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April
Let the games begin: Ontario Tech’s GameCon a showcase of students’ game development talent
April 29, 2021
A highlight of the academic year each April, GDE students compete in GameCon, a high-profile showdown of innovative game creation run by the Game Development Students Association in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Information Technology.
Learning from the best: Ontario Tech celebrates excellence in teaching
April 28, 2021
Ontario Tech University students have had their say in nominating their top teachers and innovative instructors for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Ontario Tech thanks volunteers for contributing to a stronger, more resilient campus community
April 19, 2021
In celebration of National Volunteer Week from Sunday, April 18 to Saturday, April 24, Ontario Tech recognizes the profound impact volunteers have on the success of our students and the welcoming and supportive environment they help to create.
Small modular reactors: The dawn of a new era of Canadian nuclear energy
April 16, 2021
Small modular reactors (SMR) aim to renew the way Ontario, and Canada, produces nuclear energy in the longer term. In 2019, Ontario signed an inter-provincial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to SMR development, an agreement that connects provincial governments and power utilities in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. Alberta has now joined the MOU, further solidifying Canada as a global leader in this emerging technology.
Ontario Tech students help build mental health mobile app for first responders
April 14, 2021
Earlier this year, the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences (Ontario Shores) launched DRPSupport, an app that consolidates all mental health services and programs available to DRPS employees.
