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Program boosting participation in clinical trials among Canadian cancer patients

- Mar 19, 2024

A local research team has been leading a made-in-Windsor program to help connect cancer patients with clinical trials nationally.

Only seven per cent of Canadians with cancer end up enrolling in a clinical trial, and the rate is lower in small cancer centres that run fewer trials than larger hospitals.

Caroline Hamm, a medical oncologist at Windsor Regional Hospital and...


Essex County will experience a total solar eclipse April 8 for the first time in centuries. Here’s what you need to know

- Mar 18, 2024

For the first time in more than 200 years, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Essex County, an event one astronomer calls “once in a lifetime.”

On April 8 at around 1:58 p.m., as the moon moves between the Earth and the sun, temperatures may drop, and the sky will darken with just a thin sliver of sunlight visible.

“It's really spectacular,” said astronomy instructor...


Quest to save sturgeon subject of storybook

- Mar 13, 2024

Integrative biology PhD student Ashley Watt (MSc 2019) fell deeply in love with lake sturgeon and she is bursting to spread that appreciation with the publication of her new storybook, Sam and the Magic Key: A Quest to Save the Lake Sturgeon.

A follow-up to her 2022 book...


Collaboration to contribute to communication capabilities

- Mar 12, 2024

Three faculties are coming together to help enhance students’ science communications skills through arts training. The Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science are collaborating on the Science Meets Art (SMArt) Communications initiative.

The project will offer masterclasses in the fields of creative ecologies, creative...


Researcher discovers birth of biological timing in the body

- Mar 8, 2024

University of Windsor graduate Kathyani Parasram (PhD 2023) has discovered how biological timing is born in fruit flies, shedding light on when circadian rhythms turn on in animals and providing a path for future research in other species.

The circadian rhythm is a molecular timekeeper that runs on a 24-hour cycle, present from cyanobacteria to mammals. Best known from sleep-wake...


Professor to head hospital research efforts

- Mar 7, 2024

As the founding director of WE-Spark Health Institute, Lisa Porter led the creation of a collaborative and inclusive health research ecosystem, says Dora Cavallo-Medved, interim dean of the Faculty of Science.

Now Dr. Porter, a professor of biomedical sciences, is expanding her research reach as vice-president, research and scientific director at St. Joseph’s Health Care London.

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Hackathon features computer skills and networking

- Mar 7, 2024

WinHacks 2024, Feb. 17 and 18 in the Centre for Engineering Innovation, brought together more than 130 participants, volunteers, and sponsors from the Windsor-Essex tech community.

A weekend of collaboration, skill development workshops, and networking with $2,000 in prizes up for grabs, it was the first time the event has been held in person since its debut in 2020.

“Bringing...


Partnership to further student cybersecurity skills

- Mar 6, 2024

Partnering with specialists Block Harbor Cybersecurity will help UWindsor students develop skills in high demand, says engineering professor Mitra Mirhassani, co-director of the SHIELD Automotive Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence.

Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the company develops tests to determine whether vehicles are meeting standards...


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