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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Ontario Tech University 2022-2023 Chancellor’s Scholarship recipient Pritika Lally (Biological Science). Note: Available photos of other award recipients can be found below in the gallery section of the story.

Announcing Ontario Tech University’s major scholarship recipients for 2022-2023

August 24, 2022

Each year, seven outstanding incoming students receive Ontario Tech University’s most prestigious entrance scholarships. The university’s scholarship program recognizes secondary school students for exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.

From left: Priya Asse (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student**); Jasmine Madaan (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student*); Rupendra Raavi (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Computer Science*); Mohammed Abid (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Computer Science*); Iryna Parkhomchuck (Ukrainian undergraduate student under Mitacs Globalink*); Dr. Patrick Hung, Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology (FBIT), Ontario Tech; Nikhil Gupta (Ontario Tech master's degree student in Information Technology Security*); Josue Daniel Valejo Coss (Mitacs Globalink undergraduate student*).*Supervised by Dr. Hung.**Supervised by Dr. Miguel Vargas Martin, FBIT.

Ontario Tech summer student from Ukraine exploring idea for a social robot to help alleviate stress and anxiety

July 29, 2022

Iryna Parkhomchuk’s internship through Mitacs, a Canadian non-profit research organization that helps connect university students with training placements related to industrial and social innovation, brought her to Ontario Tech University. She is one of more than 60 Ukrainian students taking part in the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program across Canada this summer.

From left: Lesley Taylor (Master of Science degree candidate, Trent University), Dr. Paul Szpak (Trent University), Dr. Aaron Shafer (Trent University), Dr. Theresa Stotesbury (Ontario Tech University), Dr. Shari Forbes (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières), Colin Elliott (Master of Science degree candidate, Ontario Tech), in Bécancour, Québec.

Canadian forensic science experts to sharpen the accuracy of determining time since death after discovery of human remains

July 21, 2022

To develop new scientific approaches that will make time-of-death estimates more accurate in future investigations, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is investing a half-million dollars in a new five-year project being led by the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR; Dr. Shari Forbes), with support from research experts at Ontario Tech University (Dr. Theresa Stotesbury of the Faculty of Science) and Trent University (Dr. Aaron Shafer and Dr. Paul Szpak).

Polonsky Commons at Ontario Tech University's north Oshawa location.

Another amazing year of research growth at Ontario Tech University

June 23, 2022

There’s further evidence of Ontario Tech’s impressive research growth this Spring after Canada’s research funding Tri-agencies announced a further $4.3 million in new grants for nearly 30 new multidisciplinary projects being led by the university’s experts.

Ontario Tech sign at the university's downtown Oshawa location.

Ontario Tech University to host Opioid Crisis Symposium on June 16

June 08, 2022

On Thursday, June 16, Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities will team with the Faculty of Health Sciences to host an Opioid Crisis Symposium. Professors and experts from a range of community organizations and service providers, including Lakeridge Health, the Region of Durham’s departments of Health and Social Services, the John Howard Society, and the Canadian Mental Health Association of Durham will each present their latest research and initiatives.

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