What to expect at the Re/Action Applied Research Showcase

Algonquin College will be hosting its RE/ACTION: Applied Research Showcase on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

RE/ACTION

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.

Come engage with over 35 research teams on the first and second floor of the DARE District and explore their incredible findings and creations. Ranging from robotics and digital innovations to design prototypes, the projects are incredibly diverse – from a step climbing fire-fighter robot to 3D modelling in virtual reality with MasterpieceVR Animation. Read more >



Difference Maker: Marc Maracle has built a better future for Indigenous people

The Algonquin College Marc Maracle attended in 1979 was in many ways the same college that presented him with an honorary degree four decades later. But in at least one way, today’s Algonquin has profoundly changed, he says.

Algonquin remains as great a place to learn as it was when he studied Architecture Technology and Mechanical Systems from 1979 to 1983, says Maracle, Executive Director of the Gignul Non-Profit Housing Corporation. But now it is also a welcoming place for students of diverse backgrounds, and an institution conscious of the values inherent in its name. Read more >