A break in the pipes which carry water to cool most campus buildings will complicate the seasonal process of switching from heating to cooling, says Susan Mark, executive director of Facility Services.
“We were in the process of filling our system with chilled water so that we could cool buildings as necessary by May 1, when a 40-year-old pipe broke under pressure,” she said. “Repairs are underway which will allow us to feed chilled water from the Central Refrigeration Plant at the river.”
Register for Campus Technology Day 2013 by 4 p.m. Friday, May 3, to qualify for early bird status—and a chance to win an iPod or one of five $10 Tim Horton’s gift cards.
With a theme of “Connected Campus in a Connected World,” the seventh annual Campus Technology Day will bring together participants to discuss the impact technology has in enhancing learning, teaching, research and building community, May 16 in the CAW Student Centre.
A group of graduate students in kinesiology recently got an inside look at the highly secretive facilities used to train top U.S. Olympic athletes.
“They’re fairly guarded about who they allow at their training centres,” said Michael Ayotte, a master’s student in sport management who recently travelled to the Olympic Training Centre in Lake Placid, New York.
Sorting through the University’s garbage can be a little disheartening, says Taylor Purdy.
A master’s student of environmental engineering, she combed through a pile of trash Friday outside the maintenance compound on Union Avenue, conducting an audit of the waste produced on campus.
“At least half of this could have been recycled,” Purdy said. “It’s especially sad because this pile comes from the Centre for Engineering Innovation, a LEED-certified building where we are not recycling like we could be.”
A new manual provides basic guidelines for safe research, teaching and learning in campus laboratories, says Sherri Menard, team leader of the Chemical Control Centre.
“We’re pleased to be able to provide a central resource like this,” she says. “It includes everything from precautions on specific equipment to WHMIS information.”
The centre, part of Health and Safety, has a responsibility to ensure the safety of researchers, whether faculty, staff or students, Menard says.
A highly-regarded scientist from McGill University who developed a probiotic that helps lower cholesterol will be a featured speaker for a major national conference on natural health products research being held here next week.
Science Rendezvous will offer mall-goers a unique experience during Saturday’s Research Showcase event—a chance to see how they would look if they were scientists.
“We will have a photo booth that will allow people to immerse themselves in science,” says organizer Tazeen Ahmed, a third-year arts and science student majoring in biology. “They will be able to pick up a photographic print at our Science Rendezvous.”
Science Rendezvous, May 11 in the CAW Student Centre, promises a fun way to learn more about science.
A UWindsor alumnus and former captain of Lancer men’s volleyball says he is flattered to be named the team’s head coach.
James Gravelle (BA 1998) has served two seasons as an assistant coach; athletics director Gord grace announced his appointment to the top spot Wednesday, following the departure of former head coach Shawn Lippert.
An online survey seeks student input on a variety of career-oriented programs and services that are offered to students by the University of Windsor.
The goal is to collect information that can then be analyzed and used to improve these services, says Chris Busch of the Centre for Executive and Professional Education.
“We hope that students will take the time to complete this survey and provide honest answers to the questions,” he says, while emphasizing participation is completely voluntary.
Everything from human-sized robots that can bash in buildings to new devices that help people exercise more efficiently will be on display when the university hosts its annual research showcase at Devonshire Mall this Saturday.
“This will be a wonderful opportunity for members of the community to experience first-hand some of the amazing research that goes on every day at the University of Windsor,” said VP, Research Michael Siu.
