Calling all undergraduate and graduate students! The eighth annual interdisciplinary UWill Discover conference is set for March 29 to April 1. The deadline to submit proposals is Feb. 25.

Cash prizes will be awarded for those demonstrating excellence in creative works, presentations, and research. Submission details are available on the conference website: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/uwilldiscover/.

Co-chairs Marta Haireek and Haiqa Arain are excited to see the work of undergraduate and graduate students at the conference.

“The conference provides students a chance to present their research and creative works and publish it online,” says Haireek.

She expects a large turnout for the conference again this year.

Arain is equally excited to see the conference develop.

“With the University’s strong dedication to empowering undergraduate researchers, I’m excited to see the richness and diversity of research my peers have been working on throughout their undergraduate careers,” she says.

The UWill Discover conference brings together students from all faculties to share their work, discuss ideas, and be published on the Scholarship at UWindsor platform, a service of the Leddy Library and the University of Windsor that provides a repository of research and scholarly output in co-operation with individual departments and centres on campus.

Outstanding Scholars co-ordinator Tim Brunet calls the conference an experiential learning opportunity for presenters, organizes, and attendees.

“UWill Discover is built for students by students, where they learn to organize, run, and participate in a formal research conference for free,” he says. “The outpouring of support for the initiative is representative of the commitment our campus has to celebrating the research and creative work of our students.”

Students can find updates and connect with other conference participants on the Instagram channel @UWillDiscover. For further information, email uwilldiscover@uwindsor.ca.

—Sarah Nasri

Hey Lancers! The Office of Student Experience has officially launched its 30+30 Days of Kindness campaign, which focuses on recognizing what kindness is, and how we can show kindness to ourselves, each other, and the community.

For 60 days, there will be an opportunity for you to get involved through contests and prompts.

So, head on over to the @officeofstudentexperience Instagram page for a chance to win gift cards and tech.

Organizers of an effort to showcase UWindsor undergrads engaged in research or creative projects are seeking subjects.

By presenting the work of students from diverse backgrounds to students, the Voices in Undergraduate Research Experience (VURE) team hopes to inspire future and current students to get involved with undergraduate research.

“UWindsor has built the kind of infrastructure that empowers students to engage in bodies of knowledge, research networks, and creative communities,” says Tim Brunet, co-ordinator of the Outstanding Scholars and leadership programs in the Student Success and Leadership Centre. “VURE provides us the opportunity to begin sharing that excellence among student peer networks.”

The University boasts undergraduates conducting research as volunteers, within their courses, and in positions paid as work-study or through grants, notes Carol Adu-Bobie, a VURE student co-ordinator.

“We want students to know about the variety of opportunities to participate in research. Outstanding Scholars is a fantastic program but is not the only pathway,” she says. “We hope that by presenting different avenues of research more students from diverse backgrounds can see themselves getting involved.”

Students share their work through such venues as the UWill Discover conference, which brings together student presenters from across campus, and the scholarship.uwindsor.ca portal, which offers a potentially world-wide reach.

The VURE team is looking for undergraduate researchers willing to be showcased, especially those who come from marginalized communities. Fill out the online form to indicate an interest.

Members also invite instructors to bring this opportunity to the attention of any appropriate student. To stay connected with the VURE team, follow it on Instagram @vureuwindsor.

—Anumita Jain

Need something to keep warm during a cold Canadian February? The Campus Bookstore has you covered, with savings of 20 per cent on all its sweatshirts — hoodies, crewnecks, and faculty-branded styles — from Wednesday to Friday, Feb. 16 to 18.

The sale is applicable online as well as in-store. Located on the lower level of the student centre, the store is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Heather Holmes of Facility Services won Monday’s true-or-false quiz on Black history to earn a copy of the 2022 Legacy Collexion poster by Robert Small (BA 1993) along with an assortment of swag from the University of Windsor Alumni Association.

Holmes’s entry was drawn from all those which correctly noted they were all true: freedom seekers crossed from Canada into Michigan before the abolition of slavery on this side of the border; Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary MacLeod Bethune, Adam Clayton Powell, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all addressed Emancipation Celebrations in Windsor; and the University of Windsor was the first in Canada to divest from apartheid-era South Africa.

There will be more chances to win: the quiz series will continue in DailyNews through the month.

The Windsor Law chapter of Amnesty International is calling on supporters to join its Have a Heart event Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Whamburg.

The group is holding a flower sale fundraiser and letter-writing session in support of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society from noon to 3 p.m. in the restaurant, located adjacent to the Neal Education Building. The society provides public education to promote the safety and well-being of First Nations children, young people, and families.

Find more details on Instagram @amnesty.windsorlaw.

Wellness doesn’t have to be complicated. In a message sent Monday to faculty and staff, Human Resources shares some simple ways to improve mental health:

• Be kind. Showing kindness can help you and others feel good.
• Be yourself. Appreciating yourself can have a positive impact on your mental health.
• Practise gratitude. Being grateful can help you develop a positive outlook on life.
• Get active. Physical activity can improve your mood.
• Eat healthy foods. What you eat can affect how you feel. Eat healthy to feel healthy.
• Get your groove on. Music soothes the soul, has the ability to change your moods, and can help pick you up when you’re feeling down.
• Laugh. Laughter is medicine for the mind and helps to reduce stress and tension.

Read the entire Wellness Tip of the Week.

Lancer Gaming swept a two-game series over Georgian College in League of Legends to close out the season in Ontario Post-Secondary Esports.

The Windsor side won 30-5 and 46-22; watch the match here.

Read the full story on the Lancer Gaming website.

As part of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, just over three kilometres of Sandwich Street will be reconstructed by Bridging North America, stretching from the Rosedale Avenue roundabout past Ojibway Parkway.

In addition to this work, the Community Benefits Plan will invest $1 million to enhance the Sandwich Business Improvement Area, and the project team is inviting neighbourhood residents to help prioritize areas of investment. To provide feedback, rank the choices in the online survey.