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May 20, 2025

Mohawk-McMaster team takes first place in Battery Workforce Challenge

20 May, 2025 – Mohawk College’s Battery Workforce team, in partnership with McMaster University, took home several awards, including first place, at the international Battery Workforce Challenge collegiate competition in Indianapolis this May. The team competed with 11 other university-college teams across North America.  ...
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February 2, 2023

Mohawk College researchers train drone pilots, explore cold weather challenges – In the news

SubZero North, an organization that facilitates and promotes winter weather testing in and around Thompson, Manitoba, has worked in partnership with Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS. The announcement attracted media attention in Thompson. Thompson Citizen – SubZero North signs memos with federal government, college ...
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January 27, 2023

Technology students working to make blast furnace work better – In the News

January 27, 2023 – Mohawk College student researchers and faculty were featured in recent coverage of a project underway with Stelco. The students are participating in a project to develop a sensor and monitoring system that will optimize and improve the efficiency of the blast furnace...
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January 25, 2023

Mohawk College continues to be a leader in applied research – national research rankings

January 25, 2023 – Mohawk College continues to be a leader in college research in Canada, according to national rankings released today. Reflecting the success of IDEAWORKS, the college’s applied research division, Mohawk College was ranked 12th in Canada, and 5th in Ontario, in the...
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January 13, 2023

IDEAWORKS IOT project with Stelco aims at efficiency – In the news

January 13, 2023 –Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) Lab is working with Stelco to prototype a customized vision and communication system that will be installed in the company’s blast furnace.  The announcement of the project on January 11, 2023 was covered locally and...
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January 11, 2023

Mohawk College partners with Stelco to expand data collection and analysis capabilities at advanced manufacturing facility

January 11, 2023 – Announced today, researchers from Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) Lab will work with Stelco to prototype a customized vision and communication system that will be installed in the company’s blast furnace.  The goal of the Mohawk-created system is to...
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December 22, 2022

Researchers to help companies increase competitiveness, decrease their carbon footprints

December 12, 2022 – Applied research teams at Mohawk College will be able to help as many as 20 Canadian businesses improve energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints thanks to funding support from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)....
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December 22, 2022

AI company, College partner to launch a new carbon-measuring tool for construction projects

December 22, 2022 – Construction activities are one of the leading contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide but monitoring the industry’s carbon footprint can be challenging. A recent applied research collaboration between Mohawk College and Alberta-based technology company, Mavryck Inc., has produced a new tool, called Vivclima,...
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December 9, 2022

Mohawk and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation – In the news

December 9, 2022 – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada have partnered to advance innovation and applied research in the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) across the country. Electronic Products & Technology – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation ...
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November 22, 2022

Mohawk College and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation

November 22, 2022 – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada announced today a new partnership to advance innovation and applied research in the internet of things and artificial intelligence across the country. The two-year strategic alliance between Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT)...
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October 18, 2022

Mohawk College receives $3.25 million to expand applied research operations

October 18, 2022 – Mohawk College will expand its applied research operations to support dozens of industry and community partners and create as many as 300 new student research jobs thanks to $3.25 million in funding announced today by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...
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May 31, 2022

Giving plants a voice

May 31, 2022 – Research has shown that it’s beneficial to talk to plants but wouldn’t it be nice if the plants could talk back? A new applied research collaboration between Mohawk College and sustainable tech startup EarthOne will help give plants a “voice,” thanks to a...
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May 27, 2022

Operating a Zero-Emission Building with Dr. Tony Cupido – In the News

May 27, 2022 – Dr. Tony Cupido, Research Chair, Sustainable Building Technologies, was featured on an episode of the 360 on Energy & Carbon podcast about operating a zero-emission building.This episode features what goes into operating a zero-emission building, maintenance practices, occupant expectations, and more....
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