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Embracing #TechWithAConscience to advance knowledge and promote sustainability.
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From bold arguments to fresh perspectives, students brought some great insight today to Ontario Tech’s Critical Climate Week debate on AI and Climate Change. Students argued both for and against key statements about AI’s role in society. 🌎💭
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November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Did you catch our feature in the @theglobeandmail.com? Ontario Tech is shaping Canada’s AI future through ethical learning, research for good, and programs built for what’s next. 🚀 Explore how we put responsible AI into action: ontariotechu.ca/ai
A student in the Nuclear Sim lab at Ontario Tech's north campus. The student is pointing to information displayed on a computer screen on a desk in front of him. There are large screens displaying information in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Ontario Tech is proud to share exceptional 2025 Shanghai rankings for @otfeas.bsky.social :
- Top 100 globally & #2 in Canada: Energy Science & Engineering 🌟
- Top 200 globally & Top 10 in Canada: Mechanical Engineering ⚙️
- Top 500 globally: Electrical & Electronic Engineering ⚡️
An Ontario Tech student and faculty member in an Engineering lab working with a piece of robotic machinery.
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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AI is transforming how we learn, work and innovate. Hear from Ontario Tech students and researchers about what inspires them and excites them most about AI.

🔗 ontariotechu.ca/ai/
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Ontario Tech is pleased to celebrate the remarkable contributions of this year’s Chancellor’s Circle Award recipients, Jeff Gallant, Steve Gallant, and Beth Kelly, and Presidential Award of Distinction recipient, Lisa McBride. Read about their impact at news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/202...
Ontario Tech President, Steven Murphy, presenting GE Hitachi SMR Canada Vice-President and Country Leader, Lisa McBride, with the 2025 Presidential Award of Distinction at the Chancellor's Dinner event in Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Tech Chancellor, Mitch Frazer, presenting the Chancellor’s Circle Award to Halloway Developments Ltd. President and Valiant Rental Properties Vice-President, Beth Kelly, during the Chancellor's Dinner event in Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Tech Chancellor, Mitch Frazer, presenting the Chancellor’s Circle Award to Gallant MacDonald Portfolio Manager and Senior Wealth Advisor, Jeff Gallant, during the Chancellor's Dinner event in Toronto, Ontario. Ontario Tech Chancellor, Mitch Frazer, presenting the Chancellor’s Circle Award to Gallant MacDonald Senior Wealth Advisor, Steve Gallant, during the Chancellor's Dinner event in Toronto, Ontario.
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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It’s #NationalPhilanthropyDay! Every act of giving - time, leadership, or financial support - helps bring our #TechWithAConscience vision to life at Ontario Tech. Thank you to our donors, partners and volunteers. They are the spark behind innovation with purpose. giving.ontariotechu.ca
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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We all know winter is coming, so here's a reminder on how we operate during winter weather 👉 ontariotechu.ca/message-centre.
The top of the Business and IT building with Ontario Tech branding wrapping the top. The image was captured on a snowy day, with snowflakes shown falling in front of the building.
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Innovation meets impact at Ontario Tech. 💙 Tomorrow is #STEMDay and #STEAMDay, and we’re proud to celebrate our Ontario Tech community as they continue to lead with curiosity, creativity and #TechWithAConscience.
Students in a cybersecurity lab at Ontario Tech University's north campus. Two students are seated in front of computer screens and one student is standing behind them looking toward the screens. There are large TV screens displaying information on the wall behind them. A student sitting at a table with a drone on it inside a lab at Ontario Tech University’s north campus. A professor is standing behind her pointing to the drone and speaking to her. Two students in a lab at Ontario Tech’s north campus. They are standing next to a table working with lab equipment. The student toward the front of the frame is wearing blue latex gloves. Two students working with lab tools and equipment inside a lab at Ontario Tech’s north campus. The student on the left is using a small drill.
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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AI isn’t just the future, it’s happening right now in Ontario Tech classrooms. Hear from Ontario Tech professors about how they’re using AI to enhance learning, empower students, and prepare them for the future of work. ontariotechu.ca/ai/
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Always finding new reasons to fall in love with Ontario Tech. 💙 From career-connected learning and ethical innovation to student-first supports, this is where passion meets purpose.
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Skeletons aren’t just for spooky season 🩻👻

Check out Dr. Elita Partosoedarso’s Human Anatomy and Physiology class where students manipulate 3D-printed bones to see first hand how our bones and joints work.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Ontario Tech has partnered with General Motors to test how virtual reality can make workplaces safer. Watch how Faculty of Health Sciences Associate Professor, Dr. Nick La Delfa, and his students are using VR technology to help identify ergonomic risks early. news.ontariotechu.ca/archives/202...
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Check out this fresh view of campus, powered by student creativity! ✨ This stunning aerial footage was captured by second-year Computer Science student, Salahuddin Patel.
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Small Modular Reactors are making big headlines and sparking conversations across the energy sector. We recently sat down with @otfeas.bsky.social Associate Professor Dr. Kirk Atkinson to learn more about SMRs and how Ontario Tech researchers and students are helping power a more sustainable future.
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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It’s #NuclearScienceWeek! First-year Ontario Tech Nuclear Engineering student, Carter Albis, organized his own tour of nuclear facilities in Ontario to connect with experts and explore innovation in action. ⚛️ Check it out! @otfeas.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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New chapter unlocked. 📖🎓
Congratulations to our newest Ontario Tech Grads! #OntarioTechGrad
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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We’re grateful for our amazing Ontario Tech community. 🍂
A reminder that the university is closed today, October 13, and Fall Study Week will begin tomorrow, October 14. 💙🧡
A large tree on Polonsky Commons is showing signs of fall with the leaves turning red and yellow at the top. The tree is next to the reflecting pool in front of the north campus library.
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Today is a reminder to check in with yourself and with others. 💚

World Mental Health Day is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a call to action to listen, support and connect.

Need to talk? We've got you ➡️ ontariotechu.ca/mentalhealth
he north facade of Shawenjigewining Hall shows the large Ontario Tech symbol in the top right corner. The sky shows a gradation of colours from golden yellows to purple blue as the sun rises in the east.
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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It’s Canadian Library Month and we want to give a shoutout to one of the most loved spots on campus, the North Campus Library! 💙 From group projects to late-night study sessions, these are some of the reasons why we love our campus libraries. 📚
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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As we proudly celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month, we will light Shawenjigewining Hall and Bordessa Hall in purple and blue tonight. 💜💙

Learn more about how the university marks #DEAM at ontariotechu.ca/deam.
Bordessa Hall illuminated with blue and purple lights at night Shawenjigewining Hall illuminated with blue and purple lights at night
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Today, Ontario Tech University observes Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

This day holds deep significance for many Indigenous individuals, families and communities, as they continue to live with the intergenerational impacts of Canada’s residential school system.
Shawenjigewining Hall illuminated with orange lights at dusk
September 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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We had an amazing weekend talking all things Ontario Tech at the Ontario Universities' Fair!

If you didn't have a chance to connect with us, be sure to mark your calendars for our Fall Open House on Saturday, October 25! Learn more at ontariotechu.ca/openhouse!
A wide perspective of the Ontario Tech booth shows dozens of people interacting with staff, faculty and students. seven people pose together at the Engineering and Applied Science section of the Ontario Tech booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair Prospective students fill the seats in a room facing forward. There is a large screen at the front with the ontario tech logo on it. Several chairs have the ontario tech logo on the back. A wide shot of the Ontario Tech booth from the middle
September 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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#OshTeachingCity continues to connect learning with community impact.
Ontario Tech is proud to partner with @oshawacity.bsky.social to provide career-connected learning opportunities that tackle local challenges.
Discover how our students are driving change at oshawa.ca/teachingcity.
September 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Ready to find your future at Ontario Tech?
Come by our booth at the Ontario Universities' Fair this weekend to chat with our team, explore our programs, learn about what sets us apart and picture yourself as part of the Ridgeback community. 💙
Learn more at ouevents.ca/ouf!
Graphic has text that reads: Explore the Ontario Universities' Fair Saturday, September 27 and Sunday September 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Image underneath of the text is from a previous OUF event. It shows two women talking in the Ontario Tech booth
September 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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From start to finish, the Chancellor’s Challenge was a success! 🎉 A HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to run, walk, roll or cheer!
With over 700 participants and more than $207k raised for our students, this year's event was our most successful yet!👟💙
September 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM