PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s research shows that some farmed fish would prefer consuming microscopic organisms to commercial fish food pellets. (Photo courtesy of Ken Drouillard/University of Windsor).
By Sara Elliott
Some farmed fish are snubbing commercial fish food pellets in favour of naturally and freely available microscopic organisms and invertebrates.
That is according to PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s study which showed farmed tilapia in net-pen cages in Kenya were not significantly consuming the provisioned commercial fish feed – one of the highest costs of production.
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
PhD candidate Rahaf Hussein (BSc ‘19) won both a Jury Prize and the People’s Choice Award for her photograph, titled “Copper Beach” in 2023. (RAHAF HUSSEIN/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Here is your chance to create art through a scientific lens.
Canada’s annual scientific research image contest 2026 edition is open for submissions.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
The late Catherine Quinlan (left) and the late Dr. Lucjan Krause (right). A new scholarship honours the memory of Dr. Krause, a former University of Windsor physicist, and was made possible through the generosity of the Krause family. (Photos courtesy of Janet Krause)
By Sara Elliott
The new Dr. Lucjan Krause Graduate Scholarship for Physics Achievement honours the memory of a former University of Windsor physicist while supporting the next generation of researchers.
The scholarship will be awarded annually to graduate students in the Department of Physics who strive for academic excellence.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
Biochemistry undergraduate Nicole Vanier is in her third year of research placements in Dr. Simon Rondeau-Gagné's lab. (VICTORIA OLGA KIS/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
The journey to becoming a leader and a researcher began when biochemistry major Nicole Vanier was in high school.
Having learned about the Outstanding Scholars program from her older sister, Jeannette Vanier (BSc ’23), she began to consider research, unsure of what to expect but open to the opportunities the program offered.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
Mina Pairawan at the rock-climbing gym. (Photo courtesy of Mina Pairawan)
By Sara Elliott
Mina Pairawan’s brain rarely takes a break, even when she is relaxing.
During her scarce downtime, the biomedical science major goes bouldering at a local rock-climbing gym with her friends.
— Published on Dec 10th, 2025
Sohila Sidhu participating as a committee director for the 2025 UWindsor Model United Nations (SUBMITTED BY SOHILA SIDHU/University of Windsor)
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.
— Published on Dec 9th, 2025
The Detroit River is central to Windsor-Detroit's cross-border relationship (FILE/University of Windsor)
The Windsor-Detroit region has an extensive and rich history of cross-border connection, including as a key gateway in the Underground Railroad.
A pair of events next week highlight the longstanding international ties across the Detroit River and the role this region played in helping formerly enslaved people escape to freedom.
— Published on Nov 28th, 2025
Rare conjoined salmon twins were born at the University of Windsor’s Freshwater Restoration Ecology Centre (FREC). (PHOTO COURTESY OF TREVOR PITCHER/University of Windsor)
— Published on Nov 21st, 2025
Fourth-year University of Windsor student Trina Das had her poem, A Body of Water Running, longlisted for the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Against the backdrop of the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade tensions, a University of Windsor poet penned a “border city love letter” inspired by the tensions and the people caught in the midst of it.
The poem A Body of Water Running by fourth-year student Trina Das, earned a spot on the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize longlist.
“Living in Windsor, right across the border, there’s all this political stuff going on, and we’re kind of ground zero for it because of how closely our economies are tied,” Das explained.
— Published on Nov 18th, 2025
Recent economics graduate Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) hopes his master’s research could help shape future health policy. [JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
When Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) started his master’s research in economics, he wasn’t aiming to reinvent how people access health care.
But his curiosity about how patients make decisions — and how doctors respond — led him down a path that could inform future health policy.
— Published on Nov 7th, 2025
PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s research shows that some farmed fish would prefer consuming microscopic organisms to commercial fish food pellets. (Photo courtesy of Ken Drouillard/University of Windsor).
