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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Can we effectively respond to online hate and fear?

In early February 2022, Ontario Tech University’s Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism (CHBE), in association with Meta Canada, hosted a four-day, live and asynchronous online symposium exploring online hate.

Polonsky Commons at Ontario Tech University's north Oshawa campus location.

Ontario Tech establishes international emergency bursary

To underscore its commitment to champion student success and provide greater access to educational opportunities, Ontario Tech University has created an international emergency bursary for students transferring to Canada due to war or environmental catastrophe.

Ontario Tech students experiment in a science lab at the university's north Oshawa campus location.

Ontario Tech celebrates International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (IWD) (Tuesday, March 8) is an opportunity to recognize the social, cultural, economic and political achievements of women in our community and around the world. It’s also a time to raise awareness of the progress made towards achieving gender equality, and the work that remains to be done.

Ontario Tech students experiment in a science lab at the university's north Oshawa campus location.

Hour time and your time: Take a moment to plan for the change to Daylight Saving Time

For about a century, most Canadian communities have been adjusting clocks in the spring to take greater advantage of longer daylight hours afforded to the northern hemisphere in the warmer summer months. But with the time change comes a brief physiological adjustment, says Ontario Tech University sleep researcher Dr. Efrosini Papaconstantinou of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Software and Informatics Research Centre at Ontario Tech University's north Oshawa campus location.

Ontario Tech cracks Top 200 among the world’s youngest universities

For the first time, Ontario Tech has made the Top 200 list of the world’s best young universities. The compilation was released February 15 by Times Higher Education (THE), considered by many experts to be the most prestigious international ranking organization.