News archives
August
Ontario Tech University researchers and community partners share strategies at Opioid Crisis Symposium
August 15, 2022
The national opioid crisis continues to have devastating effects on individuals, families and communities. Canada recorded a daily average of 12 opioid-related deaths in 2020; in 2021, that number jumped to 21. Most deaths are accidental and typically related to exposure to or consumption of fentanyl.
Personal initiative and drive opens new worlds for Ontario Tech Computer Science student Neel Shah
August 12, 2022
Neel Shah is part of a group of Ontario Tech students that will compete in October 2022 at the Telerobotic Mars Expedition Design Competition organized by The Mars Society at Arizona State University.
Are human behavioural changes during the COVID-19 pandemic placing unexpected pressure on the environment?
August 05, 2022
Finding your own space on a lake or a river is not hard to do, but a group of biologists, social scientists, and engineers from across four universities, including Ontario Tech, are studying the impact the so-called ‘urban exodus’ has had on our local waterways.