Science

Sience-y things like DNA and calculatorsAn information meeting today will explain roles available on the student volunteer organizing committee for the May 13 Science Rendezvous event.

Student volunteers sought for a rendezvous with science

A meeting Wednesday, Feb. 8, will provide information to UWindsor students on roles available on the Science Rendezvous Windsor volunteer organizing committee.

barge in mid-riverCrews work to remediate contaminated sediment at the former UniRoyal site on the Detroit River. Photo courtesy Detroit Riverfront Conservancy.

Report calls for urgency to address contaminated river sediments

Contaminated sediments limit the ecological recovery of the Detroit and Rouge River ecosystems, says a report released Tuesday by the State of the Strait Conference steering committee.

On the U.S. side of the Detroit River, up to 5.1 million cubic metres of contaminated sediments have been targeted for remediation by state and federal governments. No additional sediment remediation is required on the Canadian side.

Kailee Tait, Tyson Bergen, and Owenn FlamingKailee Tait, Tyson Bergen, and Owenn Flaming, 10th graders at Leamington District Secondary School, won the Best Quality award at Canada’s 2022 National Crystal Growing Competition.

Local team clear winner in crystal competition

Growing a crystal is no simple task. But one high school team from Leamington grew a crystal so fine it won the Best Quality award at Canada’s 2022 National Crystal Growing Competition.

Students from Windsor and Essex County high schools worked with chemistry professor Nick Vukotic and Faculty of Science experiential learning specialist Michelle Bondy in preparation for the national competition.