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Charles Hall at Ontario Tech University's downtown Oshawa campus location.

Ontario Tech announces new and reappointed members of its Board of Governors

October 19, 2023

Ontario Tech University has strengthened its leadership and governance with the addition of several new members to the university’s Board. These individuals were selected because of their personal experience, skills, leadership and community involvement.

From left: Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor; Dr. Martin Agelin-Chaab, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; Dr. Theresa Stotesbury, Faculty of Science; Dr. Ahmad Barari, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; Dr. Les Jacobs, Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

Transformational research, in your community: Ontario Tech’s local R&D enterprise builds global influence

October 19, 2023

This Fall, Ontario Tech is recognizing a new cohort of Research Excellence Chairs for their high-quality research and career achievements that are widening the university’s global influence.

Service disruption: Overnight emergency repairs and power outage at north Oshawa campus location – October 24 and 25

October 18, 2023

Electrical power to several buildings at the university’s north Oshawa location will be interrupted for emergency repairs from Tuesday, October 24 at 11 p.m. until Wednesday, October 25 at 6 a.m.

Ontario Tech students in the Dixon-Alger Fireside Reading Room in the Campus Library at the university's north Oshawa location.

Ontario Tech climbs again in annual Maclean’s university rankings

October 13, 2023

For one of Canada’s youngest research-intensive universities now celebrating its 20th anniversary, Ontario Tech University once again celebrates its remarkable trajectory in the 2024 Canadian post-secondary rankings published by Maclean’s magazine.

Ontario Tech University Master of Applied Science (Mechanical Engineering) students Cameron Slade (left) and Noor Khabbaz use one of the new robot work cells in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science's Robotics and Automation Laboratory (October 4, 2023).

New Ontario Tech robotics equipment to enhance experiential learning environment for Engineering students

October 13, 2023

As Ontario Tech University celebrates its 20th anniversary, students in a wide range of undergraduate Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) programs now enjoy access to updated state-of-the-art robotics technology in their lab spaces.

The 2023 Ontario Universities' Fair takes place October 21 and 22 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Visit Ontario Tech University at the Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto

October 11, 2023

Explore all that Ontario Tech University has to offer by visiting our interactive display booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair (OUF) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, each day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men's soccer team celebrate goal during action at Vaso's Field.

Reaching for the top: Ridgebacks men’s soccer team holds No. 7 ranking in Canada

October 11, 2023

While Ontario Tech University celebrates its 20th anniversary during this academic year, the Ridgebacks men’s soccer team is enjoying extended time in the national spotlight.

Participant at Ontario Tech University Engineering Outreach's first InSTEM Land Camp program in an ‘energy beading’ activity (simulating consumption of renewable and non-renewable energy sources).

New federal funding will help expand Ontario Tech University Engineering Outreach programming

October 05, 2023

A new PromoScience grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), valued at $600,000 over three years, will expand Engineering Outreach’s support of Indigenous and Black youth hands-on STEM education activities, and inspire the next generation of innovators.

Ontario Tech University enjoys strong ties to University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE). In this image, Nuclear Engineering students speak with Sharman Perera, Associate Teaching Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (right). UNENE has named Dr. Les Jacobs, Ontario Tech Vice-President of Research and Innovation (pictured below) to its Board of Directors.

Ontario Tech extends leadership role in nuclear engineering community

October 02, 2023

As Ontario Tech celebrates its 20th anniversary as an influential young Canadian research-intensive university, it contributes a fresh voice brimming with new ideas to help advance the energy industry into its next era, with a focus on net-zero carbon emission energy sources. Central to all of this activity is Ontario Tech’s longstanding role in the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE).