Hosting a national science fair next spring will provide a great opportunity to heighten the university’s profile while showcasing all the great things happening in this region, according to Edwin Tam.
“This is something that draws a lot of attention,” said Dr. Tam, an engineering professor who just returned from the University of Lethbridge, which recently hosted the Canada Wide Science Fair and had more than 400 students submit entries to the contest.
Outwardly, Mark Sewell doesn’t seem like the type of guy who could dream up an extremely unhinged, über-violent, misguided, psychotic crime fighter.
The Head Start orientation program will give incoming students an opportunity to learn about the campus community, says organizer Laura Prada, student development and support transition services intern in the Educational Development Centre.
“From June 4 to 11, students will be visiting the UWindsor campus to meet their professors, register for courses, join a campus tour, and have the chance to win a $500 award daily,” she says.
Tiny tropical fish much like minnows may hold the key to helping oncologists deliver more personalized and effective methods of treatments to their cancer patients.
That’s the aim of Indrajit Sinha, CEO of Biomedcore, a Tecumseh medical diagnostics company that worked with biology professor Lisa Porter on setting up an experimental system to grow cancer cells in zebrafish and see how they respond to a variety of drug therapies.
Now in her fifth season with the Shaw Festival theatre company, UWindsor acting grad Ijeoma Emesowum (BFA 2008) is winning praise as one of a group of young women at the heart of this year’s program.
Globe and Mail drama critic Robert Everett-Green included her in an article shining a spotlight on the festival’s New Woman—strong, complex young female characters.
A little bit of rebelliousness can create positive change in the world, but misdirected, can lead to all kinds of negative consequences. Being a rebel with a cause is key, according to psychology professor Kathryn Lafreniere.
Claire Sanders was finishing an undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta when her fascination with birds began. Now she’s living her dream.
“I took an ornithology class in my final year and I’ve been hooked on birds ever since,” she said. “I start talking about birds and I can’t stop.”
The biggest discovery she made in a day exploring the field of engineering is the crucial importance of communication, says Lily Wu.
A grade 11 student of enriched physics at Vincent Massey Secondary School, she joined about 120 classmates at the Centre for Engineering Innovation on Friday, May 10. It was the fourth year for the event, which emphasizes hands-on activities to educate the youths about the profession.
The wonders of science were on display Saturday to hundreds of visitors attending Science Rendezvous at the CAW Student Centre. Volunteer presenters organized activities and exhibits in a range of disciplines, from chemistry, physics and biology to computer science, astronomy, forensics and engineering.
Windsor was one of a number of sites across Canada participating in the festival, showcasing world-class research happening at the nation’s universities and other institutions.
A scientist born in Windsor but who now conducts his research at New York’s Columbia University will discuss how a natural product derived from plants like aloe vera may slow the progress of such neurodegenerative diseases as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s when he appears as a featured speaker at a conference here next week.
