If you prick us, we will bleed. The vast majority of us will then stop bleeding, thanks to a blood clot formed by an intricately balanced system of proteins, cells of the blood vessel wall, and cell fragments called platelets.
Faculty
If you’re a faculty member from around campus doing research or scholarly work related to the environment and looking for a unique opportunity to work for a short term at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, the deadline to apply is quickly approaching.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport, as the Canadian representative of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), announced Monday the appointment of UWindsor athletics director Gord Grace as Canada’s chef de mission for the 26th winter world university games in Trentino, Italy, December 11 to 21.
Theresa Hanson, associate director of intercollegiate sport at the University of British Columbia, will lead Team Canada at the 27th summer games in Kazan, Russia, in July.
With the pending roll-out of Google Apps for Education on the UWindsor campus, it will be a hot topic of conversation during Campus Technology Day, Thursday, May 17.
“There is much to talk about when it comes to Google and the cloud,” says Sean Moriarty, acting executive director of Information Technology Services.
A group of fourth-year engineering students have planned a smashing way to raise funds for their capstone project.
The Smart Airfoil Blade team is holding a Car Smash outside the Leddy Library on Monday, May 14. The team will set up an automobile from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and charge passers-by $2 to take three swings at it with a baseball bat or sledgehammer.
“It should be fun,” says Abhishek Nayyar, the team’s treasurer. “We are taking all safety precautions.”
The Spring 2011 issue of Insight, the computer users' bulletin produced by Information Technology Services, is now available at www.uwindsor.ca/insight.
This issue provides information concerning Campus Technology Day 2012 scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 17, as well as articles on the new service called Eduroam, upgrading to Lotus Notes 8.53, the introduction of Google Apps for Education and some tips for campus users of Microsoft Office 2010.
May 11th, 2012
Repairs to the back-up generator will take emergency power in Vanier, Laurier and MacDonald halls offline on Monday, May 14, from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Occupants of the building will not notice a difference unless there is a disruption to the regular electrical supply.
Please direct any questions or concerns to Maintenance Dispatch at 519-253-3000, ext. 2850.
Julie Macfarlane has a simple message for all of those who believe that Islam’s proponents are trying to take control of western civilization by following their own set of laws that disregard current governing legislation.
It’s a simple experiment used to demonstrate some basic laws of physics, but the “fire tornado” was just cool enough to catch the attention of producers at the Discovery Channel planning to air a segment about a nationwide celebration of science.
The redesigned garden outside the Leddy Library’s front entrance will stand symbolically at the heart of campus, says vice-president university advancement Jonathan Braniff.
A dedication ceremony will coincide with a reception in recognition of donors to the Annual Giving Program on Thursday, May 24.