Evan Suntres is astute enough to see the irony in the research path he’s chosen.
A master’s student in history, he is studying a phenomenon which he suggests saw conservative males turn to muscle cars as a way of expressing their masculinity in reaction to such social upheavals of the 1960s as the anti-war and women’s liberation movements.
A self-described political moderate, he’s also in the process of restoring his own 1973 Ford Mustang fastback.
Michael Ala got a head start on his engineering career Wednesday.
A recent graduate of Central Public School heading to Massey Secondary this fall, he toured an open house displaying the capstone projects of fourth-year students in electrical and computer engineering—and came away impressed.
“I have always had an interest in this aspect of engineering,” he said. “Today was really educational and enjoyable.”
The number of learning technologies available to instructors seems to grow each day. With so many tools that promise to enhance teaching and learning, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
Award-winning chemistry instructor Bal Barot of Lake Michigan College will kick off this year’s Summer Series on Teaching and Learning with a dynamic and energizing workshop on using technology to enhance teaching and student learning, Tuesday, August 14, from 9 a.m. to noon.
There are two weeks left in the Lancer summer camps program, with week-long camps for children ages 7 to 17 offering instruction in everything from Web design to volleyball skills.
In addition to the specific focus, every camp includes outdoor activities and swimming:
Nominations are now open for a new award to foster workplace health and safety on the UWindsor campus. The Excellence in Health and Safety Award will recognize individuals or groups demonstrating leadership in this area.
“The Central Safety Committee wants to encourage these exemplary activities right across the University,” says Leigh Harold, the associate director, health and safety, in Human Resources. “Our hope is that the awards will provide some profile for issues around workplace safety.”
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles about students involved in cool research, scholarly and creative activities during their summer break from classes.
Lisa Isabella-Valenzi has plenty of fond childhood memories of fishing with her father, so she is pleased to spend most of her summer studying ways to get rid of invasive species that are robbing many area anglers of their favourite pastime.
Work on a new streetscaping project located in front of the CAW Student Centre between Dillon and Memorial halls is scheduled to begin July 30, according to Dan Castellan, manager of facilities, planning, design and construction.
The Student Centre Courtyard, which will be jointly funded by the Universuity of Windsor Students’ Alliance and the University through its Strategic Priority Fund, will re-imagine the existing space to make it more user-friendly and serve the ongoing use requirements of students, Castellan says.
Learning by practice is always the best, says civil engineering professor Amr ElRagaby.
That’s what makes a contest to design and build a bridge from popsicle sticks a valuable experience for his students.
“They can understand the principles, but when the have a chance to apply the theories, they learn something they will never forget,” he said Wednesday, as members of his class in Finite Element for Analysis and Design tested the load-bearing capacity of their structures.
Imagine a device that alerted blind people they are about to walk into an obstacle, or that could tell identify for them approaching individuals. A group of UWindsor engineering students is working to turn this science fiction into reality.
The group designed a belt that vibrates to indicate to wearers the location of an obstacle nearby. It also incorporates a camera and an existing face recognition program to identify people and whisper their names to the user.
As a student new to Canada, Syeda Fariha found it difficult to adjust to the differing expectations of her professors. She transferred to Windsor in fall 2011 after two years studying economics in her native Bangladesh.
“In the beginning, I had no friends and I was struggling with my studies,” she recalls. “I was frustrated and disappointed.”
However, Connecting4Success and other programs of the Educational Development Centre have helped her gain confidence.
