By Sara Elliott
Two University of Windsor physics undergraduates are gaining early research experience thanks to scholarships funded by professor emeriti.
Distinguished University Professor Emeritus William Baylis and his wife, Bobbye Baylis, launched the Baylis Physics Research Internship in 2021. It offers an annual opportunity for a student to engage in advanced research with a faculty mentor.
By Sara Meikle
For the first time in its history, the Global Law Deans Forum was held in Canada — with the University of Windsor at the centre of the international conversation on the future of legal education.
By Sara Meikle
For the first time in its history, the Global Law Deans Forum was held in Canada — with the University of Windsor at the centre of the international conversation on the future of legal education.
By Kate Hargreaves
The University of Windsor’s Alumni Stadium was bursting with spirit, cheers and...ducks as the Faculty of Education’s LEAD service-learning classes hosted hundreds of local children for the annual LEAD Legacy Project Challenge Cup.
LEAD — which stands for Leadership Experience for Academic Direction — is a service-learning course first introduced by Dr. Geri Salinitri in which second-year teacher candidates volunteer in schools to work with educators to support student success programming.
WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor has appointed Dr. Barbara Crow as provost and vice-president, academic, effective July 1, 2026.
Dr. Crow brings to the role a distinguished record of senior academic leadership, a research career focused on gender, technology and communication and a sustained commitment to graduate education and student success.
By Sara Elliott
As climate change strips ice from the Great Lakes, something less visible is also changing: the underwater world of light that microscopic life depends on.
When ice recedes, wind and water stir sediment, clouding the water and blocking the sunlight that drives photosynthesis at the base of the food web. What looks like a simple seasonal shift is, in scientific terms, a restructuring of habitat.
By Sara Elliott
As climate change strips ice from the Great Lakes, something less visible is also changing: the underwater world of light that microscopic life depends on.
When ice recedes, wind and water stir sediment, clouding the water and blocking the sunlight that drives photosynthesis at the base of the food web. What looks like a simple seasonal shift is, in scientific terms, a restructuring of habitat.
By Sara Meikle
What TV gets rightThe medical drama The Pitt is doing more than drawing viewers — it’s sparking overdue conversations about violence in emergency departments, and the realities nurses face every day.
At the University of Windsor, faculty and frontline nurses say the show comes closer than any other to portraying life in the emergency department (ED), but it still only tells part of the story.
For Destiny Cadarette (BScN ‘17), an ED nurse in Windsor now pursuing her nurse practitioner designation, the show hits close to home.
By Kate Hargreaves
What is the role of education in repairing injustice, and how does a gender transformative approach align with these aims?
Guest speaker Dr. Karishma Desai will deliver a lecture titled “Gender Transformative Education: Potentials and Possibilities of a Feminist Reparative Education” as part of the UWindsor Faculty of Education’s invited speaker series on June 4 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
By Sara Meikle
For more than five decades, Dr. Linda Patrick has helped shape nursing in Ontario as a clinician, educator, administrator, researcher, mentor and advocate.
This year, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) recognized that impact with one of its highest honours, the Lifetime Achievement Award.
By Sara Meikle
A group of University of Windsor nursing students have turned a transformative global experience into research, reflection and recognition.
Their manuscript, based on a three-week experiential learning trip to Tanzania last year, has been published in the Global Qualitative Nursing Research journal — marking a significant milestone for both the students and faculty involved.
By Sara Meikle
A group of University of Windsor nursing students have turned a transformative global experience into research, reflection and recognition.
Their manuscript, based on a three-week experiential learning trip to Tanzania last year, has been accepted for publication in the Global Qualitative Nursing Research journal — marking a significant milestone for both the students and faculty involved.
For fourth-year nursing student Bayan Nasra, the project represents far more than an academic achievement.
By Sara Meikle
Ali Mozafari’s path through the University of Windsor has been anything but linear.
A fourth-year nursing student with research experience spanning health sciences and engineering, his story is defined by resilience, curiosity and determination.
“Honestly, it’s been a chaotic journey,” he said. “But I’m proud of how I turned it around and everything I’ve been able to do since.”
By Kate Hargreaves
Hundreds of future Lancers gathered at the University of Windsor May 7 and 8 for the 24th annual African Diaspora Youth Conference.
Secondary students of African descent from Windsor, Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Guelph and Georgian Bay got to experience the UWindsor campus first-hand, participating in a variety of activities, workshops and keynotes across two days.
By Sara Meikle
As Canada continues to confront longer wait times and growing pressure across a strained health-care system, the University of Windsor is preparing to mark a national milestone that reflects both urgency and innovation in care delivery.
By Sara Meikle
At the University of Windsor Faculty of Nursing, classroom concepts have moved into print.
A new national publication featuring several faculty contributors is doing more than filling a gap in academic literature — it’s helping define how future nurses across Canada will learn, think and practise.
By Kate Hargreaves
Sherri-Lynn Soumis’s mentor used to tell her to “pay it forward” whenever she could.
As a high school English teacher, Soumis is doing just that as an associate teacher, mentoring University of Windsor teacher candidates through their practice teaching placements.
Soumis explains that she takes inspiration from her own associate teachers who left a lasting impression on her.
By Kate Hargreaves
Randy Beardy never imagined himself becoming a teacher.
“I’m kind of a rebel at heart,” he laughs. “If you tell me to do something, I have a hard time doing it.”
Rather than following in his mother's footsteps — also a University of Windsor BEd alum, Beardy (BA Psychology ’17, BEd ’24) says he wanted to become a football coach.
By Kate Hargreaves
While having your dad teach at your high school may sound like a nightmare to some, for Brett Bjorgan, it was an inspiration.
“My dad is a secondary physical education teacher, and my high school experience was great having him there as a mentor and making sure I was doing the right thing and staying in line,” he says.
By Kate Hargreaves
For the first time since 2019, residents of Windsor-Essex will have a chance to see Windsor Roller Derby (WRD) play locally.
Founded in 2010 as Border City Brawlers, the league has been playing exclusively on the road for the last few years.
June 6 marks their return to home track with UWindsor staff, students and alumni among those gearing up for a game at Tecumseh Arena.
