The University Wind Ensemble will take its listeners to sea Friday with the program of its concert “Songs of the Sea and Beyond.”
Director Ric Moor will lead the ensemble through such selections as “They Came Sailing” from Andre Jutras’ Suite Jacques-Cartier; “Sea Songs” by Ralph Vaughn Williams; the “Air” and “Finale” movements from G. F. Handel’s Water Music; and Percy A. Grainger’s composition “Molly on the Shore.”
Scientists at the University of Windsor will join forces with Windsor Regional Hospital and the region’s health care community to create a united research group that aims to find new ways of treating and curing various forms of cancer.
University Players continues its 54th season with Cat Delaney’s hilarious comedy Welfarewell. The play runs November 22 to December 2 at Essex Hall Theatre.
Women employed in such sectors as automotive plastics and food canning where there are potentially high exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors have an elevated risk for developing breast cancer, according to a new study published today.
A film student hopes a new documentary she produced will draw much-needed attention to the issues of youth homelessness in this area.
“The community needs to be aware of what’s happening and what’s needed, and film is one of the best mediums to demonstrate those challenges,” said Svjetlana Oppen, whose 40-minute documentary What Is Home? will be screened for the first time tomorrow night at the Capitol Theatre.
A UWindsor sociology professor is being honoured this Saturday night for his legacy of accomplishments in the battle against AIDS.
When Ernest Squire started working for the University’s Information Technology Services, one megabyte of computer memory was a lot bigger than it is now.
“That would fill a space about five feet high, two feet wide, and six feet long,” recalls Squire, a network analyst who celebrated his 40th year of service to the University in 2011.
Squire was one of five employees honoured for 40 years of service to the University at a breakfast reception Thursday. Years of Service Awards also went to staff and faculty with 10, 20, or 30 years of service.
Nursing professor Judy Bornais will discuss ways health professionals can improve their care for patients with diabetes in a free public brown-bag presentation on Monday, November 19, in room 203, Toldo Health Education Centre.
Her talk, entitled “Patient safety issues related to the care of patients with diabetes,” will assist participants in recognizing insulin as a high-alert medication and will identify common insulin errors affecting patient care. She will discuss ways to minimize errors related to diabetes management.
A talk show like Research Matters is just one example of how CJAM connects the university with the local community, according to Vern Smith.
“There are so many important research projects going on at the university and it’s critical for the people who fund them to have an understanding of how that work impacts their every day lives,” said Smith, the campus community radio station manager. “That’s really the whole point of Research Matters.”
The November issue of Safety in Mind, the UWindsor health and safety newsletter, focuses on the issue of cold stress.
“Working in extremely cold temperatures can cause stress on our body’s heating system,” says the lead article. “When cold is combined with other factors such as dehydration, strenuous physical work, fatigue or certain medical conditions, serious cold-related injuries such as frostbite or hypothermia may occur.”
The publication lists risk factors for cold-related injury as well as the symptoms and treatment of frostbite and hypothermia.
