Lancer day camps promise a variety of experiences all summer long, with choices ranging from Artful Creations to cross-country running.

Sports camps are led by varsity athletes and coaches, and there are also learning opportunities in robotics, engineering, art, and dance. Different programs, for children ages 4 to 16, run each week from July 2 to August 23.

Find more information — including camp descriptions, dates, fees, and registration forms — on the Lancer summer camps website.

The program offers early bird and employee discounts on registration fees. For details, phone the St. Denis Centre service desk at 519-253-3000, ext. 7029.

The artificial lights produced by humans disrupt the migration of birds, often with fatal consequences, says biology professor Dan Mennill.

“Birds use stars to orient their journey between summer breeding grounds and winter feeding grounds,” Dr. Mennill writes in an article published Monday in the Conversation, which shares news and views from the academic and research community. “Birds are drawn to the artificial lights that occupy their airspace, and their navigational compasses are short-circuited by the unusual presence of light.”

He notes that well-lit high-rise building can kill hundreds of migratory birds in a single night, but house dwellers shouldn’t be too smug. Mennill’s research, using bioacoustics recordings of flight calls, revealed that even low-powered outdoor lights change the behaviour of migratory birds overhead.

Fortunately, he has a simple solution to propose: the flip of a light switch.

“In spring and fall we should turn off our outdoor lights at night,” Mennill says. “With the lights out, we can take the opportunity to stand outside and listen to the night sky. We’ll hear the sounds of a billion animals moving across the continent with less distraction from our light pollution.”

Read his entire piece, “Want to save millions of migratory birds? Turn off your outdoor lights in spring and fall,” in the Conversation.

Graduands can get the most out of their Convocation session by pre-ordering diploma frames, leaving more time to celebrate with family and friends, advises the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

The association provides a framing service during the four days of graduation celebrations, which run this spring from May 28 to 31 in the St. Denis Centre.

For the most efficient option, grads can avoid line-ups by pre-ordering a diploma frame and scheduling to pick it up. Those who pre-order by May 17 for pick-up at convocation receive a complimentary business card holder courtesy of the Alumni Association.

To view frame styles, visit the Alumni Affairs and Donor Communications Office, room 109, Stephen and Vicki Adams Welcome Centre. The office offers diploma framing year-round.

To place an order, visit www.uwindsor.ca/diplomaframes or phone 519-971-3618.

Leddy Library invites the campus community to take part in an Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) webinar on finding and reusing research data.

The sharing and reuse of research data encourages new discoveries and accelerates research. Data sharing is becoming common in a variety of research fields and is beginning to be required by funding agencies.

Kathleen Gregory, a researcher at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, will lead the webinar and share the results of her recent research on data search practices.

Participants of this webinar will walk away with an understanding of the different ways to find research data.

Members of the University of Windsor’s Research Data Management Working Group will be available to answer questions and collect input to apply to the University’s data management strategy.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 11, from 8 to 9 a.m. in room 4101, Leddy Library.

For more information, contact Roger Reka, science data librarian, by email at roger.reka@uwindsor.ca or by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 3181.

—Marcie Demmans

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