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Ontario Tech University will hold its Fall Convocation ceremonies on Thursday, October 17 at the Regent Theatre in downtown Oshawa, according to a university announcement. The university states it will present more than 330 degrees to graduates from the Spring and Summer semesters, with recipients from all faculties, including the
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Ontario Tech University reported that its fourth annual Chancellor’s Challenge took place on September 21 at Polonsky Commons in north Oshawa, raising $125,000 and drawing more than 400 participants. The 5K fundraising event welcomed students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members. According to the university, the money raised
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Researchers at Durham College are collaborating with Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and the Abilities Centre in Whitby to study the barriers to exercise for forensic patients and the potential benefits of community-based exercise on their physical and mental health. The three-year project is led by Dr. Erin
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Faculty at Ontario Tech University will receive nearly $4.5 million in federal grants for 32 new research projects, according to a university announcement on September 13, 2024. The funding is provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
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Durham College in Oshawa has announced new resources aimed at enhancing mental health support for students and employees. The initiative comes as the college prepares for the fall 2024 semester, which will see the first cohort of students who experienced the pandemic during their high school years. Jennifer Elliott, Director
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Ontario Tech University has named the lobby of its Software Informatics Research Centre (SIR) the Sorbara Family Lobby following a $1 million capital donation from the Sorbara Family, the university announced on August 28, 2024. The SIR building on the university’s Oshawa campus houses the Office of the Registrar,
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Aneta Stolba, a doctoral candidate in the Mitch and Leslie Frazer Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University, has received the Autism Scholars Award from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU) for her research into how Canadian organizations portray autism online. Stolba, who lives in North Vancouver, is part of
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Durham College (DC) in Oshawa, Ontario, will introduce four new programs in September 2024. These programs are the Law Clerk diploma, Professional Selling and Business Development graduate certificate, Clinical Bioinformatics graduate certificate, and Public Relations graduate certificate. The college aims to equip students with skills and knowledge relevant to current
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The Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research (IDRR) at Ontario Tech University in Oshawa has been designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health. The WHO made this designation on August 19, 2024, and Professor Pierre Côté, of the Faculty of Health Sciences, will
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The Honeycomb Archway was unveiled at Ontario Tech University’s Windfields Farm Lands in Oshawa on August 6. The event featured a ribbon cutting and a thank-you ceremony for partners, supporters, and donors. Ontario Tech University states that the archway is intended to serve as a gathering area and garden