The steering committee for the UWill Discover conference is seeking professors, staff, and postdoctoral fellows to judge its graduate and undergraduate presentations, March 29 to April 1.

Judges do not need background knowledge in the subject areas and will be provided a rubric that focuses on evaluating the communication skills of the presenters.

The conference will employ a hyflex model in which some presentations are conducted in person on the UWindsor campus, while others remain online.

To volunteer, email uwilldiscover@uwindsor.ca no late than March 1 with the following information:

• Name (first, last):
• Email:
• Role (faculty, staff, postdoc):
• Faculty:

and windows of availability online or in-person on:

• Tuesday, March 29:
• Wednesday, March 30:
• Thursday, March 31:
• Friday, April 1:

UWill Discover is an interdisciplinary conference which gives students an opportunity to present their unique research findings or creative work in a variety of forms, including posters, oral presentations, pitches, musical or dramatic productions, compositions, art installations, and educational tools. Learn more on the conference website.

A patch to Apple operating systems addresses a dangerous vulnerability to the security of iPads,  iPhones, and Macintosh computers. Information Technology Services urges users to install iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1 updates.

The vulnerability, CVE-2022-22620, affects all web browsers or apps that use web browsing in the background on Apple devices. It allows the device to be infected with malware simply by browsing a web page or having a malicious advertisement displayed.

“This is an extremely dangerous vulnerability because it can be triggered by clicking a link or viewing an advertisement created for the sole purpose of activating the virus,” says Kevin Macnaughton, team leader – security, Information Technology Services. “What amplifies the risk is that many mobile device apps have in-app web browsers. For example, Twitter or Facebook apps have this functionality. That means attackers can send a request that infects the device while you are using a popular app.”

What should you do to avoid the CVE-2022-22620 vulnerability?

• Apply operating system patches for your devices immediately. If your device is no longer supported, consider using a different device until you can upgrade or replace your device.
• Never click unknown links or links that you do not need to.

To learn more about cybersecurity, visit uwindsor.ca/cybersecurity.

If you have a question about your cybersecurity, contact the IT Service Desk via live chat found in the bottom right corner of uwindsor.ca/itservices or www.uwindsor.ca/itshelp, or phone 519-253-3000, ext. 4440.

Campus community members will be required to migrate or download any remaining files, documents, or data they may still want from the UWindsor-hosted Google Drive by April 30.

“The move to Microsoft 365 for our students and alumni came in 2020. Since then, some students, and alumni, as well as faculty and staff have continued to use Google Drive as a place to save documents or share files.” says Mike Fisher, manager of web services and systems support, IT Services. “We want to ensure people have a final chance to move their files by the deadline.”

UWindsor students should review their Google accounts and save files elsewhere if they have:

• received an email listing failed files after the 2020 migration process;
• used Google products like Sheets or Docs, which save to Google Drive, after the migration process; or
• continued to use their Google account for storage after the migration process.

A few faculty and staff had also activated UWin Gmail accounts for collaboration purposes. These employee accounts were not part of the May 2020 migration. Any files saved only on Google Drive that faculty or staff wish to keep need to be transferred to OneDrive or downloaded prior to the deadline.

Knowledge base articles are available to aid faculty, staff, and students who would like to migrate their outstanding Google files to their OneDrive, which has one terabyte of storage. Alternatively, information on how to download files to a computer is also available.

Alumni who still have files on the UWindsor hosted Google Drive they want to transfer can download them to their computers for storage in their preferred location.

Diane Rawlings, director of Residence Services, won Wednesday’s quiz on local 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.

Rawlings’ entry was drawn from all those which correctly identified these namesakes of Windsor parks: Alton C. Parker, Canada’s first Black police detective; multi-sport athlete Fred Thomas; and pioneering journalist Mary E. Bibb.

Video submissions for the Celebration of Nations cultural festival are due by Friday, Feb. 18.

The annual event showcases the diversity of the University community. This year’s version will take place online, featuring videos of music and dance performances, cooking demonstrations, and educational presentations from March 14 to 18.

Find more details on the online registration form.

The UWindsor chapter of GirlUp is seeking university students interested in mentoring high school students.

Mentors will share with secondary students interested in pursuing studies in similar fields their personal experiences and opinions on a range of topics: from applying to university and transitioning to first year, to study techniques and opportunities for internship and co-op.

The program is open to all — not just girls and women — and meeting sessions will be conducted remotely over Microsoft Teams.

To volunteer, register by Feb. 21 through the sign-up sheet at https://linktr.ee/girlupuwindsor.

Family is a key influence on kids’ healthy movement, and the United Way is hoping to harness that influence starting Monday, Feb 21.

Its iMove for United Way challenge empowers participants to come together virtually to support their own well-being while raising money for child and youth mental health and wellness initiatives in Windsor-Essex County.

The program calls for 200 minutes of activity over two weeks and invites registrants to showcase their efforts by earning badges and bragging rights for things like:

• hitting fundraising milestones,
• inputting fitness and wellness activities on a profile,
• recruiting participants, and
• posting photos or videos to social media with the hashtag #iMove4UnitedWay.

There are even prizes to be won. Get the details and register on the United Way website.