Flu clinics on the University of Windsor campus November 21 and 22 did a brisk business, administering the vaccine free to Ontario residents.
“Our numbers overall are up this year in comparison to previous years,” said Judi Wilson, health promotion nurse in Student Health Services.
She said the Windsor Essex County Health Unit offers the mobile clinics to make it more convenient for people to get vaccinated: “We try to go all around the community and the county and hit all the major areas.”
A new web site that showcases the breadth and variety of opportunities available for students to do research here should spark an interest among undergrads considering the possibility of graduate studies, according to Patricia Weir.
“I hope it will motivate them to believe they can be a part of this amazing process of becoming a graduate student,” said Dr. Weir, Dean of Graduate Studies.
A glaring lack of media attention paid to the worst conflict since the Second World War may explain why international efforts to prevent it can be described as feeble at best, according to four UWindsor professors who have co-authored a book on the subject.
The School for Arts and Creative Innovation is offering DailyNews readers a chance to win two free tickets to the University Wind Ensemble’s concert “Songs of the Sea and Beyond,” Friday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Banwell Community Church.
An exhibition of student works in the LeBel Building is here today, but will be gone tomorrow.
HERE / NOW is an exhibition of time-based and ephemeral artworks, curated by MFA candidates Bruce Thompson and Owen Eric Wood. More than 60 visual arts students are participating in the show, which has evolved over the course of the week.
The public is invited to an evening of performance tonight—Thursday, November 22—from 7 to 10 p.m. in the SoVA Projects Gallery.
Robert Mavrinac says he uses the UwinCARD almost every day.
“I buy my coffee with it when I’m on campus,” says Mavrinac, a network technician in the School of Computer Science. “It’s a convenient feature and I’ve found it’s helped me to budget my daily purchases.”
He was one of three members of the University’s staff who reaped the rewards of using the card’s payroll deduction feature, winning the October prize draw by the UwinCARD office.
The University invites students, faculty, staff and supporters to “Say Cheese for the Keys” at noon on Friday, November 30, as it takes possession of the Windsor Star buildings at the corner of Ferry and Pitt streets.
Patient safety is critical for everyone working in health care, and now the Faculty of Nursing has a group of student volunteers who will be championing the cause.
The faculty recently announced the appointment of its first Patient Safety Champions.
“The program is focused on advancing the understanding of the science of patient safety and quality improvement in our nursing students,” said Susan Dennison, a professor in the faculty, who along with colleague Michelle Freeman announced the appointments last week.
While many men are growing moustaches this month to raise funds for research on prostate cancer, a biology professor is gearing up to launch a new study aimed at better understanding how it spreads.
The University Bookstore is operational and serving customers in its temporary home on the upper floor of Vanier Hall—and its staff is planning a grand re-opening for Monday, November 26.
The Vanier location has stocked textbooks; school, office and computer supplies; some sale books and a small selection of general reading books— dictionaries, test preparation and study guides, as well as books by local and campus authors.
