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The IMS workshop was made possible thanks to FEAS volunteers and faculty members. Back row, from left: Pedram Karimipour Fard; Muarij Khalil; Zahra Khodabakhshi; Aida Farsi; Dr. Sayyed Ali Hosseini, Assistant Professor, FEAS and head of the executive team; Dr. Ahmad Barari, Conference Chair; Connor Hopkins; and Davin Jankovics. Front row, from left: Hossein Gohari, Amr Salem; Waleed Ahmed; Dylan Bender; Cody Berry; and Mohamd Imad.

Ontario Tech University explores the future of intelligent manufacturing

October 18, 2019

Ontario Tech University recently became the first Canadian university to host the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) workshop: an influential international engineering forum exploring key questions related to intelligent manufacturing.

The Campus Libraries will host a 3D printing workshop as part of Open Access Week.

Open Access Week workshops at the Campus Libraries – October 21 to 27

October 18, 2019

In recognition of Open Access Week, the Campus Libraries will host a series of workshops to help faculty, staff and students learn more about open resources.

From left: Panelists Dan Carter, Mayor, City of Oshawa; Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University; Rebecca Keetch, Green Jobs Oshawa; and moderator Crystal Goomansingh, Producer, Global News, discuss the future of Oshawa during the October 16 Global News Durham newscast.

Ontario Tech University welcomes Global News to campus for October 16 newscast

October 18, 2019

In case you missed it, Global News was on campus October 16 to film their 5 p.m. Durham newscast and broadcast their Ontario-wide newscast live at 5:30 p.m. (anchored by Alan Carter) from the university's 61 Charles Street Building in downtown Oshawa.

eCAMION charging station outside ACE at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa, Ontario (connected to the Ontario Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network's Durham Regional Technology Development Site).

Leading the charge: Ontario Tech, ACE and eCAMION test how to power autonomous vehicles

October 17, 2019

True autonomous functionality requires an autonomous AV charging system. That’s where Ontario Tech University, ACE, Canadian advanced-energy storage and charging leader eCAMION, and Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) enter the picture.

Image of a virtual reality medical environment where health-care trainees test their skills and knowledge in handling patient anesthesia crisis scenarios in a simulated operating room.

Ontario Tech University research pioneering virtual reality health-care training

October 15, 2019

An Ontario Tech University research team is exploring the practical potential of VR, where the user is completely immersed within a 3D computer generated world; as well as ‘augmented reality’ (AR), where digital and graphic elements are added to the real physical space to augment objects comprising it.

Ontario Tech University conference exploring how to reduce human trafficking

October 08, 2019

On Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11, Ontario Tech University’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities will stage a series of vital discussions on labour trafficking. The university’s second-annual collaborative Labour Trafficking Conference will examine the impacts and current efforts to combat labour trafficking and the global initiatives focused on reducing trafficking.

3D modelling in Ontario Tech University's Laboratory for Advanced User Interfaces and Virtual Reality.

Ontario Tech a university on the rise: 2020 Maclean’s magazine rankings

October 08, 2019

The 2020 Maclean’s magazine rankings of Canada’s universities affirms Ontario Tech University’s place in the top 10 of primarily undergraduate institutions. The new survey marks the first time the university appears in the Maclean’s rankings with its new Ontario Tech University brand.

From left: Victor Mazzuocco, Research and Development Engineer, ACE; Michael Lamanna, third-year Mechanical Engineering student, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS), and member of the ACE Operations and Engineering Support team; Dr. Shabnam Pejhan (project lead), Postdoctoral Fellow, FEAS.

Ontario Tech e-bike project exemplifies Mitacs’ support of work-integrated student learning

October 03, 2019

One of the ways the Ontario Tech University delivers on outstanding experiential learning opportunities is through a collaborative partnership with Mitacs, a Canadian non-profit research organization that helps connect academia with industry.

Ontario Tech University to explore the legacy of wrongful conviction

October 01, 2019

A group of Forensic Psychology graduate students from Ontario Tech University have partnered with Innocence Canada to host the university’s sixth-annual Wrongful Conviction Day event on Friday, October 4.

Why accounting is about far more than crunching numbers in isolation

September 20, 2019

Many outsiders assume accountants are 24/7 math nerds with no interest in anything beyond numbers and balance sheets, locked into a boring and tedious career. But Ontario Tech researcher John Friedlan, PhD, says these myths could not be further from the truth.

Faculty of Science researchers get real on artificial intelligence

September 17, 2019

At Ontario Tech University, Faculty of Science researchers Dr. Hendrick de Haan and Dr. Faisal Qureshi, along with Modelling and Computational Science PhD candidate Martin Magill, dissect these artificial brains in what they call their ‘mathematical laboratory’.

From left: Dr. Les Jacobs, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ontario Tech University; Lorne Coe, Whitby MPP; Lindsey Park, Durham MPP; Dr. JoAnne Arcand, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University; Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University; Dr. Lori Livingston, Provost and Vice-President Academic, Ontario Tech University.

Ontario investing in research in Durham Region at Ontario Tech University

September 11, 2019

The grant to Ontario Tech University (for dietary sodium research by Dr. JoAnne Arcand, Faculty of Health Sciences) is part of the Early Researcher Awards program, designed to help newly appointed researchers working at Ontario’s research institutions build their teams.

Ontario Tech researchers: It’s high time to stop environmental crime

September 09, 2019

Two Ontario Tech University researchers are among a group of international experts issuing a dire warning that the world needs to take immediate action on international environmental crime.

From left: Professor Michael Blumenstein, Associate Dean, Research Strategy & Management, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney with Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech University strengthens international ties with Australian agreement

August 27, 2019

With long-established research relationships throughout the eastern Greater Toronto Area and across the province, Ontario Tech University boasts an expanding international research portfolio. Adding to dozens of global partnerships, it’s exploring stronger ties Down Under with counterparts at University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

Thinking about technology with a conscience: Gathering input from seniors on legal and ethical issues related to use of social robots for in-home support is just one of more than two dozen Ontario Tech University research projects receiving new federal funding support.

Ontario Tech University researchers on the leading edge of emerging technologies research

August 12, 2019

More than 30 researchers at Ontario Tech will share more than $1.82 million in new funding for various projects aimed at helping us understand some of the biggest challenges Canadians face

Artistic diagram of futuristic deployment of autonomous vehicles in an urban setting.

The road to autonomous vehicle development leads through Ontario Tech University

August 09, 2019

Autonomous vehicle (AV) research is paramount to the future of mobility in the province. But what you may not know is that a lot of the critical research to advance AV technologies is happening right here in your own backyard at Ontario Tech University.

Dr. Pierre Côté, Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, Ontario Tech University (left) with research colleague Dr. Margareta Nordin, Professor, New York University, at the G20+/N20+ conference in Osaka, Japan (June 2019).

Ontario Tech's Dr. Pierre Côté shares health policy research on the international stage

July 16, 2019

Health policy experts from around the globe have been learning plenty this summer from Ontario Tech University’s Dr. Pierre Côté.

Waste watchers: Sewage and cannabis

July 09, 2019

As the cannabis market becomes more firmly entrenched across the country, an Ontario Tech University researcher says Statistics Canada (StatsCan) is going to great depths to study national cannabis consumption rates.

Ontario Tech and Ontario Shores began charting plans for their new partnership during a brainstorming session at the university's Brilliant Catalyst in April 2019.

Can technology help uncover new answers on dementia research?

July 08, 2019

The Ontario Tech-Ontario Shores collaboration allows for cutting-edge research to move more quickly into frontline practice and provides frontline careworkers and patients’ family members with an opportunity to present the problems needing solutions.

$Third-year Ontario Tech University Forensic Science student investigating a mock suspected hit-and-run scenario involving documentation and analysis of glass fracture patterns and trace evidence. This mock scene is near the program's Crime Scene House on the university's former Windfields Farm lands.$

The evidence is clear: Ontario Tech University’s Forensic Science program is among the best

June 28, 2019

Among its signature academic programs, Ontario Tech University’s Forensic Science program has earned a full five-year renewal of its FEPAC accreditation from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences' Forensic Education Programs Accreditation Commission, a distinction first granted to the university’s Faculty of Science in 2014.

Dr. Adam Dubrowski, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences (left) and Dr. Denina Simmons, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science are Ontario Tech University's newest Canada Research Chairs.

Health-care simulation and aquatic environmental biology highlight Ontario Tech’s new Canada Research Chair portfolios

June 19, 2019

Building on its mandate to explore technology for greater societal good, Ontario Tech University’s expanding research portfolio includes two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC).

Sustainable development advocate Peter Stoett, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, will co-chair a three-year international study that will fully assess existing knowledge about invasive alien species.

Ontario Tech University Dean to play leading role in global invasive species study

June 13, 2019

The United Nations has tapped the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to lead a three-year global study that will fully assess existing knowledge about invasive alien species and current efforts to control their threats, the first global report of its kind. Ontario Tech University’s Peter Stoett, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, will co-chair the study.

As an NRC Council member, Dr. Steven Murphy, President, Ontario Tech University, will contribute his business and academic leadership experience toward reviewing the strategic direction of the NRC and overseeing the organization’s performance.

Ontario Tech University President appointed to help guide National Research Council Canada

June 10, 2019

Ontario Tech University has an important new role to play in supporting innovation and economic success in Canada. Dr. Steven Murphy, President, Ontario Tech University is one of six appointees to the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the Government of Canada's largest science and research organization.