A member of the research team tests sediment from an Alberta tailings pond.
Dec 8th, 2015
Irradiating sediment could speed reclamation of petroleum tailings ponds.
Integrative Biology
A member of the research team tests sediment from an Alberta tailings pond.
Seeds4Hope administrator Michael Dufresne congratulates research grant recipients Lisa Porter, Phillip Karpowicz and James Gauld.
Oct 29th, 2015
Three UWindsor researchers won two-year grants totalling $233,500 as seed funding to support cancer-related studies.
UWindsor biology professor Jan Ciborowski heads a team monitoring the health of wetlands on the coasts of the Great Lakes.
Oct 20th, 2015
A $10 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency will support a program to monitor wetlands surrounding the Great Lakes.
Fourth-year biology student Sarah Wong observes birds flying by during a field trip Saturday to Point Pelee.
Sep 29th, 2015
Biology students headed to Lake Erie’s north shore Saturday to observe migrating birds in flight.
As part of one of the Windsor Science Academy program activities, Sandwich Secondary students Jordan Sin (l.), Liam Salt (centre) and CJ Rempillo (r.) shatter flowers they had flash-frozen by dipping them in liquid nitrogen at -196° C.
Jul 13th, 2015
34 high schoolers from across Windsor-Essex who spent a week in the Faculty of Science for short lectures, fun activities and lab exercises.
UWindsor’s first Bio Innovative Solutions (BIS) competition will take place Saturday, October 3, during the Biotechnology Entrepreneurship Symposium.
Jun 24th, 2015
UWindsor’s first Bio Innovative Solutions (BIS) competition is inviting university and college students students to submit problem solving proposals related to biotechnology.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding announced yesterday, June 22, will support the work of 23 UWindsor researchers.
Jun 23rd, 2015
More than $3.7 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding was announced yesterday, June 22, to support the work of 23 UWindsor researchers.
Let’s Talk Science volunteer Nina Milidrag (l.) helped the sixth grader Morgan Curtis (r.) examine a sheep’s brain during St. Anthony Catholic School’s field visit to UWindsor, June 17.
Jun 22nd, 2015
Harrow’s St. Anthony Catholic School’s sixth and fifth graders explore biology at UWindsor, during an educational field trip June 17.
Professor Dennis Higgs earned an Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching during the morning session of Convocation on Tuesday, June 16.
Jun 18th, 2015
His passion and talents as an educator earned biology professor Dennis Higgs an Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching during the morning session of Convocation on Tuesday, June 16.
A former student says that of the numerous instructors he has had, Dr. Higgs stands out as one of the most unforgettable professors: “He has a teaching style that is like no other.”
Dr. Higgs teaches every class as a partnership, with both sides contributing significant effort to the process.
Barbara Zielinski, professor of biological sciences and the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Studies, will discuss sea lampreys' behaviour in the Great Lakes at a Science Café public lectur
Jun 15th, 2015
A Science Café public lecture to discuss sea lamprey’s behavior and its devastating impact on fisheries in the Great Lakes, June 17.