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From left: Priya Asse (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student**); Jasmine Madaan (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student*); Rupendra Raavi (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Computer Science*); Mohammed Abid (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Computer Science*); Iryna Parkhomchuck (Ukrainian undergraduate student under Mitacs Globalink*); Dr. Patrick Hung, Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT), Ontario Tech; Nikhil Gupta (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Information Technology Security*); Josue Daniel Valejo Coss (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student*).*Supervised by Dr. Hung.**Supervised by Dr. Miguel Vargas Martin, FBIT.

Ontario Tech summer student from Ukraine exploring idea for a social robot to help alleviate stress and anxiety

July 29, 2022

Iryna Parkhomchuk’s internship through Mitacs, a Canadian non-profit research organization that helps connect university students with training placements related to industrial and social innovation, brought her to Ontario Tech University. She is one of more than 60 Ukrainian students taking part in the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program across Canada this summer.

Ontario Tech researcher to evaluate youth vaping prevention program in Canada

July 26, 2022

To better-understand trends related to vaping, Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Adam Cole of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHSc) will test whether an American vaping prevention program for schools would help high schoolers in Canada.

From left: Dakoda Cluett, Vice-President (Downtown Oshawa campus location), Ontario Tech Student Union; Joshua Sankarlal, President, Ontario Tech Student Union; Brad MacIsaac, Vice-President, Administration, Ontario Tech University; Dan Carter, Mayor of Oshawa; Jill Thompson, Indigenous Cultural Advisor, Indigenous Education and Cultural Services, Ontario Tech University; Ken Bright, Director, Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability, Ontario Tech University.

Shawenjigewining Hall at Ontario Tech recognized with an Oshawa Urban Design Award

July 25, 2022

A year after opening its doors, Ontario Tech University’s iconic new building is the winner of a City of Oshawa Urban Design Award.

Schematic diagram of potential iteration of future multi-storey building (coloured) at Ontario Tech University's downtown Oshawa campus location (looking northeast), adjacent to the 61 Charles Street Building (left). Charles Street appears in the lower-left corner; Bruce Street appears in the lower-right corner.

Ontario Tech University reaffirms long-term commitment to downtown Oshawa location

July 22, 2022

Ontario Tech will further enhance its long-term commitment to downtown Oshawa with the recent purchase of a parcel of land at 154 Bruce Street, adjacent to its existing operations in the 61 Charles Street Building.

From left: Lesley Taylor (Master of Science degree candidate, Trent University), Dr. Paul Szpak (Trent University), Dr. Aaron Shafer (Trent University), Dr. Theresa Stotesbury (Ontario Tech University), Dr. Shari Forbes (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Colin Elliott (Master of Science degree candidate, Ontario Tech), in Bécancour, Québec.

Canadian forensic science experts to sharpen the accuracy of determining time since death after discovery of human remains

July 21, 2022

To develop new scientific approaches that will make time-of-death estimates more accurate in future investigations, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing a half-million dollars in a new five-year project being led by the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR; Dr. Shari Forbes), with support from research experts at Ontario Tech University (Dr. Theresa Stotesbury of the Faculty of Science) and Trent University (Dr. Aaron Shafer and Dr. Paul Szpak).

Dr. Wesley Crichlow, Professor (Criminology and Justice), Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech expert receives federal grant for new research focused on race, gender and diversity

July 15, 2022

To expand existing understandings of injustice and marginalization experienced by Black LGBTQ populations, Ontario Tech University Critical Race Intersectional Theorist Dr. Wesley Crichlow has been awarded a major grant in the first competition of the Race, Diversity and Inclusion Fund from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada.