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Ontario Tech’s Dr. Patrick Hung is developing human-centred technologies to complement care and empower users.

Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Bryan McLaughlin explains how athletes develop the focus, resilience and confidence needed to excel in high-stakes moments.

PromoScience program will prioritize AI literacy, equitable access to technology and community leadership

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A proposed enhancement to the university’s top-level nuclear engineering teaching and research infrastructure.

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Hydrogen Business Council Annual Conference8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Category: Academic, Research, SustainabilityOpen to: Current students, Employees, Alumni, Community, Youth

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Penalty kicks, pressure and performance: The psychology of elite sport

Ontario Tech University Engineering Outreach team members with participants in one of the university's STEM-focused learning programs.

Renewed federal funding will help Ontario Tech University expand STEM opportunities for underrepresented youth

Dr. Patrick Hung, Professor, FBIT, with one of his graduate students, demonstrating the Buddha-inspired mindfulness robot in the Human Machine Lab.

Designing AI-enabled social robotics to support mental health and accessibility

From left: Ontario Tech University's Krista Hester, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, and Dr. Steven Murphy, President and Vice-Chancellor, with the Honourable Todd McCarthy, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, acting Minister of Infrastructure, and Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Durham, and Lorne Coe, MPP Whitby, Parliamentary Assistant (PA) to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, and PA to the Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence, and Security.

Ontario Tech students to benefit from $91.9-million provincial investment

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Designing AI-Enabled Social Robotics to Support Mental Health and Accessibility

Penalty kicks, pressure and performance: The psychology of elite sport

Renewed federal funding will help Ontario Tech University expand STEM opportunities for underrepresented youth

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