Sustainability
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.
Campus buzz: Ontario Tech University receives ‘Bee City Campus’ designation
July 05, 2019
In recognition of the university’s pollinator sustainability efforts, Bee City Canada has designated Ontario Tech a ‘Bee City Campus’. Bee City Canada partners with cities, schools and businesses across Canada to protect pollinators and increase awareness about the vital role pollinators play in a healthy ecosystem. Only seven other Canadian post-secondary institutions hold the Bee City Campus designation.
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).
Ontario Tech students help drive lakeshore cleanup initiative
June 13, 2019
Ontario Tech University students from the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH), along with the FSSH Practicum team and partner organization A Greener Future, spent three hours on May 29 collecting more than 3,000 pieces of litter from the lakefront as part of the Love Your Lake initiative.
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.
Ontario Tech students deploy interactive virtual reality to ‘visualize’ invisible radiation
June 12, 2019
As part of their final-year capstone (senior thesis) projects at Ontario Tech University, two groups of Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science students demonstrated how interactive virtual reality can visualize ionizing radiation through simulated measurements.
Future of human health and prosperity at risk, warns Ontario Tech researcher
May 28, 2019
The abundance and variety of life on our planet is under threat, according to a recent comprehensive study by the United Nations (UN). The sixth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6), delivered in Nairobi, Kenya this past March, includes contributions from Ontario Tech University researcher Peter Stoett, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities.
Ontario Tech scientists exemplify the power of transformational research
May 10, 2019
Held annually since 2007, the university’s Research Excellence Award Speaker Series showcases Ontario Tech’s research talent as they share highlights of their work and the potential of their findings to positively influence society.
Ontario Tech University sharpens its focus on ‘technology with a conscience’
May 03, 2019
What does it mean to develop technology with a conscience? What are our obligations to using technology responsibly? How can we improve the designs of new technological innovations while carefully considering their societal impact? On May 2, leading experts explored these questions and more during Ontario Tech University’s 2019 Futures Forum: ‘The Future of Tech with a Conscience’.
Ontario Tech University researcher: some of the biggest questions in science are answered at the smallest possible scale
April 24, 2019
Much of scientific research happens on a scale that is so tiny that the processes are almost impossible to imagine or comprehend. Nisha Agarwal, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Physics with Ontario Tech University’s Faculty of Science, explores the physical properties of elements and materials at these small scales.
Cool discoveries: Learn more about fascinating research at Ontario Tech on May 8
April 23, 2019
Join the university community Wednesday, May 8 for the annual Research Excellence Award Speaker Series.
How do we ensure smart tech improves the human condition?
April 18, 2019
On Thursday, May 2, Ontario Tech University will explore the latest discoveries and issues at the intersection of humans and technology.
How the emerging autonomous vehicle industry will profoundly change human mobility
April 12, 2019
On March 28, Ontario Tech University welcomed a crowd of more than 250 guests with industry, government and faculty coming from across North America to participate in the inaugural event for the Future of Transportation Series.
Dawn of a new era: Say hello to Ontario Tech University
March 27, 2019
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology will begin writing a new chapter in the coming months as it transitions to a distinct new brand. Between now and the start of the next academic year in September, the campus will transform into Ontario Tech University. The university will sport a new look and feel with an exciting new visual identity and market positioning.
QA Consultants and ACE putting new automotive software to the ultimate tests
March 13, 2019
Companies like award-winning software testing and quality assurance provider QA Consultants (QAC) of Toronto, Ontario are turning to ACE, the internationally renowned research and development (R and D) centre at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, to marry their software testing leadership with ACE’s world-leading integrated testing capabilities for both physical and digital systems in vehicles.
Go Girls! University's outreach events encouraging girls to get interested in STEM
February 20, 2019
Only a few months after participating in the Engineering Robotics competition in November at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Grade 9 student Cindy Sanford was back on campus with her mother Danielle to take part in the university’s day-long Go CODE Girl event (February 9).
University promotes recycling awareness on campus in February
February 14, 2019
Reducing, reusing and recycling take the spotlight on campus in February as the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability (OCIS) hosts a number of educational activities on campus designed to raise awareness about sustainable living practices.
Social media links researchers in 50 countries to one global study of the world’s streams
January 30, 2019
In 2014, University of Ontario Institute of Technology biologist Dr. Andrea Kirkwood noted a crowdsourcing call for researchers to help collect environmental data from stream ecosystems, something very much in her research wheelhouse.
Be aware of your online signature, says Canada Research Chair Khalid Elgazzar
January 25, 2019
Consumers have a responsibility to be smart about the digital trails they may be unknowingly leaving behind, says University of Ontario Institute of Technology researcher Dr. Khalid Elgazzar, Canada Research Chair in the Internet of Things (IoT).
University researcher helps digest changes in Canada’s new food guide
January 23, 2019
"Canada's new Food Guide was developed based on science and in consultation with nutrition experts,” says University of Ontario Institute of Technology researcher Dr. JoAnne Arcand, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences.
The relationship between food, climate change and environmental crime
January 22, 2019
University of Ontario Institute of Technology graduate Allison Gray (Master of Arts in Criminology, class of 2014) and Professor Emeritus Ronald Hinch, PhD (Founding Dean, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities) argue the food systems we have in place are not quite as simple or straightforward as one might assume or hope.
Mechanical Engineering student helping seek sustainable clean water solutions in east Africa
January 18, 2019
After coming back to Canada, they realized they had become de facto social enterprise entrepreneurs on the cusp of forming a startup business. The trio would go on to form Rootworks, a non-profit aiming to provide long-term access to clean water for rural communities in Somalia and Ethiopia.
ACE wheels-up for influential automotive event in Detroit
January 14, 2019
Alongside such universities and research organizations as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Clemson University and the University of Michigan, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology will showcase its groundbreaking innovations and automotive research and development capacity in Detroit, Michigan.
