Visual arts professor Catherine Heard will present her five-year public collaboration project using traditional redwork embroidery techniques to catalogue histories of injustice in a public talk Thursday, March 28.

Heard’s project, Redwork: The Emperor of Atlantis, on display through March 30 at the Artcite gallery, camouflages scenes of war, injustice, and resistance in a patchwork of embroideries that incorporates panels by more than 250 volunteers. Filled with patriotic imagery, homey domestic scenes, and fairy tale characters, the patches are contrasted with traumatic events, raising questions about how history is recorded in the domestic sphere and the stories we tell ourselves as we try to make sense of the world in which we live.

Heard will reflect on the evolution of the piece in “The Angel of History Sews with Red Thread,” providing insights into the histories of redwork embroidery, craftivism, collaborative textile traditions, and the ties between textiles, protest, and revolution.

Her presentation, hosted by the Humanities Research Group, starts at 5 p.m. in the SoCA Armouries Performance Hall, 37 University Ave. East. Artcite invites the audience to view her exhibition at 109 University Ave. West from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Heard gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of Windsor Women’s Research Fund, the Ignite Work Study Program for funding studio assistants, and the Humanities Research Group, where she is the 2023-24 HRG Fellow. HRG director Kim Nelson will announce the 2024-25 HRG Fellow at this event.

It takes a lot of juice to run a greenhouse, and a UWindsor researcher is leading a project exploring how to provide it.

Rupp Carriveau, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a team that includes partners from the agricultural and energy industries, have secured funds to investigate the use of hydrogen generated by wind power to supply power to both the electrical grid and the greenhouse sector.

Southwestern Ontario boasts the largest cluster of greenhouses in North America alongside some of Canada’s highest densities of wind energy generation.

“This initiative could alleviate the demand on the grid, which in turn assists other sectors—including electric vehicles and related industries—enabling further growth,” notes Dr. Carriveau, director of the Environmental Energy Institute based at the University of Windsor.

Find the entire story in the 2024 edition of Windsor Engineering magazine.

The English department invites everyone to its annual Creative Writing Gala at the Green Bean Café on Thursday, March 28. This unique event puts a spotlight on the works of creative writing students.

“All our creative writing students read for two minutes each. It’s a blast!” says English professor Susan Holbrook.

Students participating in the gala include Ruth Barnes, Regis Bogahalanda, Kalie Chapman, Olivia Cummings, Joel Dennison, Keegan Dimitrijevic, Josephine-Alexandra Dufour, Callum Duncan, Sydney Ellwood, Lauren Gecelovsky, Grace Hamelin, Noel Hodgson, Rylee Kribs, Michela Lepera, Kaden Mackesy, Cristina Matteis-Stenlund, Aidan Mayo, Ryan McLaughlin, Kaitlyn Medel, Tabitha Monaco, Meg Mooney, Miranda Mullins, Sarah Murphy, Emily Nicholls, Keegan Oke, Jaksyn Peacock, Serafina Piasentin, Derek Prowse, Russel Russell, David Scott, Nathan Spencer-Cross, K8 St. Aubin, Emily Truman, Stephen Weir, Natasha Wiebe, Katie Wiens, Christian Wilkinson, Alyssa Woodbridge, and Bethany Zondag.

Want to go? All are invited and admission is free. It gets underway at 7 p.m. Thursday in the café located on the lower level, 2320 Wyandotte St. West.

An event April 9 promising to unveil groundbreaking research into dementia and Alzheimer’s disease will feature UWindsor professors.

Psychology professor emeritus Jerome Cohen and Siyaram Pandey of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will share their preclinical research aimed at halting the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Their presentation will delve into innovative approaches in combating this debilitating condition, offering hope for patients and care partners alike.

Joshua Armstrong of the Alzheimer Society of Canada will present findings from his report offering insights into “The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada,” shedding light on the multifaceted nature of dementia and its impact on Canadian society.

The free event will feature two identical sessions to accommodate attendees’ schedules — 9 to 11 a.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. — at Art Windsor Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. West.

To reserve a spot, RSVP at www.alzheimerwindsor.com or email Eugene van Wyk at evanwyk@aswecare.com.