Law

Law and Entrepreneurship Conference to Tackle Canada-U.S. Business Challenges

Windsor Law Moot CourtGlobal legal, business, and community leaders will gather at Windsor Law on Sept. 5 for the inaugural Law and Entrepreneurship Conference, exploring the evolving dynamics of entrepreneurship in the Windsor-Detroit region and beyond. (FILES/University of Windsor)

By Victor Romao 

The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law will host a global conference on Sept. 5 examining the evolving legal and business dynamics within the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The inaugural Law and Entrepreneurship Conference will bring together scholars, legal experts and business leaders to explore critical issues affecting entrepreneurial ventures in the Windsor-Detroit region and beyond. 

Mother-daughter duo pass the bar side by side

Lori Butler and daughter Megan DelarondeAlumna Lori Butler and daughter Megan Delaronde, celebrating graduation day together. [Photo courtesy of Lori Butler].

By Sara Elliott

Mother-daughter relationship hit a milestone bar none when University of Windsor law graduate Lori Butler and her daughter officially became lawyers on the same day.  

“It is surreal that after so many hoops I get to call myself a lawyer,” says Butler. “I’m thrilled.” 

Shaping a community vision for a national urban park in Windsor

Researchers Anneke Smit, director and founder of Centre for Cities, Clint Jacobs, senior advisor to the UWindsor president on Indigenous initiatives, and Catherine Febria Healthy Headwaters Lab director Researchers Anneke Smit, director and founder of Centre for Cities, Clint Jacobs, senior advisor to the UWindsor president on Indigenous initiatives, and Catherine Febria Healthy Headwaters Lab director at Ojibway Prarie Complex in Windsor, Ont. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (MIKE WILKINS/The University of Windsor)

By Lindsay Charlton

As efforts continue to shape the proposed Ojibway National Urban Park, University of Windsor researchers have been helping bring that vision to life through community partnerships, Indigenous knowledge, and ecological research — work that is already informing best practices for urban conservation in Windsor and beyond.