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Conestoga placed among the Top 20 research colleges in Canada for the sixth consecutive year in the annual rankings by...

Conestoga researcher Dr. Cristina Herrera Valerio from the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) recently presented innovative research...

The Wiijindamaan Indigenous Land Futurity and Gdoo-naaganinaa garden at Conestoga received an honourable mention for urban agriculture in the 2024...

On November 21, Flash Reality Inc., led by Andres Otalvaro and John Higuera, won first place at the college’s Pitch...

More than 150 employees across the college recently gathered at the Conestoga Skilled Trades Campus for the second annual Research...

The Conestoga Food Research & Innovation Lab (CFRIL) hosted a sustainability symposium to share new findings from a research project...

The college-led Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) received $4 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency for...

Two Conestoga research centres joined the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) as a knowledge partner to contribute expertise toward the national...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) is excited to unveil two new state-of-the-art research labs at Conestoga....

Exoskeletons show great potential for improving workplace safety and diversity, but more research is needed to support positive feedback from...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College recently marked its fifth anniversary....

Centre for Ontario’s Network of Skilled Trades Researchers, Unions, Contractors and Tradespeople (CONSTRUCT) striving to create a more sustainable workforce....

Conestoga's Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has been awarded funding for applied research equipment through the Natural...

Conestoga worked closely with industry partner Magna to develop a customized training program to bolster the skills of its diverse...

The Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Conestoga, in partnership with Mississaugas of the Credit and the School of Creative Industries,...

On June 2, Conestoga was confirmed as a new member of the UArctic network at the UArctic Assembly 2024 in...

Climate action in education was the focus as post-secondary instructors gathered at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo...

Conestoga’s Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Recycling Technologies (SMART) Centre hosted its research symposium at its facility in Cambridge on April...

The executive director of Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) was appointed to an executive committee of...

Conestoga’s Office of Research Services has been leading the development of open education resources to help staff and faculty at...

Conestoga is receiving $300,000 from Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON) for the college’s Centre for Commercialization (C4C) to assist industry partners...

On April 30, Conestoga was presented with a silver Applied Research and Innovation Excellence Award from Colleges and Institutes Canada...

A professor from Conestoga's School of Engineering & Technology represented Canada at a technical sub-committee meeting of the International Electrotechnical...

Two students from the Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding & Robotics program worked with industry partner CAMufacturing Solutions Inc. to...

The Conestoga community was recognized with two 2024 Business Excellence Awards from the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce at...

Recent graduates from Conestoga’s Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding & Robotics program had their capstone project highlighted in a national...

Conestoga has launched a new initiative that will facilitate and support research into key issues facing communities today. Based in...

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning has been awarded $3 million over five years from the Natural Sciences...

Conestoga ranked 17 among Canada’s Top 50 research colleges in 2023....

Recent graduates from Conestoga's Welding Engineering Technology - Inspection program had their capstone project recognized nationally in the CWBA -...

A Conestoga finance professor was honoured with an award for an outstanding presentation on her CNERG-funded research on the barriers...

More than 200 Conestoga employees representing all ten academic schools participated in the college’s Research and Scholarship Symposium on October...

The Office of Research Services has awarded funding for 17 projects set to begin winter 2024....

Students and faculty from Conestoga’s School of Engineering & Technology have contributed to a major research program to enhance the...

A new standard for consumer incident investigation is in development through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to assist organizations...

Through a research project funded by Accessibility Standards Canada, the Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga...

Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON), a provincial agency that provides IP support and services to enable Ontario businesses and researchers to...

Earlier this year, researchers from the Conestoga Food Research and Innovation Lab (CFRIL) and the Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab...

Conestoga has been presented with a silver Award of Excellence in the Applied Research and Innovation category from Colleges and...

Conestoga has launched a new Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship website. The site offers a centralized platform to feature and celebrate...

On Tuesday, March 21, a Conestoga team participated in College Day at Queens Park. The event was hosted by Colleges...

A team of Conestoga faculty, researchers and students have transformed the college’s student-run Bloom restaurant into a climate action Living...

Conestoga’s Office of Research Services has announced 13 successful applicants for the 2022 Conestoga New and Emerging Researcher Grant (CNER-G)....

Conestoga has been named among Canada’s top 15 research colleges for 2022 according to a new report released January 25...

Two companies in Conestoga’s Venture Lab have been named recipients of the Equitable Life of Canada Community Venture Award. The...

On October 26, Conestoga Administrative Business Management graduate Polly Gomides, co-founder of Escala Solutions, finished first place with a $5,000...

Dr. Amin Yazdani, executive director, Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP), a research institute within Conestoga’s School of...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College’s School of Business has signed a Strategic Partnership...

Two Conestoga faculty members from the college’s School of Engineering & Technology have been recognized with the H.A. Krentz Research...

Conestoga has opened a new innovation lab at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener. As part of the Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective,...

On September 20, Conestoga's Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Recycling Technologies (SMART) Centre hosted its 2022 Research Symposium at Tapestry Hall...

The Canadian Remote Access for Dementia Learning Experiences (CRADLE) program — a free online dementia care training program spearheaded by...

Students and faculty from Conestoga’s School of Engineering & Technology recently contributed to an international effort to help prove the...

A project led by two Conestoga researchers is helping inform affordable housing solutions in the Region of Waterloo....

The Canadian Institute for Seniors Care at Conestoga College has completed a two-year project that created intergenerational mentorship and learning...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College has partnered with Hilti Canada to support the...

Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has launched a research survey to evaluate the occupational exposures and...

The Conestoga Entrepreneurship Collective (CEC) has partnered with the Accelerator Centre (AC) to support the launch of a new hybrid...

Research Infosource Inc., a leading source of research and development intelligence in Canada, has named Conestoga among Canada’s top 20...

The Ontario government is investing close to $800,000 in a three-year research project at Conestoga College that will build capacity...

The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR), in partnership with local organizations and post-secondary institutions including the Conestoga Entrepreneurship...

Simulating real-world scenarios provides crucial experiential learning. Immersive exercises create opportunities for students to apply knowledge and skills while building...

Dr. Amin Yazdani, director of Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP), led a multi-year research and development...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) at Conestoga College has released a brief report and set of...

The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP), an applied research centre hosted at Conestoga’s School of Business, has...

Conestoga’s Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has launched a survey to better understand how Canadian employers are...

Conestoga has joined an international initiative supporting virtual collaboration to enrich learning and foster global diversity. The Consortium of Virtual...

Conestoga's Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness & Performance (CISWP) has launched a nationwide research study to examine the work-from-home impacts...

Conestoga professor Dr. Anthony Piscitelli has received an Insight Development Grant of over $47,000 from the Social Science and Humanities...

Freelance entrepreneurs showcased their new ventures through an online event hosted by Conestoga’s Gig Lab on August 18. The cohort...

Conestoga has appointed Gary Hallam to the role of vice-president, research. The announcement was made following Dr. Barbara Fennessy’s retirement...

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) has published a new Canadian Standard on Ergonomic Design for Ambulances and related Equipment...

Conestoga researcher Dr. Amin Yazdani, director of Conestoga’s Canadian Institute of Safety, Wellness & Performance, led the research behind a...

The Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre, a research and collaboration hub dedicated to preparing Canadians for employment success and...

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will receive close to $4.5M in federal research funding over the next...

Throughout the last month, Conestoga’s Magna Centre for Supply Chain Excellence has been working to support distribution of personal protective...

To support those living and working in long-term care homes, Conestoga’s Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care has launched a...

Researchers at Conestoga have received new funding for their work on a mobile software application that will help critical supply...

Conestoga’s School of Engineering & Technology has been working to help support health-care providers across the community as they continue...

Conestoga’s SMART (Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Recycling Technologies) Centre hosted its inaugural Smart Manufacturing Symposium at Tapestry Hall in Cambridge...

On February 27, more than 160 Conestoga students, graduates and partners from the food, beverage and packaging industry gathered at...

Conestoga researcher Dr. Hamid Karbasi was among a select group of experts invited to Yale University to share details of...

A cross-departmental collaboration recently provided marketing students with an opportunity to explore virtual and augmented reality trends and technologies through...

Each year, thousands of newly minted college graduates cross convocation stages, proudly receive congratulations from faculty, family and friends, and...

Working in close collaboration with industry and community partners is a hallmark of polytechnic education. These partners play a significant...

An applied research project through Conestoga’s Centre for Smart Manufacturing and Digital Innovation is working to prevent electrocution and serious...

The growing scope and impact of Conestoga’s applied research activity have placed the college in the top tier of Canada’s...

Dr. Hamid Karbasi has been invited to participate in an international discussion in Frankfurt, Germany, around advanced technologies, recycling systems,...

On October 23, an information session was held at the Doon campus to help faculty members learn more about the...

On June 13, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced investments of more than $12 million in...

A new partnership between the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Conestoga College Institute of Technology will help bolster North...

According to new data released on November 1 by Research Infosource Inc., a leading source of research and development intelligence...

On October 25, Conestoga’s Magna Centre for Supply Chain Excellence (MCSCE) hosted the college’s first Supply Chain Excellence Symposium at...

Conestoga’s new Applied Research facility at 96 Grand Avenue South in Cambridge will be open to the public on Saturday,...

On June 19, Conestoga’s Dr. Veronique Boscart, director of the Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care, received the Order of...

More than $2.1 million will be invested over the next five years to support continued research at Conestoga College that...

Conestoga was recently awarded five grants totaling $325,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The...

Ontario will invest more than $2 million to support researchers at Conestoga College, the University of Toronto and the Bruyére...

The Hon. Kathryn McGarry, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation and MPP for Cambridge, visited the city’s Gaslight District on Friday, February...

Research Infosource Inc., a leading source of research and development intelligence in Canada, has ranked Conestoga one of Canada’s top...

Dr. Hamid Karbasi, Conestoga’s NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Advanced Recycling Technologies for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

Conestoga professor Dr. Kate Toth has received a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for a research...

Dr. Hamid Karbasi, Conestoga’s NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Advanced Recycling Technologies for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

Premier Wynne visited Conestoga’s Doon campus on Tuesday, January 24 to announce a new fund that will support research and...

On November 17, Conestoga president John Tibbits, along with Cambridge mayor Doug Craig and representatives from HIP Developments and...

The Government of Canada will provide more than $1.5M to support applied research at Conestoga that will drive innovation to...

The Ontario government will provide $540,000 to support applied research at Conestoga College that will drive innovation for the food...

Researchers at Conestoga have been named as first-round recipients of funding through the Community and College Social Innovation Fund pilot...

An applied research project has moved from a Conestoga lab to the production line at a local business thanks to...

Conestoga faculty member Jean Filion was among the winners of the 2015 inaugural WORLDiscoveries Vanguard Awards. He received a $100,000...

As part of their third-year project, a group of students in the Mechanical Systems Engineering program teamed up with industrial...

An automated solution created by third-year Mechanical Systems Engineering (MSE) students may be the answer to preventing workplace injuries at...

A non-contact measuring system developed through an applied research project at Conestoga provided a time-saving manufacturing solution for a southern-Ontario...

Starting this September, Conestoga’s Centre for Smart Manufacturing will be home to a new research project that will explore the...

The official launch of a new applied research facility that will drive innovation, commercialization, productivity improvement and competitiveness for Ontario’s...

An automated thermal management system developed by students in Conestoga’s Electronic Systems Engineering (ESE) degree program to support the needs...

A new report released today by the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington and Conestoga College explores the challenges facing...

Canada’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) will invest $2.3 million over the next five years for the establishment...

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, MP for Cambridge and Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario,...

The Honourable John Milloy, Kitchener Centre MPP and Minister of Government Services visited Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus on January...

Conestoga College will receive $515,000 from the Government of Canada to support the development of a portable geological sensor device...

Thanks to a pair of propitious partnerships, Conestoga’s robotics program has begun to position itself in the rapidly growing food...

A new partnership announced today between Conestoga College and Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest engineering companies, will enhance...

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning applauds measures included in the new federal budget that will increase the...

A luggage manufacturer with its North American headquarters in Cambridge will expand its manufacturing to include aluminum suitcases thanks to...

More local businesses will soon benefit from Conestoga’s exceptional research facilities following an Information Workshop held by Conestoga Applied Research...

Conestoga has satisfied the institutional eligibility requirements as set out by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and...

Oakville, Ontario - A new pilot initiative for southern Ontario colleges and universities will provide up to $15 million to...

As a member of Polytechnics Canada, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning welcomes the federal government’s recent budget,...

Conestoga College ITAL's Research Ethics Board is pleased to announce two new processes designed to facilitate the ethics review of...

Two Conestoga researchers are asking this question to students in the School of Business & Hospitality who have completed at...

In the 2008 fall semester at Conestoga College, fourth-year BScN students, Katie Trihey and Melinda Wyma, were brought on board...

The Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) held its Canadian Laser Application Network (CLAN) Workshop, March 11 – 12, 2009,...

Dr. Tam Nguyen, who is a professor at Conestoga, is co-winner of the 2008 Charles H. Jennings Award of...

Dr. Yuri Kagolovsky, MD, MSc, faculty member from the Health Informatics program, and Kathryn Brillenger, MEd, faculty member from the...

Dr. Hamidreza Karbasi, PhD, P.Eng., faculty member from the Integrated Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (IAMT) program, presented his research paper entitled...

Conestoga, is a proud member of Polytechnics Canada - an alliance of seven internationally recognized publicly funded post-secondary institutions committed...

Tosh Tipler of Waterloo and Yang Wang of Kitchener, students in postgraduate programs at Conestoga College, earned second-place standing recently...

A Baja racer is a rugged, off-road vehicle valued for its durability, traction, maneuverability and endurance. Each year, SAE International...

The University of Waterloo and Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning today announced a $4-million donation to establish...

Some universities and colleges have had a notable amount of success with business innovation, helping firms turn ideas into new...

Third-year Conestoga Integrated Advanced Manufacturing Technology students (IAMT) were featured in the Record for their work designing and producing an...

By Leanne Mountford (Kitchener, July 19, 2007) An electrician's hands need to be protected from dealing with exposed wiring all...

April 26, 2007 News Release from Woolwich CAER Elmira, Ontario - Woolwich CAER [Community Awareness and Emergency Response] Group member...

NSERC is the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. It makes strategic investments in Canada's advancement of science...

Conestoga's Advanced Manufacturing Centre was recently profiled in the Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) Annual Report 2005-06. Dr. Leonid Sloutsky was...

Dr. Hamid Karbasi, Engineering and Information Technology, presented the results of his research entitled "Smart Mold: Real-Time In- Cavity...

Faculty at Conestoga College learned recently about research funding programs available to them through Canada 's largest academic research...

Innovation, feasibility and practicality were what the judges sought, and what Conestoga College students Stephen Connell, Jonathan Musselman and Derek...

Ever wonder how ground coffee or dental floss gets packaged? Want to see work on improved lifting devices for those...

KITCHENER, July 31 - In the first funding award of its kind, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation has...

A grant of $149,973 from Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation will allow Conestoga College to pursue a three-year...

Two of three Conestoga entrants in the 12th Canadian Skills Competition are coming home from the Halifax event with...

Jon Douglas and Amanda Ford, students in the Architecture - Project and Facility Management degree program at Conestoga College, have...

For the fifth time in six years, a team of engineering technology students from Conestoga College took top honours at...

Five students in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology - Welding and Robotics program of Conestoga College have received awards for outstanding...