The province’s chief nursing officer will discuss ways to promote a research-based approach to the profession during an appearance on the University of Windsor campus this week.
Debra Bournes’ presentation, entitled “Creating a Research Culture,” is free and open to the public as part of the celebration of National Nursing Week, May 7 to 13.
It is set for 4 p.m. Thursday, May 10, in the Oak Room, Vanier Hall. RSVP online at http://uwindsor.fluidsurveys.com/s/chiefnursingofficer/.
Most research discussing ways to improve physical fitness in targeted groups starts from what might be termed a “deficit” perspective: studying the problems and challenges faced by the group, and looking at how to target and ameliorate these deficits.
A “strengths” approach starts instead from the assumption that all groups and individuals have certain strengths, and looks at ways individuals assisting the group can work with them to further develop those strengths.
Several alumni of the School of Visual Arts are participating in collaborative projects now on display in the Artcite gallery.
A free public reception on Friday, May 4, will celebrate Occupy This! The exhibition features the “Occupy Windsor Documentation Project” by Alana Bartol (BFA 2004) and Collette Broeders (BFA 2006) and “The Break Room” by Teresa Carlesimo (BFA 2011) and Michael DiRisio, an MFA candidate.
The show will be up through May 26; Friday’s reception begins at 7:30 p.m. Artcite is located at 109 University Avenue West.
The five artists participating in the School of Visual Arts’ Emerging Artist Research Residency will discuss their work and practices in free public presentations, May 3 and 4 in the LeBel Building.
The residents will have access to the school’s facilities through the month of May so that they might cultivate new ideas through research, studio production, and the exploration of the Windsor-Detroit border region.
Plans to relocate the University Bookstore to the lower level of the CAW Student Centre are taking shape following the signing of a formal agreement among the University administration, the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance and the Organization of Part-time University Students on Monday.
Space formerly occupied by the Thirsty Scholar will accommodate a large retail book outlet and student café space to create an overall shopping experience.
Ruby Shah has experienced her share of peaks and valleys in life, but would undoubtedly tell you it was those low points that bolstered her resiliency and provided her with the tenacity it would take to pursue her vision of becoming a community-minded social worker one day.
Dramatic increases to the government imposed fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks in the U.S. may decrease the auto industry’s carbon foot print but pose some serious challenges for vehicle and component part manufacturers and the engineers who support them, according to Peter Frise.
“Fuel economy is going to have to improve 40 per cent from 2010 levels by 2016,” said Dr. Frise, the scientific director of the AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence. “This is creating profound challenges for the industry.”
UWindsor kinesiology grad Erika Reiser (BHK 2011) is one of 19 top female scholar-athletes from across the province to be honoured as a “Woman of Influence” by Ontario University Athletics at a luncheon May 8 in Huntsville.
The event honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study.
Students, faculty and staff must register for Campus Technology Day 2012 by 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, to qualify for early bird status – and a chance to win an iPod Touch.
With a theme of “Opening Doors with Technology,” the conference will include interactive sessions and poster presentations discussing the impact of technology in enhancing learning, teaching, research, and building community, May 17 in the CAW Student Centre.
Canadian journalists who specialize in health and science reporting are doing a tremendous job of covering their subject matter but need to remain ever-vigilant about asking hard and sometimes uncomfortable questions when presented with new research, according to Brian Goldman.
