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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker supports UWindsor research during rare Lake Erie deep freeze

- Feb 24, 2026

By Sara Elliott 

With Lake Erie locked in its heaviest ice cover in more than two decades, a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker has become an unlikely research platform for University of Windsor scientists. 

As the CCGS Vincent Massey breaks through thick ice, its crew is collecting water samples to help researchers understand how winter...


UWindsor installation reveals unseen life of Great Lakes

- Feb 4, 2026

The hidden world of the Great Lakes will be revealed at the University of Windsor, where scientific instruments are being transformed into an immersive art installation. 

Creative Currents: Art and Science on the Great Lakes is a collaboration between RAEON, the Regional Aquatic Environmental Observatory Network, and INCUBATOR Art Lab, bringing the lakes’ offshore monitoring systems...


UWindsor research shows surprising implications in fish farming

- Jan 14, 2026

By Sara Elliott  

Some farmed fish are snubbing commercial fish food pellets in favour of naturally and freely available microscopic organisms and invertebrates.   

That is according to PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s study which showed farmed tilapia in net-pen cages in Kenya were not significantly consuming the provisioned commercial...


National competition to showcase scientific research through art

- Jan 6, 2026

By Sara Elliott

Here is your chance to create art through a scientific lens. 

Canada’s annual scientific research image contest 2026 edition is open for submissions. 


New scholarship continues the Krause family legacy

- Jan 5, 2026

By Sara Elliott 

The new Dr. Lucjan Krause Graduate Scholarship for Physics Achievement honours the memory of a former University of Windsor physicist while supporting the next generation of researchers. 

The scholarship will be awarded annually to graduate students in the Department of Physics who strive for academic excellence. 


Aspiring dentist balances leadership, research and scholarship

- Dec 15, 2025

By Sara Elliott   

The journey to becoming a leader and a researcher began when biochemistry major Nicole Vanier was in high school.    

Having learned about the Outstanding Scholars program from her older sister, Jeannette Vanier (BSc ’23), she began to consider...


Outstanding Scholar climbs towards academic excellence

- Dec 9, 2025

By Sara Elliott 

Mina Pairawan’s brain rarely takes a break, even when she is relaxing.  

During her scarce downtime, the biomedical science major goes bouldering at a local rock-climbing gym with her friends. 


From black belt to pre-med: Outstanding Scholar finds balance

- Dec 2, 2025

From training in the dojo to Model United Nations, Outstanding Scholar Sohila Sidhu is balancing a lot.

At the same time, she is also laser-focused on a career in medicine.

This drive is part of what motivated Sidhu to become part of UWindsor’s Outstanding Scholars program, which facilitates research...