International
Ontario Tech PhD candidate’s research featured on the cover of a major chemistry journal
January 06, 2021
The year 2021 has kicked up off in impressive style for Ontario Tech University graduate student Holly Fruehwald.
Ontario Tech researchers demonstrate powerful international influence
December 15, 2020
A recent study of publicly available research data quantifying the work of the top 100,000 natural science and engineering researchers worldwide puts a group of Ontario Tech University researchers in some very elite company.
Ontario Tech researcher Dr. Ahmad Barari appointed to major international engineering leadership post
December 15, 2020
The Austrian-based International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) announces the appointment of Dr. Ahmad Barari of Ontario Tech University as Vice-Chair of IFAC’s Technical Committee (TC 5.1) on Manufacturing Plant Control.
Ontario Tech researcher exploring how robotics can help better-disinfect high-traffic public spaces
December 14, 2020
To help meet the surging demand for quicker and faster advanced technologies in disinfecting processes, Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Akramul Azim is working with Markham, Ontario-based Cyberworks Robotics.
Ontario Tech Engineering scores well again in U.S. News and World Report 2021 rankings
November 19, 2020
A new survey of the top universities in Canada and the world for engineering places Ontario Tech University in impressive company.
Ontario Tech Computer Science students find experiential success in U.S.-based appathon
November 17, 2020
A talented group of Ontario Tech University students is among the winners of an Internet-innovation competition staged by California-based The @ Company.
Potential COVID-19 game-changer: Could far-UVC light stop transmission of coronavirus?
November 13, 2020
In the months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been hoping for an easy way to control or stop coronavirus transmission. A health physics and nuclear engineering researcher at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa is exploring one potential solution using far-UVC light, a safe type of ultraviolet light.
Reasons we need transformative global change to prevent future pandemics
November 06, 2020
A group of international researchers is warning that human activities driving biodiversity loss and climate change need to cease if we hope to avert future pandemics like COVID-19.
Ontario Tech University ready to welcome international students
November 05, 2020
On November 3, Ontario Tech University received approval for its COVID-19 readiness plan from Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities, putting Ontario Tech on Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s list of Designated Learning Institutions that are allowed to reopen to international students who are not already in Canada.
Ontario Tech, ACE and eCAMION testing how to power autonomous vehicles
October 30, 2020
True autonomous vehicle 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.
That’s cool: Ontario Tech tops in the province in Sierra Magazine ‘Cool Schools’ rankings
October 02, 2020
Reinforcing Ontario Tech’s unwavering commitment to ‘tech with a conscience’, the Sierra Club’s 2020 Cool Schools rankings positions the university No. 1 in Ontario for initiatives related to campus sustainability. The Sierra Club is the United States’ oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
Remembrance scholarship in honour of Iran plane crash victims
September 30, 2020
In remembrance of the victims of the January 2020 Iran plane crash, the Province of Ontario will provide various publicly-assisted post-secondary institutions with funding for dedicated scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year, including one at Ontario Tech University.
Ontario Tech epidemiologist collaborating with World Health Organization on COVID-19 Research
September 25, 2020
Dr. Pierre Côté, Ontario Tech’s Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, was selected by the WHO to lead a collaborative effort to inform key individuals within the WHO about COVID-19 trends and issues.
Major international accolade for Ontario Tech researcher Dr. Barbara Perry
September 21, 2020
For the impact of her years of scholarship and research, and her ongoing leadership of Ontario Tech’s Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism, the American Society of Criminology (ASC) has named Dr. Perry its 2020 Division of Terrorism and Bias Crime (DTBC) Distinguished Scholar.
Doctoral programming at Ontario Tech achieves new milestone
September 16, 2020
Tobias Cibis will become Ontario Tech’s first cotutelle PhD student by taking the university’s PhD program in Computer Science while simultaneously being enrolled in Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) PhD program.
Ontario Tech students capture national awards from the Canadian Society of Forensic Science
August 21, 2020
Ontario Tech University’s internationally accredited Forensic Science program is celebrating the success of three students recognized with awards this year by the Canadian Society of Forensic Science.
Presenting Ontario Tech University’s 2020-2021 major scholarship recipients
August 20, 2020
Each year, seven outstanding incoming students are awarded Ontario Tech University’s most prestigious entrance scholarships. The program recognizes secondary school students with exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.
Ontario Tech University and Facebook Canada create global network to address online hate
July 28, 2020
Working to be part of the solution, Ontario Tech University’s Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism (CHBE) and Facebook Canada are creating the Global Network Against Hate to develop strategies, policies and tools to combat hate and extremism, including how it spreads and how to stop it.
Ontario Tech University’s new branding wins big
June 11, 2020
A year after Ontario Tech University introduced an entirely new brand, the university is receiving a major international accolade.
Biodiversity, health and COVID-19: How did we get here?
April 09, 2020
Ontario Tech University sustainable development expert Dr. Peter Stoett is Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, and contributes extensively to international environmental research. Dr. Stoett shares answers to range of questions related to COVID-19, biodiversity and health,
Virtual Open House a huge success; Ontario Tech considering a second online event this spring
April 03, 2020
Demonstrating its reputational strength in innovation and technology, Ontario Tech created an interactive 360-degree virtual reality-enabled campus tour where viewers could walk around campus to check out labs, lecture halls, hallways, greenspaces and more.
Ontario Tech researcher exploring parent-child conversations about COVID-19
March 25, 2020
As the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic deepens, an Ontario Tech University researcher will examine how Canadian and American parents talk to their children and how kids are adjusting during this historic time. Developmental Psychologist Dr. Lindsay Malloy and her lab team have launched a new study titled Coronavirus: Parent-Child Conversations and Children's Reactions to the Pandemic.
Government of Ontario’s COVID 19 Action Plan receives top marks from Ontario Tech University
March 25, 2020
The Government of Ontario announced an action plan March 25 to support its citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario Tech University recognizes this response as an important step to protect the health and well-being of Ontarians, and to help flatten the curve.