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engineering studentsFrom left Mike Muzyka, Jim Caylor, Matthew Clairmont and Patrick Pakula stand behind the emergency vehicle detection system they designed for their fourth-year capstone project.

Student-designed system would warn drivers about emergency vehicles

A group of fourth-year engineering students designed a system to warn distracted drivers when an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Windsor chairsSculptor Laura Shintani (MFA 2012) invites the community to leave permanent fingerprints on “You + Me,” her artwork commemorating the 2013 International Children’s Games.

Sculpture project a chance to leave your mark on art

Sculptor Laura Shintani (MFA 2012) invites the community to leave permanent fingerprints on her artwork “You + Me.”
Mohammad Rahman, Paramvir Singh Nagpal, Qing Tang and Brendan Rhyno Fourth-year electrical and computer engineering students Mohammad Rahman, Paramvir Singh Nagpal, Qing Tang and Brendan Rhyno show off the indoor positioning system they have developed to aid wayfinding in large buildings.

Project proves the power of positioning

A capstone project to develop an indoor positioning system is one of 14 that students in electrical and computer engineering will present Friday.
Betty Jo BarrettBetty Jo Barrett recently conducted a study of intimate partner violence rates in the LGBT community and found them highest among the bisexual population.

Alarming abuse rates among bisexual community, researcher finds

As Windsor gears up to celebrate its rainbow communities at this weekend’s Pride Fest, a social work researcher has some sobering thoughts about the rates of violence in the LGBT community, and especially among the bisexual population.

Kerry McPhedranKerry McPhedran stands beside a warning sign posted on a lifeguard stand at Sandpoint Beach. The post-doctoral fellow believes predictive modelling may be a better way to determine whether beaches should be closed to swimmers.

Predictive modelling may be better way to determine beach closures, researcher believes

Post-doctoral fellow Kerry McPhedran believes predictive modelling may be a better way to determine if beaches ought to be closed to bathers.
Mariam Hamadani, Khaled Alhakim, Felipe Paramo and Darius Ghib holding bridgeStudents display their model bridge, winner for most creative design: Mariam Hamadani, Khaled Alhakim, Felipe Paramo and Darius Ghib.

Competition bridges gap between theory and practice

Third-year civil engineering students learned a lot in a competition to design and build a model bridge—and watch it destroyed to test its strength.