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Community & Partnerships
3 UWindsor members of the Lifeline Windsor Project team stand beside a new COMPASS station on Windsor's waterfront.
Dec 9th, 2025

By Sara Meikle 

Content notice: This article discusses themes of suicide. 

The University of Windsor has joined a groundbreaking effort to support mental health and improve safety along the waterfront.

As a key partner in the new Lifeline Windsor Project, launched on Nov. 18, UWindsor is helping advance how the community supports people in moments of crisis.

Campus Life
Ribbon Cutting at Rodzik Hall.
Mar 2nd, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Memorable events took place across UWindsor’s campus in 2025. From celebrations of people to collaboration announcements to ribbon cuttings, campus was buzzing all year — with something for students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and future Lancers alike.

Research & Innovation
Dr. Jane Ku
Oct 16th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves

A new book on South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora had its genesis over several years of conversations and community.  

Co-editor and University of Windsor professor of Interdisciplinary and Critical Studies and Sociology Dr. Jane Ku explains its roots in a roundtable as part of the Canadian Sociological Association annual meeting. 

Ku explains that the turnout was enthusiastic.  

Community & Partnerships
UWindsor senior leaders visit Jiangnan University.
Mar 2nd, 2026

Aligning with the University of Windsor’s commitment to expanding global partnerships, UWindsor and Jiangnan University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a delegation visit to Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China.

Jiangan and UWindsor share many established connections and the MOU signing represents a formal next step in institutional collaboration and friendship.

Research & Innovation
Anthony Bain in a wetsuit
Oct 16th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

Science communication can be difficult.  

Rendering complex physiological processes in a way that lay audiences can understand is no easy task. 

Neither is holding your breath for four minutes. 

University of Windsor professor of Kinesiology Dr. Anthony Bain is, however, up to both challenges.  

Research & Innovation
Dr. Shahpour Alirezaee
Mar 2nd, 2026

By Sara Elliott 

The University of Windsor recorded the largest year-over-year growth in research funding among all Canadian universities in the annual Canada’s Innovation Leaders (CIL) report released Dec. 4.

In just one year, UWindsor’s research income rose by 37 per cent, from $32.5 million to $44.5 million in 2024.

Research & Innovation
Pitch to Win participants and judges standing together for a photo.
Dec 8th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna 

Nearly 250 students, mentors and industry leaders took part in the second annual BioTech Entrepreneurship Pitch to Win competition on campus earlier this month.

Teaching & Learning
Ava Mammarella stands at a table with a Nursing Society sign
Dec 4th, 2025

By Sara Meikle 

When third-year nursing student Ava Mammarella reflects on her UWindsor experience, a theme comes to mind: growth.

From a first-year student discovering her path in health care to a mentor guiding others through the same transition, her journey through the Outstanding Scholars program highlights the transformative power of mentorship.

Mammarella says she has been drawn to medicine for as long as she can remember.

Research & Innovation
Sohila Sidhu
Dec 9th, 2025

From training in the dojo to Model United Nations, Outstanding Scholar Sohila Sidhu is balancing a lot.

At the same time, she is also laser-focused on a career in medicine.

This drive is part of what motivated Sidhu to become part of UWindsor’s Outstanding Scholars program, which facilitates research opportunities for high-achieving undergraduate students.

Community & Partnerships
Raj Bejankiwar stands in the centre of the group to present
Mar 2nd, 2026

By Sara Meikle 

In the heart of the Great Lakes, where the Detroit River connects millions across two countries, the University of Windsor hosted a first-of-its-kind workshop to strengthen cross-border stewardship of shared waterways.

The University partnered with the Detroit-Windsor United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) to welcome the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board for a two-day event held Nov. 20 and 21.