- Ontario Tech students explore advanced fusion research at Canadian Nuclear LaboratoriesFifteen master’s and PhD students from Ontario Tech University gained invaluable experience and insight into fusion research and the nuclear industry during a recent week-long trip to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) in Chalk River, Ontario. The opportunity for Ontario Tech students to explore CNL’s advanced energy facility is the first initiative of a new three-year partnership between the university’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS) and CNL.
- Educational policy expert appointed Dean of Ontario Tech’s Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of EducationOntario Tech University announces the appointment of Dr. Amanda Cooper as the new Dean of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education (FEd), effective Sunday, September 1.
- Introducing Ontario Tech University’s 2024-2025 major scholarship recipientsEach year, seven outstanding incoming Ontario Tech students are awarded the university’s most prestigious entrance scholarships in recognition of their exceptional achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement throughout their high school career.
- Ontario Tech Student Union honours two instructors with awards for teaching excellenceThe Ontario Tech Student Union (OTSU) recently presented two exceptional teaching faculty members with Teaching Excellence awards at the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) Partners in Higher Education dinner
- Ontario Tech to welcome its largest-ever incoming class for the 2024-2025 academic yearOntario Tech University maintains its position as a top-choice post-secondary destination, achieving a record-breaking milestone for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Regional Chair’s Classic celebrates Roger Anderson’s legacy, raises money for communityOntario Tech University students in financial need will benefit from the great generosity shown at the 2024 Regional Chair’s Classic in memory of Roger Anderson.
- Ontario Tech to confer nearly 2,300 degrees and four honorary doctorates at 2024 Spring ConvocationFrom Wednesday, June 5 to Friday, June 7, Ontario Tech University will celebrate the achievements and milestones of its class of 2024 along with four honorary degree recipients.
- Innovative student projects highlight Ontario Tech’s Engineering capstone competitionThe hard work and ingenuity of more than 450 undergraduate students were on display at the recent Ontario Tech University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science’s (FEAS) Engineering Capstone Exhibition and Design Competition.
- Celebrating our volunteers this National Volunteer WeekIn celebration of National Volunteer Week, Sunday, April 14 through Saturday, April 20, Ontario Tech University proudly acknowledges the tremendous impact volunteers have on our community. Embracing this year's theme, Every Moment Matters, the university recognizes the important role volunteers hold in every corner of our university, offering their time and expertise and actively contributing to Ontario Tech’s success.
- Ontario Tech research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities through a $1.25 million gift from the Hann-Kelly familyOntario Tech University is proud to announce the establishment of the Hann-Kelly Family Chair in Disability and Rehabilitation Research, made possible by a generous $1.25 million donation from the Hann-Kelly family.
- Ontario Tech practicum student helping to spread love for sport through placement with Their Opportunity charityOntario Tech University student Uwais Mirza has been moved by his experiences while working with national children’s charity Their Opportunity and seeing the organization fulfil its mission of making sports more accessible for kids.
- Ontario Tech students reflect on benefits of work-integrated learning opportunitiesThe Career Bus is just one of many ways that demonstrate Ontario Tech’s longstanding belief in the value of student-focused educational options that deliver practical, hands-on experiences as a major component of every university program.
- ‘It takes a village’: New community partnership exploring ways to help those with dementia to live wellThrough a new partnership agreement with Ontario Tech University, Alzheimer Society Durham Region envisions the creation of a ‘Dementia Village’. The idea calls for a unique, dementia-friendly community space that is accessible, safe, inclusive, and promotes activity, socialization, research initiatives, and training programs to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their care partners.
- Ontario Tech post-doctoral research fellow receives new federal funding to help older Canadians fight back pain and arthritisDr. Jessica Wong, a post-doctoral research fellow at Ontario Tech University who focuses on addressing unmet health-care needs in older adults with back pain and arthritis, is hoping to uncover new strategies to address this global program.
- Ontario Tech University celebrates the transformational philanthropy of Mitch and Leslie FrazerWhile Ontario Tech continues to commemorate its 20th-anniversary, the university held a milestone event on March 18 to recognize the remarkable contributions of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer, to celebrate the naming and official signage unveiling of the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education.
- Ontario Tech students honing storytelling skills with university’s new Creators4Change podcasting studioOntario Tech students looking to bring their ideas and stories to life with the highest quality have an amazing new high-tech tool available to help them maximize their creativity.
- Ontario Tech Engineering student Rushda Khan and Engineering Outreach Team earn national awardsOntario Tech University boasts a top-tier Engineering program, now ranked among Canada’s Top 10. Its Engineering Outreach initiatives have garnered widespread acclaim nationally, recently earning two prestigious awards from Actua, an organization dedicated to advancing STEM education for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students.
- How Ontario Tech University and OVIN are inspiring youth in the autonomous vehicle sectorIn 2023, Ontario Tech’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education, in conjunction with the university’s Engineering Outreach program joined forces with the Ontario Vehicle Innovative Network (OVIN), the Ontario Government’s flagship initiative for the automotive and mobility sector, through the Regional Future Workforce (RFW) Program.
- Ontario Tech Software Engineering students to compete nationally after winning at Ontario Engineering CompetitionNatasha Naorem and Emily Lai, third-year Software Engineering students in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University, are showing they not only have the engineering expertise, but also the communications skills to present and explain complex technical engineering projects.
- Ontario Tech Engineering students enjoy networking opportunity with nuclear industry leadersOn January 31, Ontario Tech NAYGN organized an Industry Night for Energy and Nuclear Engineering students and other students also in degree programs with the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
- International survey continues to rank Ontario Tech as a Top-3 Engineering school in OntarioOntario Tech University’s consistent strength in Engineering is reinforced again this year in an influential survey of global universities.
- Ontario Tech Ridgebacks men’s basketball team leaps into national Top-10 rankings for the first timeThe Ontario Tech Athletics program is scripting one of the most compelling narratives in Canadian university sports this year.
