The academic orientation program Head Start continues June 7, 8 and 11 with sessions for students in human kinetics, arts, or social science programs.
The program, organized by the Educational Development Centre, includes information sessions about university life for both students and parents; academic advising; presentations on residence and food services; an information fair highlighting campus services; tours and more.
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It may not be the best-known program on campus, but recent rankings have proven what those who work in the Master of Human Kinetics program in sport management have quietly known all along: theirs is among the best in the world.
The program, with six faculty members and an average of about 15 to 20 graduate students a year, was recently ranked in third place worldwide by the SportBusiness International 2012 Postgraduate Sports Course Guide.
Jun 4th, 2012
Joining the pharmacy component of the Southwestern Ontario Health Care Partnership offers an innovative way to control rising costs, says the University’s human resources department.
The partnership provides a network of pharmacies that have agreed to offer University of Windsor faculty and staff discounted dispensing and professional fees, competitive drug ingredient prices, and high-quality levels of service.
Use of the program is voluntary, says Cheryl Paglione, director of employee services.
Jun 4th, 2012
The June issue of Safety in Mind, the UWindsor health and safety newsletter, focuses on the issues of heat stress.
“Working in the heat puts stress on the body’s cooling system,” says the lead article. “When heat is combined with other factors like physical activity, air temperature, humidity, loss of fluids or fatigue, it may lead to heat-related illnesses.”
The publication lists the causes, symptoms and treatment of illnesses ranging from heat rash through cramps, heat exhaustion and even heat stroke. Among the tips to avoid such illnesses, it offers:
Pupils at St. Anne’s French Immersion School were tickled pink to support cancer research again this year during their annual penny drive, raising $3,488 in copper, and more than $19,000 in total, including government fund matching, since the annual campaign began in 2008.
Students presented the donation to UWindsor representatives Friday during a school-wide assembly. St. Anne’s teacher and penny drive organizer John Dufour said he expects even more pennies to trickle in throughout the month of June.
May 31st, 2012
Making existing vehicle components lighter won’t be enough for car makers to meet tough emissions standards expected in the future, according to the chief scientist at General Motors Canada.
May 31st, 2012
When a child is diagnosed with a behavioural problem or a learning disability, it’s often because a teacher has spotted the signs of it first.
 Carlin Miller. |
Running doesn’t necessarily prepare you for the rigours of walking, says Richard Hayes.
An experienced marathon runner, he is preparing for a different challenge as part of a team of four who will be participating in a 100-kilometre hike along trails south of Georgian Bay over 48 hours, July 13 to 15.
“It’s not the distance alone” that poses the problem, Hayes says. “It’s being awake and on your feet all that time.”
Lancer Meaghan Pototschnik is the sole University of Windsor competitor at the Canadian university golf championship this week at Cordova Bay Golf Course in Victoria, BC.
In October 2011, the nursing student earned the first Ontario University Athletics individual women’s title in Lancer history.
Spending a day in the Centre for Engineering Innovation helped convince Dilshan Pieris that the subject could be fun.
“We crash-tested crumple zones for some remote control trucks and built bridges out of popsicle sticks,” he said. “Engineering is more interesting after today!”
Pieris was one of about 100 grade 11 students of academic and enriched science at Vincent Massey Secondary School to participate in the all-day experience Friday, May 25.