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People, Equity & Inclusion
Alysha Riquier
Mar 10th, 2026

By Sara Elliott

Bird enthusiasts will have a chance to learn how Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe language, describes birds and their roles in the natural world at an upcoming campus event. 

The session, Birds of Anishinaabe Aki: Ecology & Language, will explore Indigenous knowledge systems and the ecological connections between language, land and biodiversity.  

Community & Partnerships
graphic with Pistons logo, QR code and cobranded sweatshirt
Mar 9th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Get ready for a night where blue and gold pride meets NBA action.

On March 31, the University of Windsor community will once again make its way to Little Caesars Arena for Detroit Pistons College Night.

Teaching & Learning
Student walking through campus.
Mar 9th, 2026

The Student Success and Leadership Centre has released dates for the 2026 Head Start Orientation program, which introduces new students to campus facilities and services, as well as information about academic expectations at the University level.

Campus Life
Dr. Claudio Verani pours syrup on pancakes
Mar 6th, 2026

By Sara Elliott

Students and faculty nourished both stomachs and minds at the Stacks for STEM pancake breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 4 as part of the seventh annual Defrazzling the Brain Week, organized by the Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience Students' Association (BCNSA). 

More than 200 students shared breakfast and informal conversations with their professors in the Essex CORe Atrium. 

Research & Innovation
Nick Vukotic
Mar 6th, 2026

By Sara Elliott

A University of Windsor researcher is making the medicines people already take work better – and turning that science into jobs, companies and globally commercialized technology rooted in Windsor-Essex.

Dr. Nick Vukotic, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and PROTO Manufacturing Industrial Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received a 2025 Impact Award-Innovation through the University of Windsor’s Employee Recognition Awards program, recognizing his work bridging academia and industry.

Latest News
Chase Bridges-Hunter celebrates a point.
Mar 5th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Surrounded by water.

That’s likely where the similarities of Windsor-Essex and Hawaii — the birthplace Lancers fifth-year veteran men’s volleyballer Chase Bridges-Hunter — end.

“It was definitely a big adjustment moving from Hawaii to Windsor,” Chase reflected.

“Being away from my family and everything I knew was tough, but it also helped me grow as a person.”

People, Equity & Inclusion
Courtney Gilmour performs stand up comedy
Mar 4th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Courtney Gilmour (BA ’12) is a two-time Juno-nominated stand-up comedian, a voice on PAW Patrol and a recent addition to the cast of Trailer Park Boys.  

She built that career the hard way — starting with zero comedy experience on a Windsor stage she had no business being on. 

Latest News
Lancers volleyball at Toldo Lancer Centre.
Mar 4th, 2026

The Windsor Lancers are set to host the Forsyth Cup final for the second consecutive year, welcoming the Queen’s Gaels to the Toldo Lancer Centre Friday night with an OUA title on the line.

For the second straight year, the Lancers will host the Queen’s Gaels in the Forsyth Cup at the Toldo Lancer Centre with an OUA title on the line prior to next weekend’s national championship, the 2026 U SPORTS BioSteel Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Research & Innovation
Woman sleeping on text books
Mar 4th, 2026

By Sara Elliott

Nearly half your genome operates on a clock. Daylight Saving Time throws it off.

When the clocks move forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time on March 8, our body’s natural clock — the circadian rhythm — gets disrupted. 

Campus Life
Famed children’s book writer Christopher Paul Curtis
Mar 4th, 2026

Famed children’s book writer Christopher Paul Curtis will be taking on the role of writer in residence at the University of Windsor this month.

The Michigan-born author, whose work includes numerous magazine and journal articles along with eight books — including three he penned in Leddy Library — will return to campus Friday, March 6, where he will kick off his month-long residency with the writer in residence’s inaugural reading.