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Man working a field — Did you know?

Ontario Tech grows its own produce on our lands, and our on-campus food providers use these veggies to create dishes and meals for you?

This is as local and fresh as your food can get!

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Sustainability initiatives at the university

We focus on strengthening green initiatives on campus and in the community through active student, staff and faculty engagement.
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Ontario Tech University's Geothermal Energy Storage System — Geothermal Energy Storage System

Our university is home to one of Canada's largest geothermal systems! There are 370 bore holes hidden beneath Polonsky Commons to provide heating and cooling to the north Oshawa campus location's buildings.
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Welcome to the Office of Campus Infrastructure and Sustainability at Ontario Tech University. Our mission is to develop and support sustainability initiatives, apply best practices during infrastructure planning, and create a sustainability culture for the university's staff, students and faculty.

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Durham Region's Nonquon Water Pollution Control Plant in Port Perry, in the Township of Scugog.

June 29, 2020

What you flush away could help uncover the arrival of a second COVID-19 wave

Dr. Theresa Stotesbury, Assistant Professor (Forensic Science), Faculty of Science is among more than two dozen Ontario Tech University researchers receiving federal funding for specific projects.

June 18, 2020

New federal funding reinforces Ontario Tech University’s commitment to research excellence

Mars virtual reality background: Sharman Perera, Associate Teaching Professor and Laboratory Manager, Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS, centre) presents an award in the FESNS Wind Chamber Lab to high school students from Jamaica's Hillel Academy for winning a 2019 FESNS design competition. The students were visiting Ontario Tech University as a part of the International Enrichment program conducted by Ontario Tech's Office of the Registrar.

April 30, 2020

Ontario Tech experts energizing the community with free May online lectures

Typical rush hour traffic along Toronto's Gardiner Expressway.

April 13, 2020

Ontario Tech researcher threads the common ties between COVID-19 and protecting the environment

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April 9, 2020

Biodiversity, health and COVID-19: How did we get here?

Ontario Tech University is innovating rapid PPE production solutions to shortages in the health-care industry related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 27, 2020

Ontario Tech innovating rapid PPE production solutions to address health-care shortage

From left: Mohammed Alziadeh (Ontario Tech PhD candidate) discusses seismic test results with Mahmoud Shaaban, PhD (Ontario Tech doctoral fellow) while Omar Sadek (Ontario Tech PhD candidate, seated) takes a sample measurement.

March 9, 2020

Ontario Tech partnership to help safeguard nuclear reactors from earthquake damage

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March 2, 2020

Improved animal care, guest and educational experiences drive Ontario Tech University-Toronto Zoo partnership

Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science hosted its annual Robot in 3 Days competition January 4 to 6 at ACE.

January 10, 2020

Ontario Tech helps STEM students acquire skills to change the world

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