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Ontario Tech University students in a Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science laboratory.

Federal funding announced for 32 new Ontario Tech-led research projects

September 13, 2024

Ontario Tech’s powerful upward research trajectory continues after Canada’s research funding Tri-agencies announced new grants valued at nearly $4.5 million for 32 new projects across multiple research disciplines being led by dozens of the university’s faculty experts.

From left: Eunice Caputolan, second-year Mechanical Engineering – Energy Engineering specialization student, Dr. Lori Livingston, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, Ontario Tech University, Greg Tanzola, Sorbara Group of Companies, Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, Ontario Tech University, Dr. Edward Sorbara, Principal at Sorbara Group of Companies, Dr. Christina Sorbara, Vice-President, Corporate Knowledge, Sorbara Group of Companies, James Barnett, Vice-President, Advancement, Ontario Tech University, Massimo Sorbara, and Jackson Barker, second-year Networking and Information Technology Security student.

Sorbara Family donates more than $1 million to enhance Ontario Tech’s modern facilities and empower students with new scholarships

August 28, 2024

In recognition of the Sorbara Family’s generosity and dedication to philanthropy, Ontario Tech University has named the lobby in the Software Informatics Research Centre (SIR) the Sorbara Family Lobby. SIR houses the university’s Office of the Registrar, serves as a hub for campus tours, and features several labs and flexible learning spaces equipped with the latest technology.

Aneta Stolba, Doctor of Education candidate, Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education, Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech doctoral degree candidate recognized for helping advance key research on autism in Canada

August 27, 2024

Ontario Tech Doctor of Education candidate Aneta Stolba’s research recently earned major recognition from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU), in the form of an Autism Scholars Award. Her prize was one of just five presented by the COU to a doctoral or master’s-level researcher at an Ontario university for research that will positively impact individuals with autism and their families.

The Honeycomb Archway architectural placemaking structure was unvieled at a thank you ceremony held at Windfields Farm Lands on August 6.

Honeycomb Archway architectural placemaking structure unveiled at Ontario Tech

August 19, 2024

An innovative architectural placemaking project at Ontario Tech University's Windfields Farm Lands is using architectural design to reimagine an outdoor space into a gathering area and garden. The Honeycomb Archway project is an endeavour of Ontario Tech’s Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCIS), symbolizing the university’s ongoing commitments to innovative learning and reimagined teaching.

Patient receiving rehabilitation care and treatment at a health-care centre in Norway (photo credit: WHO).

Ontario Tech rehabilitation research hub designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre

August 19, 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly one-third of the planet’s 8.1-billion people live with a health condition that could benefit from rehabilitation, such as back pain and arthritis. Yet, in many instances they are unable to access the essential health interventions they require. As part of the global response to this issue, the WHO recently designated the Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research at Ontario Tech University as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health.

Ontario Tech researcher looking to create national Safe Sport handbook

July 26, 2024

Ontario Tech’s Dr. Joseph Gurgis says one of the reasons safe sport goals have not been reached is due the development of dozens of safeguarding initiatives that are intended to support a safe environment, but are not empirically or theoretically driven. Dr. Gurgis is addressing this gap through new research leading to the development of a resource that will provide coherent, effective and proven safe-sport guidelines.

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Ontario Tech marks Pride Month

May 31, 2024

Every June, Ontario Tech University celebrates Pride Month in recognition of the progress made to achieve equal rights and inclusion for 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual) individuals. Pride Month takes place in June, commemorating the social activism resulting from June 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. The Stonewall Riots served as a catalyst for the gay rights movement and 2SLGBTQIA+ activism. Pride Month honours 2SLGBTQIA+ voices and experiences while drawing attention to issues members of the community still face, and highlights the continued importance of resisting various forms of transphobia, biphobia and homophobia.

Taylor Flood received the Ridgeback Award at the Annual Employee Awards Celebration event on May 7.

Ontario Tech University honours faculty and staff for their exemplary service

May 16, 2024

Over the last 20 years, Ontario Tech University’s reputation for high-quality teaching, student services, work-integrated learning opportunities and overall student satisfaction has grown steadily. This success hinges on the contributions and dedication of a diverse and collaborative community of faculty and staff members.

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science research laboratory at Ontario Tech University.

Ontario Tech ranks among the world’s top young universities

May 16, 2024

As Ontario Tech begins its third decade as a young university of rising influence, it does so with a strong foundation and a well-established tradition of research excellence. Further evidence of Ontario Tech’s research ascendency comes in the form of the latest survey of the youngest global universities (founded within the past 50 years) by the international rankings organization Times Higher Education.

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