An invitation to speak to some of the top forensic scientists in the country will provide a UWindsor sociology professor with the chance to impress upon them that there’s a serious disconnect between the goals of social workers and the recommendations of a pediatric forensic pathology inquiry into the wrongful convictions of several Canadians accused of killing children.
Undergraduate Students
By now most people are aware of the links between smoking and lung cancer, but they probably don’t know that cigarettes may contribute to breast cancer too.
Since August, fourth-year biology student Samantha Richardson has been feeding lab mice a mixture of corn oil, sesame oil and benzopyrene – just one of 50 carcinogenic chemicals found in cigarette smoke – and monitoring the effect on the animals’ mammary glands.
Oct 27th, 2011
Patron requests have prompted the University Club to serve a brunch buffet on Friday, October 28.
“It’s back by popular demand,” says catering manager Dean Kissner.
The menu will feature coq au vin, asparagus and mushroom frittata, smoked salmon, bacon, sausage, home fried potatoes, butter and chocolate croissants, assorted breads and pastries, and the soup and salad bar.
The debate over what to do about climate change needn’t pit economic progress against environmental preservation, according to Peter Sale.
After eight years of hard work in Rob Schurko’s lab, Aaron Rossini has a BSc, a PhD and a Governor General’s Gold Medal to show for his efforts. And while he appreciates the educational opportunities working with the chemistry professor afforded him, it was Dr. Schurko’s subtle match-making abilities for which he’s probably most grateful.
Oct 21st, 2011
Have you got your costume ready for the annual Faculty and Staff Hallowe’en Social? The party is scheduled for Monday, October 31, noon to 1:15 p.m. in Vanier Hall's Winclare A.
All University of Windsor staff and faculty are invited to the event, which promises prizes for best individual and group costumes in addition to door prizes and a free luncheon, sponsored by the president’s office. Tickets went out through campus mail last week. If your department didn’t receive them yet, please contact Lynn McLeod in Distribution Services at 519-253-3000, ext. 2107.
Tamara Kowalska was working downtown at the Milk Coffee Bar when a young girl came in and requested a glass of water, and then asked if there would be a charge for it. Kowalska quenched her thirst for free, and later that day while watching a documentary on homeless teens in the area, she recognized the girl was one of the subjects in the film.
A sociology professor whose research involves issues regarding the spread of HIV and AIDS will discuss his work when he appears on CJAM 99.1 FM this afternoon.
After getting several rejection letters from festival organizers, Tony Lau was beginning to second guess his ability as a filmmaker.
“As an artist, you work so hard to make a film and you want it to have an audience,” said Lau, a sessional instructor in Communications, Media and Film and director of a short documentary called Left Behind Woman. “You don’t just want your friends and family watching it. You want to bring awareness to your topic.”
Just the name of a remarkable new piece of equipment in chemistry researcher Rob Schurko’s lab is probably enough to pique the curiosity of the most casual observers of all things scientific: the ultra-fast magic-angle spinning probe.
“It’s amazing what you can do with this thing,” says Dr. Schurko. “The physics and engineering of it is just beautiful.”