seated, right) presents $1 million cheque on behalf of the Joyce Foundation to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (January 28, 2016).

University mourns passing of Ron Joyce, philanthropist and Tim Hortons co-founder

February 01, 2019

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology is saddened to learn of the passing of Ron Joyce, the longtime entrepreneur who built the Tim Hortons coffee shop chain into a Canadian business empire.

From left: Jasmine Lenuzzi, Director, Education Partnerships, Rosedale Academy; Robert Bailey, PhD, Interim Provost and Vice-President, Academic, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; and Lorenzo Javier Wong, Business Director, Universidad Cientifica del Sur.

University’s new partnerships unlock opportunities for international students

January 31, 2019

Students from Peru and Bermuda will have new access to university studies in Canada, thanks to two agreements the University of Ontario Institute of Technology recently signed with post-secondary institutions in these countries.

Faculty of Science biology students helped Associate Professor Dr. Andrea Kirkwood deploy cotton test strips along stream banks in Durham Region as part of an international research study of waterway ecosystems.

Social media links researchers in 50 countries to one global study of the world’s streams

January 30, 2019

In 2014, University of Ontario Institute of Technology biologist Dr. Andrea Kirkwood noted a crowdsourcing call for researchers to help collect environmental data from stream ecosystems, something very much in her research wheelhouse.

Noreen Taylor, CM, Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.

Noreen Taylor reappointed Chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology

January 29, 2019

The University of Ontario Institute of Technology proudly reappoints Canadian cultural leader and philanthropist Noreen Taylor, CM, to a new term as Chancellor, effective Tuesday, January 29.

First Contact takes six average Canadians, all with strong opinions about Indigenous people, on a unique 28-day journey into Indigenous Canada.

Watch First Contact: an Indigenous education television series

January 28, 2019

The Campus Library has obtained streaming licenses to First Contact, a television series that follows six average Canadians with strong opinions about Indigenous people on a month-long journey, where they learn about Indigenous culture, history and present-day communities.

January 28 is Data Privacy Day in Canada and the United States (as designated by the National Cyber Security Alliance).

Be aware of your online signature, says Canada Research Chair Khalid Elgazzar

January 25, 2019

Consumers have a responsibility to be smart about the digital trails they may be unknowingly leaving behind, says University of Ontario Institute of Technology researcher Dr. Khalid Elgazzar, Canada Research Chair in the Internet of Things (IoT).

Representatives from the Oshawa Hungarian Culture Club and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology gathered on December 6, 2018 to celebrate the launch of the new Oshawa Hungarian Culture Club Study in Canada Award.

Expanding international exchange opportunities

January 24, 2019

University of Ontario Institute of Technology students will benefit from new studying abroad opportunities, thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Oshawa Hungarian Culture Club.

Canada's new Food Guide was released to the public on January 22, 2019.

University researcher helps digest changes in Canada’s new food guide

January 23, 2019

"Canada's new Food Guide was developed based on science and in consultation with nutrition experts,” says University of Ontario Institute of Technology researcher Dr. JoAnne Arcand, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences.

Book cover of A Handbook of Food Crime: Immoral and illegal practices in the food industry and what to do about them (co-edited by University of Ontario Institute of Technology graduate Allison Gray (Master of Arts in Criminology, class of 2014) and Professor Emeritus Ronald Hinch, PhD (Founding Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities).

The relationship between food, climate change and environmental crime

January 22, 2019

University of Ontario Institute of Technology graduate Allison Gray (Master of Arts in Criminology, class of 2014) and Professor Emeritus Ronald Hinch, PhD (Founding Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities) argue the food systems we have in place are not quite as simple or straightforward as one might assume or hope.

On Hamper Packing Day (December 16), volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help sort, pack and deliver food to students in need.

2018 Holiday Food Drive makes season brighter for students in need

January 18, 2019

The co-chairs of the annual campus Holiday Food Drive extend their sincere thanks to everyone who helped make the 2018 initiative a resounding success. This year, the drive helped more than 100 students in need.

Fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student Yasin Othman (right) joins Rootworks partners Anwar Dawud (left) and Hussien Seman at the Brilliant entrepreneurial pitch event (September 24, 2018). Othman is the Producer of the Rootworks documentary film The Water Project (Dawud is the Director; Seman is the Photographer).

Mechanical Engineering student helping seek sustainable clean water solutions in east Africa

January 18, 2019

After coming back to Canada, they realized they had become de facto social enterprise entrepreneurs on the cusp of forming a startup business. The trio would go on to form Rootworks, a non-profit aiming to provide long-term access to clean water for rural communities in Somalia and Ethiopia.

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

Tuition reductions will help students with education affordability

January 18, 2019

The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) announced a 10 per cent tuition reduction on January 17. The university recognizes this change as a positive step in improving education accessibility for Ontario’s university students while balancing the provincial government’s fiscal challenges.

ACE officials joined the university’s Office of Research Services to attend AutoMobili-D (January 14 to 17) during the media and industry days at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.

ACE wheels-up for influential automotive event in Detroit

January 14, 2019

Alongside such universities and research organizations as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Clemson University and the University of Michigan, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology will showcase its groundbreaking innovations and automotive research and development capacity in Detroit, Michigan.

From left: Ritu Banerjee, Senior Director, Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (moderator), with panelists Barbara Perry, PhD, Professor of Criminology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Kara Brisson-Boivin, PhD, Director of Research, MediaSmarts; Maya Roy, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Canada; and Sharif Mahdy, Executive Director, Students Commission of Canada.

University discussion challenges online hate

January 07, 2019

On November 22, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology participated in a panel discussion on how to challenge hate online. Public Safety Canada’s Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, together with Facebook Canada, co-hosted the event, which was livestreamed on the university’s Facebook page.