Brock University and the University of Windsor are the newest members of Greenhouse Technology Network (GTN), a Niagara College-led consortium of academic research institutions supporting the research needs of greenhouse and related technology businesses through applied projects. In 2019, the new network for research and technology in southern Ontario’s greenhouse sector was established with support from a $5-million Government of Canada investment through the Federal … Continue reading Niagara College-led Greenhouse Technology Network expands membership by two »

Research Laboratory Technologist Applications are invited for the regular position of part time Research Laboratory Technologist with the Horticultural & Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC). Reporting to the Manager, Research Program for the Horticultural & Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre, the Research Laboratory Technologist is responsible for the laboratories, supplies, equipment, experiments and methods for the greenhouse, cannabis and horticulture laboratory components of the Horticultural & … Continue reading NOW HIRING: Research Lab Technologist with our HESIC team »

Niagara College’s Horticultural and Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC) travelled to Cuba to visit the research experts at the University of Havana, in partnership with International Zeolite. International Zeolite has several partnerships with a group of Cuban scientists who were working with this mineral. Those researchers and others from the University of Havana developed a proprietary way to embed all the nutrients necessary for plant … Continue reading Take a look at HESIC’s trip to University of Havana through imagery »