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Students try seated volleyball at the Campus Wellness and Recreation Centre.

Ontario Tech proudly supports Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games and parasport research

January 31, 2023

Ontario Tech University will play several key roles in supporting the Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games, taking place Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5.

Athletes arriving at the 2019 Special Olympics Ontario High School Provincial Championships in Oshawa.

Ontario Tech researchers show Special Olympics participation reduces risk of depression in young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

January 20, 2023

A breakthrough research study by Faculty of Health Sciences researchers at Ontario Tech University shows an indisputable mental health benefit, including a reduced risk of depression, among young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who participate in Special Olympics programming.

Students at Ontario Tech University's north Oshawa location.

Leading the pack again: Ontario Tech tops among province’s universities for year-over-year percentage growth in applications

January 18, 2023

For the second consecutive academic recruitment cycle, Ontario Tech University is posting province-leading numbers for growth in overall applications for Fall enrolment. Following the January 12 deadline for Ontario high school students to apply to an undergraduate program at an Ontario university, the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) says Ontario Tech again leads the province in a key metric.

Dr. Jana Abou-Ziki, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Ontario Tech University,

Ontario Tech retains designation as one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year

January 18, 2023

Ontario Tech University’s impressive reputational trajectory for top-notch research continues with a fresh distinction as one of Canada’s Research Universities of the Year for 2022.

From left: Jeno Eppel, Jill Eppel, Diane Eppel, and Jake Eppel in front of the Eppel Family Technology-Enhanced Learning Studio (Shawenjigewining Hall, at Ontario Tech University’s north Oshawa location).

The Eppel Family: Building innovation and boosting communities

January 17, 2023

Jeno Eppel, past President of EHC Global, and his family, made a generous gift in 2020 to support Ontario Tech University. In recognition of their significant contribution, valued at $540,000, the Eppel Family Technology-Enhanced Learning Studio in Shawenjigewining Hall was officially unveiled on January 16, 2023.

Ontario Tech University Project Arrow team celebrates the creation of the Arrow, the highly anticipated all-Canadian concept electric vehicle (inside the ACE Aerodynamic Climatic Wind Tunnel at Ontario Tech, December 2022, prior to the subsequent January 5, 2023 global unveiling in Las Vegas, Nevada).

Driving onto the world stage: The Ontario Tech Project Arrow story

January 05, 2023

Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) selected Ontario Tech as the lead academic institution for Phase 2 of Project Arrow, an all-Canadian engineered concept funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev). The Arrow’s ambitious deadline was met, and the APMA’s brainchild made its global debut January 5, 2023 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the world’s the most influential tech event.