Biology professor Dora Cavallo-Medved received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance.
Biology professor Dora Cavallo-Medved received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance.
Maria Napigkit is getting behind the Windsor Cancer Research Group with a $150 donation through the #Make150Count campaign.
Instructors from across campus will come together to explore and exchange effective practices in large-class teaching at “Effectively Teaching in Large Classes: A Symposium of Ideas,” on Friday, November 18.
Organized by faculty members Judy Bornais of nursing and Julie Smit of biological sciences, the event came about as each of them was independently planning to bring a speaker on the topic to campus.
“When we discovered we were on the same track, we thought, why not make a full day of it?” says Bornais.
Biology professor Dora Cavallo-Medved is the lead author of “Life Matters,” a new textbook aimed at non-majors.
34 high schoolers from across Windsor-Essex who spent a week in the Faculty of Science for short lectures, fun activities and lab exercises.
Students Hussein Hammoud and Marisa Market have helped to develop a blended learning approach to biology labs.
The Seeds4Hope Community Seminar Series will highlight the impact of local cancer research grants.
The collaborative efforts of UWindsor researchers, local hospitals and community supporters reached another milestone Monday as the Windsor Cancer Research Group (WCRG) launched PASSPORTS: Bridging Research and Hope at Windsor Regional Hospital’s Cancer Centre.
UWindsor biology professor and WCRG Scientific Director Lisa Porter and Dr. Caroline Hamm, WCRG Clinical Director and Medical Oncologist for Windsor Regional Hospital’s Cancer Program, were joined by Kevin Laforet, CEO of Caesars Windsor, who presented a $25,000 cheque as seed money for the program.
While many men are growing moustaches this month to raise funds for research on prostate cancer, a biology professor is gearing up to launch a new study aimed at better understanding how it spreads.
During an event yesterday to announce new seed funding for UWindsor cancer researchers, biochemistry professor Michael Boffa quipped that he usually has good ideas “coming out of his ears.”
“The problem is getting these ideas off the ground and finding the funding to make them happen,” he said.