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Teaching & Learning
Ken Montgomery hands a student a pin
Nov 24th, 2025

By Kate Hargreaves 

While September brings the start of the school year, November marks the beginning of practicum placements for teacher candidates in the Faculty of Education. 

On Friday, Nov. 14, more than 350 first-year teacher candidates gathered in the Dennis Fairall Field House at the Toldo Lancer Centre to be officially welcomed into the teaching profession during the annual pinning ceremony. 

Teaching & Learning
Jett Shields using laptop for video editing.
Nov 24th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

With a love for the art of motion pictures that extends to all facets of production, Jett Shields is already earning a reputation for his technical precision and creative drive.

The second-year film production student at the University of Windsor is hooked on 24 frames-per-second storytelling.

But it’s the meticulous craft of editing that earns his dearest affection.

Teaching & Learning
BFA acting students (from left to right) Rylan Thomas, John Liam Jones, Leon Trautwein, Cole Bailey rehearsing for the Black Box performance series.
Nov 24th, 2025

By Lindsay Charlton

Dramatic arts students are delving into what it means to be free — and captive — through a set of immersive performances ranging from a trapped toy to the inner world of a medieval prisoner. 

The production, opening this week, is the third instalment of the Black Box performance series. This student-led theatrical showcase brings together various voices in an intimate and collaborative production exploring a single theme. 

Research & Innovation
Students at CS Demo Day.
Nov 24th, 2025

The School of Computer Science will shine a spotlight on student innovation at the 13th Annual Computer Science Demo Day.

The event will be held Friday, Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at UWindsor’s downtown campus at the Advanced Computing Hub located at 300 Ouellette Ave.

Research & Innovation
Portrait of Dr. Jennifer Willet
Nov 25th, 2025

By Victor Romao

Dr. Jennifer Willet, Canada Research Chair in Art, Science and Ecology and professor in the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts, will lead a public talk on Nov. 27 exploring the intersection of biotechnology and fine arts. 

Sustainability & Wellness
people hold signs marking #CircularMonday
Nov 25th, 2025

By Sara Meikle

As retailers ramp up for Black Friday, the University of Windsor’s Office of Sustainability is encouraging a different kind of participation – one rooted in sustainability and circular thinking.

People, Equity & Inclusion
Students standing in front of the Memorial of Hope at UWindsor with roses in the foreground
Nov 24th, 2025

By Kate Hargreaves 

On Dec. 6, 1989, Charlene Senn was procrastinating finishing her grad school homework when she saw a television news report about a shooting at École Polytechnique in Montreal. 

Teaching & Learning
Dr. Rickeard receiving CASN award
Nov 25th, 2025

By Sara Meikle

Dr. Debbie Rickeard, a trailblazing nurse educator whose student-first approach and leadership in simulation-based learning have shaped nursing education at the University of Windsor and beyond, has earned national recognition for excellence in her field.

Research & Innovation
Conjoined Salmon
Nov 21st, 2025

By Sara Elliott 

A rare and remarkable fishy find is turning heads at the University of Windsor’s Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre (FREC)

Among thousands of newly hatched Chinook salmon eggs this fall, graduate students discovered a pair of conjoined twins—an uncommon phenomenon that occurs in just one in every 10,000 eggs. 

Latest News
Photos of Priyanka Philip, Marium Tolson-Murtty and Ryan Donally
Nov 20th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

The University of Windsor Alumni Association celebrated both new and departing leadership during its 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held Thursday, Nov. 6.

The gathering highlighted the continued strength of the Association’s volunteer governance as members welcomed three incoming directors and expressed gratitude to three long-serving colleagues whose terms had concluded.