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Research & Innovation
Bird's eye view of Odette campus building with Ambassador bridge in background set against late afternoon sun
Jun 17th, 2025

By Sara Elliott

Three Odette School of Business faculty members took top honours at Canada's premier event for business academics.

Their research won best paper awards at the 2025 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) annual conference held in May. 

"These achievements showcase the incredible depth of research talent at the Odette School of Business,” notes associate dean Dr. Karen Robson.  

Community & Partnerships
Minor hockey team Lakeshore Lightning visits UWindsor
Jun 16th, 2025

Do-gooders raising money for local cancer research got a closer look at the kind of work their efforts could support during a campus visit Thursday.

Community & Partnerships
WE-Spark Health Institute members holding sparklers in celebration of renewed partnership
Jun 16th, 2025

Local health and academic leaders have pledged another five years to sparking innovation and advancing critical research.

Representatives of the University of Windsor, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, and Windsor Regional Hospital signed a five-year memorandum of understanding Monday at Ambassador Golf Club reaffirming their partnership in the WE-Spark Health Institute.

Community & Partnerships
Francesco Biondi standing in front of UWindsor Human Kinetics building
Jun 16th, 2025

With summer fast approaching, it’s not just the temperature that’s rising — so are the risks on the road. A new study suggests drivers are more likely to be distracted this time of year.

People, Equity & Inclusion
Master of Nursing student Kasia Zurawski smiling
Jun 16th, 2025

Master of Nursing student Kasia Zurawski’s work in psychiatric and mental health nursing has earned her the first Chapman Harm Reduction Scholarship from the Registered Nursing Foundation of Ontario. 

The scholarship, with a value of $1,000, is awarded to a practicing nurse or nursing student who has demonstrated commitment to a career focus on harm reduction in the field of addictions and mental health. 

Research & Innovation
Photo of Dora Strelkovam smiling
Jun 16th, 2025

A mechanical engineering graduate student took first place in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition with research that pokes holes in three-dimensional printing technology by exploring the flaws left in printed parts.

Research & Innovation
Winning CS Demo Day project PCOSCare group
Jun 16th, 2025

Eager students lined the aisles at the Advanced Computing Hub, the School of Computer Science’s downtown campus, ready to pitch their programming projects to staff, faculty and industry partners.

Undergrads, computer science graduate students and Master of Applied Computing (MAC) students showed off their CS Demo Day Winter 2025 pitches ranging from detecting sign language to agri-tech, and from crime prediction to education-focused platforms aimed at supporting student learning.

Research & Innovation
Rachna Patel working with equipment in laboratory
Jun 16th, 2025

Your eating patterns could be throwing off your circadian rhythms. Biomedical sciences professor Phillip Karpowicz says this negatively affects your health — specifically your gut health — which could result in an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

Research & Innovation
BioMed students in lab at University of Windsor
Jun 16th, 2025

Thirteen future physicians are tackling pressing health challenges — from cancer care to vaccine hesitancy — through hands-on research projects grounded in the Windsor-Essex community. 

Campus Life
Students and instructors in a group photo in Costa Rica
Jun 16th, 2025

Two courses brought together 13 adventurous students from the Faculty of Human Kinetics for a two-week global perspective learning experience in Costa Rica, April 22 to May 4.

This marked the third annual visit by students from the faculty, continuing a growing tradition of international engagement and experiential education.