Grand Opening of the DARE District
May 03, 2018
(PHOTO: Jana Chytilova)
May 3 – OTTAWA – Algonquin College capped off its 50th Anniversary year celebrations by daring to look to the future with the grand opening of its new building, the DARE (Discovery, Applied Research, and Entrepreneurship) District.
At a special event and ribbon cutting, the College opened the doors on the new heart of its Ottawa campus – an innovative project two years in the making. Fittingly, Algonquin’s past and present were on hand to mark the milestone. The over 500 attendees included students, employees, alumni, and community leaders.
The DARE District will include the College’s new library and learning centre, an Indigenous Commons, makerspaces that will allow students to get their hands on the latest technology, a Cybersecurity Centre, and more. It will be home to new training and test facilities for high-demand job sectors, a multimedia production facility, expanded Applied Research and Innovation programs, and an area dedicated to Indigenous entrepreneurship.
Algonquin College and Carleton University will host the Make the CUT (College University Transition) program on Wednesday, May 2, at Algonquin College. This unique initiative is designed for Grade 12 students with learning disabilities or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder who are planning to attend college or university.
OTTAWA – Discovery, Applied Research, and Entrepreneurship. The DARE District has arrived at Algonquin College.
At a special grand opening event and ribbon cutting, the College will open the doors on the new heart of its Ottawa campus – an innovative, $44.9 million project two years in the making.
The DARE District will include the College’s new library and learning centre, an Indigenous Commons, makerspaces that will allow students to get their hands on the latest technology, a Cybersecurity Centre, and more. It will be home to new training and test facilities for high-demand job sectors, a multimedia production facility, expanded Applied Research and Innovation programs, and an area dedicated to Indigenous entrepreneurship.
April 18, 2018 (OTTAWA) — Algonquin College and The Ottawa Hospital are expanding their collaboration on health research, innovation and training with the opening of “The Ottawa Hospital at Algonquin College”. The newly renovated space – located within part of Algonquin’s Applied Research and Innovation facilities – will serve as a hub for collaboration, particularly in digital and mobile health (mHealth).
The Ottawa Hospital mHealth Lab, led by Dr. Kumanan Wilson, recently moved into the space in Algonquin’s F building. The 22-member team began collaborating with Algonquin in 2016 on an alien zombie-themed digital comic book to encourage immunization. New collaborations are continuing to use mobile and digital technologies to improve health. Continue reading The Ottawa Hospital opens digital health lab at Algonquin College
OTTAWA – The Algonquin College Office of Applied Research & Innovation will be holding its applied research showcase: RE/ACTION on Friday, April 13, 2018.
RE/ACTION highlights leading-edge applied research done in collaboration with industry, institutional and community partners, providing a glimpse into the future of technology and the current state of innovation.
Engage with over 70 research teams located across the Algonquin College Campus and explore their incredible findings and creations. Ranging from robotics to biology and anywhere in between, the projects are incredibly diverse: turning algae into biofuel, finding the smartest smart apartment, exoskeleton innovation, and even a shawarma vending machine.
April 9, 2018 (OTTAWA) —An innovative applied research collaboration to bring medical information closer to patients has received $91,000.
This new investment will accelerate an ongoing research collaboration between the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Algonquin College.
The new funding was awarded by the Children’s Hospital Academic Medical Organization Innovation Fund competition through the Innovation Fund provincial oversight committee.
The funding (over two years) supports a joint project called Insight Scope, a crowdsourcing software platform that aims to significantly accelerate the synthesis and translation of medical evidence to the bedside.
OTTAWA – The Ontario government’s 2018 budget investments will ensure more students have access to college programs that open the door to rewarding and meaningful employment.
“The budget delivers some important investments in student success,” said Cheryl Jensen, President of Algonquin College. “This will help us produce more graduates with the professional and technical expertise that is pivotal to success in today’s economy.”
OTTAWA — Algonquin College is pleased to announce the unveiling of its 3 Drums, 3 Campusesproject as part of efforts to make Indigenous traditions an integral dimension of College culture.
Members of the public, including the media, were invited to visit the Mamidosewin Centre in the Student Commons at the Ottawa campus on Monday, March 19 to witness the building of a large ceremonial drum using traditional materials and craftsmanship.
Working under the guidance of Indigenous Elders, students and faculty members used traditional materials and craftsmanship to make the drum.
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