Grad student Olivia Galloway photographs the progress of juvenile sturgeon before their release into Great Lake waters.
Doctoral student Ashley Watt has produced a children’s book about saving lake sturgeon threatened by pollution and loss of habitat.
Doctoral student Ashley Watt has produced a children’s book about saving lake sturgeon threatened by pollution and loss of habitat.
Trevor Pitcher, student Bri Curtis, and Catherine Febria stand in a stream in the Greater Toronto Area home to the redside dace. Photo by Shayenna Nolan.
Ashley Watt stands in a stream with fast-flowing shallow riffles, a favoured mating site for redside dace. She has drawn on her graduate studies for a children’s book about the fish.
Sumeet Sekhon’s honours thesis research earned her an award for Best Presentation in Ecology at a provincial conference.
Professor Trevor Pitcher readies a water-monitoring buoy for deployment in July 2019.
Researchers are partnering with the tech firm BlackBerry on a system to monitor water levels and quality and alert officials to risks as they arise.
Science student Emily Browne received the Youth Conservation Award from the Essex Region Conservation Authority at its annual general meeting Thursday. Photo by Shayenna Nolan.
The Essex Region Conservation Authority conferred awards on three representatives of UWindsor science Thursday.
Daniel Heath is heading GEN-FISH, a four-year project that involves creating a genomic toolkit to assess the health of freshwater species. Fish farm operators and consultants hired to do environment assessments are already lining up to be among the first to use the new technology.
UWindsor professor Daniel Heath heads a research project creating a genomic toolkit to assess the health of freshwater species.
Daniel Heath is a leader of the Genomics Network for Fish Identification, Stress and Health.
A $9.1 million research project will help ensure the sustainability of freshwater fish stocks in Canada for generations to come.
Researchers Trevor Pitcher, Katelynn Johnson, and Aaron Fisk prepare high-tech buoys to deploy in the Detroit River channel between LaSalle and Fighting Island.
UWindsor researchers are installing high-tech equipment along the Detroit River shoreline to monitor water levels and wave action.
