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Sustainability & Wellness
Image of Jason Parete (left), Dr. Onawa LaBelle (centre) and Mack Park (right)
Jan 26th, 2026

Solcz Family Foundation supports UWindsor’s Lancers Recover campus addiction recovery program

The University of Windsor’s Lancers Recover program has received a $10,000 grant from the Solcz Family Foundation to expand outreach, training and partnership-building efforts that support students affected by substance use and behavioural addictions.

Research & Innovation
Kathleen Rose in front of her thesis defense presentation
Jan 23rd, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Kathleen Rose (MEd ’25) calls herself a long-time gamer, playing early role-playing games (RPGs) like Baldur's Gate since the 1990s. 

As the mother of young children at the time, and as a woman in the male-dominated video gaming space, she began to wonder about what messages these games were sending to players about gender and bodies. 

Community & Partnerships
Engineering student working in tech lab.
Jan 28th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

A transformative new endowment from the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation is set to strengthen graduate research at the University of Windsor.

The $300,003 gift establishes three endowed graduate scholarships that will support outstanding thesis-based students in areas where the institution demonstrates national leadership: automotive engineering, Great Lakes ecology and sports and health kinetics.

Community & Partnerships
Group photo of SCC and UWindsor delegates.
Jan 23rd, 2026

The University of Windsor recently welcomed a delegation from Suzhou Centennial College (SCC), a joint international institution established with Centennial College (CC) that assists Chinese students seeking access to Canadian postsecondary education.

Research & Innovation
Photo of Outstanding Scholar Krista Abdel Sater
Jan 22nd, 2026

By Victor Romao

When Krista Abdel Sater walked into her first-year classes at the University of Windsor, she never imagined her business degree would lead her into academic research — or to a high-impact co-op role at one of the world’s leading professional services firms.

Sustainability & Wellness
image of online counselling session
Jan 20th, 2026

By Victor Romao

When it comes to mental health in the workplace, most conversations focus on employees seeking support from their supervisors.

But what happens when the person in charge is the one struggling?

A new study from the University of Windsor aims to answer that question by exploring how leaders manage mental health challenges and whether they choose to disclose those experiences to their teams.

Sustainability & Wellness
Chloé VidAmour in the gym at the Toldo Centre
Jan 20th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves

In high school weight rooms across Essex County, leadership class students and students with disabilities are sharing in the joy of exercise. 

Master of science in kinesiology and health studies student and APEX program coordinator Chloé VidAmour describes seeing these students build connections as “beautiful to watch.” 

Latest News
Windsor Lancers men's basketball and women's hockey action.
Jan 20th, 2026

This Saturday, the Windsor Lancers are hosting their 19th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to raise funds for cancer research. 

As part of U SPORTS's Shoot for the Cure initiative, money raised will support leading-edge cancer research, help offer vital community-based support services for people living with cancer and their families and advocate for healthy public policies. 

Community & Partnerships
Split photo of Kevin Shea working at CKWW and holding the Stanley Cup in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Jan 20th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna 

Kevin Shea (BA ’77) arrived at the University of Windsor’s communication studies program without a defined destination in mind.  

Community & Partnerships
Niku Koochak at Art Windsor-Essex
Jan 20th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Collaboration is at the heart of University of Windsor Master of Fine Arts (MFA) alumna Niku Koochak’s curatorial process.