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IDEAWORKS Catalyst Fund empowers college faculty innovation in applied research

February 11, 2024 -The 2023-2024 IDEAWORKS Catalyst Fund (ICF) is currently supporting 14 Mohawk College faculty and staff researchers engaged in nine different applied research across diverse fields such as biotechnology, construction materials testing, and cardiac sonography. Since its inception in 2015, the ICF has...
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Mohawk research with sensors inform farming decisions – In the News

October 23, 2020 – Mohawk College partnered with Schuyler Farms in Simcoe to investigate ways to use networks of sensors to make farming more efficient and environmentally sustainable. The applied research project, through IDEAWORKS, caught the attention of a journalist with Farms.com.  The resulting article...
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Tools of Engagement- How workshops increased assistive technology usage for testing

Upcoming webinar explores how training impacts student engagement with supports and resources offered to them at the college setting. October 20, 2020 – An upcoming webinar hosted by Mohawk College IDEAWORKS will explore how training impacts student engagement with supports and tools provided to them...
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Mohawk offers first stand-alone degree program

New Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours) degree established to train students in design and development of IT healthcare solutions October 14, 2020 – Mohawk College has announced today the establishment of its first stand-alone degree program, the new Bachelor of Digital Health (Honours). The new...
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IDEAWORKS and fuzzy logic – In the News

September 2, 2020 – Artificial Intelligence is finding its way into every aspect of the industrial process, and that is especially true for intelligent controllers. While many are familiar with traditional PID controllers, in IPP&T Magazine podcast, Pump Up the Volume, the hosts explore the work being done...
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More college research will stimulate economic growth – In the News

August 21, 2020 – Mohawk College President Ron McKerlie recently authored an opinion article about the important role applied research in colleges can play a significant role in Ontario’s growth. Below is the content of that op-ed, as published in The Hamilton Spectator on August 18,...
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Mohawk’s Applied Research team releases 2019-2020 Year in Review

August 4, 2020 – IDEAWORKS supported 129 industry & community partners with their R & D Challenges. IDEAWORKS has released their inaugural Year in Review, a look back at the academic 2019/2020 year. The IDEAWORKS Year in Review provides an overview on the accomplishments and highlights...
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Mohawk a founding partner of national coalition for low-carbon construction workforce

July 24, 2020 – IDEAWORKS Research Chair in Sustainability Dr. Tony Cupido to serve on advisory board for WORKFORCE 2030 Mohawk College has been recognized as a founding partner of Workforce 2030, a national coalition dedicated to helping the construction workforce build new skills, recruit new...
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Mohawk launches Interactive Visits Program for Canadian Health IT companies

May 28, 2020 – Funding available for healthcare companies looking to get their digital health products market-ready. The research team at Mohawk College is currently looking for health IT and health technology companies that are interested in partnering with the mHealth & eHealth Development Innovation Centre...
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Leading sustainability journal publishes white paper on JCPI – In the News

May 7, 2020 – A new white paper by Mohawk College’s Energy and Power Innovation Centre explores how Mohawk’s award-winning Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation incorporated sustainable building concepts and technologies to design Canada’s largest net-zero and zero institutional facility. The white paper, “Mohawk College’s Net...
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Mohawk, Burloak Technologies address medical supply shortages during COVID-19 crisis

April 17, 2020 – Mohawk College has partnered with Burloak Technologies in a significant new project to provide frontline healthcare workers across Canada with protective medical supplies as they care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 15, Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel,...
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Common cyber sense – In The News

January 2, 2020 – Health-care attacks are now the norm, but with the right processes and awareness systems in place, the impact of data breaches can be minimized. Mohawk College specialists offered insights and advice in a recent op-ed in The Hamilton Spectator....
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EPIC research featured in Electrical Industry News – In The News

December 11, 2019 – As part of an Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) project, iLLUMA-Drive partnered with Mohawk College to compare a traditional AC LED lighting system to the CENSE DC system. Students working at the Energy and Power Innovation Centre (EPIC), built a test bed to...
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