Dr. Melanie Campbell, award-winning professor of physics and optometry at the University of Waterloo, comes to Windsor as the guest speaker for the 10^th annual Earth Day Dinner, a fund-raising event for Canada South Science City.

Dr. Campbell is past president of the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP), a fellow of the Optical Society of America, of the American Physical Society, and of the Institute of Physics (UK), and an experienced popular lecturer on various science topics .

This year’s dinner celebrates the International Year of Light 2015 as well as Earth Day with a popular talk on optics and the eye. In her talk, “The Eye: a Window on the Brain,” Dr. Campbell will describe ground-breaking work by her research group that shows how changes in the brain, including the development of Alzheimer’s disease, can be revealed noninvasively through optical studies of the eye.

The dinner is to be held at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue in Windsor, on Sunday evening, April 26. Tickets are $40 each and tax receipts can be issued for the eligible portion. Doors for the event open at 6 p.m.

To purchase tickets and for further information, visit: www.csscience city.com, or call 519-973-3667. 

Be a guest of the 2015 graduating class of the Fine Arts, honors program; for a lovely night surrounded by beautiful artwork, April 17.

“The 19” is the bachelor of fine arts graduates’ show, aimed to celebrate emerging artists. Graduates will be showcasing their best pieces resulting from their  study.

The artists intend to astonish their guests with a school full of artwork of many types: drawings, paintings, sculptures, prints, and photography. “We’ve worked extremely hard and are very proud to showcase our work.” Says the organizers.

The event is open to the public and will take place on Friday, April 17, from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m., at LeBel School of Visual Arts - 955 Huron Church Road.

Approximately 310 students enjoyed pizza in an open lunch, at the Faculty of Science, Tuesday, April 7.

Drs. Marlys Koschinsky, Dean, and the Dean Associate, Charles Macdonald and Phil Dutton served lunch to the science students in appreciation of their hard work throughout the year.

"Our students have had a busy academic year and we're proud of their accomplishments.  I couldn't think of a better way to thank them for their hard work and to wish them well on their upcoming exams."  Said Dean, Dr. Marlys Koschinsky.