By Kate Hargreaves
When she applied for a job editing a student newspaper, Molly Vaillancourt had never heard of The Lance.
“I’ve always wanted to be a writer,” she says. “Then the UWSA put out a posting saying they were hiring a lead editor for a paper."
Vaillancourt, a bachelor of education student with a BA in linguistics, history and culture, had limited journalistic experience but was passionate about writing.
By Kate Hargreaves
Crossing the convocation stage is far from the end of teacher education.
At the University of Windsor, continuing teacher education courses support new and established teachers in developing their skills and professional qualifications with a diverse range of program and course offerings.
By Sara Meikle
Recent allegations of corruption involving police officers in Ontario have brought renewed attention to questions of oversight, accountability and the broader principles that guide the justice system.
For Professor Danardo Jones, a criminal law scholar at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law, the moment offers an opportunity to examine how those principles are applied, upheld and understood both inside and outside policing institutions.
By Sara Elliott
A University of Windsor researcher is one step closer to building a facility that could deliver cutting-edge cancer treatment, produce medical isotopes and anchor a new industry in Windsor — after securing nearly $2 million to design it.
Dr. Drew Marquardt, head of chemistry and biochemistry, has spent years advocating for a compact accelerator-based neutron source (CANS) in Windsor. The funding, announced March 13 as part of a $552-million federal infrastructure investment through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), will support a full scientific and technical design for a prototype facility.
By Victor Romao
Fill out a form and have your cheek swabbed. It’s only eight minutes of your time that could lead to saving a life. Daphne’s life.
The Windsor-area grandmother has been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer, and doctors say a stem cell transplant is her only potential cure.
More than 45 million potential donors on a worldwide stem cell registry have already been searched, but no suitable match has been found.
By Kate Hargreaves
While experiential learning has always been central to teacher education — in the form of teaching placements in elementary and secondary schools — University of Windsor teacher candidates have the unique opportunity to participate in service-learning programs to broaden their horizons, expand their skills and give back to the community.
By Sara Meikle
Students, legal professionals and community members gathered at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law on March 5 and 6 for the Future of Law Conference, a two-day event examining innovation and change within the legal profession.
Organized by the Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues (WRLSI), the annual conference drew more than 150 registrants across two days.
By Sara Meikle
As winter loosens its grip and the first signs of spring emerge, many Canadians are welcoming the change.
But for vulnerable older adults, particularly those living in rural communities, the most pressing challenge exposed by the colder months does not disappear with the thaw.
For Dr. Noeman Mirza of the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Nursing, winter is more than a backdrop of snow and ice — it is a magnifier. The deeper issue is transportation.
By Kate Hargreaves
Black mold, salmonella, E. coli and even brain-eating amoeba took over the CAW Student Centre March 16.
What sounds like a health and safety nightmare was not, in fact, a biohazard but rather a Bioart fashion show coordinated by School of Creative Arts professor and Canada Research Chair Dr. Jennifer Willet.
By Sara Meikle
Each year, the Windsor Law community comes together in a show of mentorship, opportunity and connection that reflects the school’s deep commitment to its students and alumni.
The Windsor Law Career Fair returned March 4 at Caesars Windsor, drawing nearly 300 students — the largest turnout in the event’s history — along with alumni and employers for a day of panels, roundtables and one-on-one networking.
By Kate Hargreaves
Elementary and secondary teachers play a critical role in building student skills in responsible environmental citizenship.
That’s why, when the Faculty of Education recently revised its B.Ed. course offerings, it was only logical that one of the new electives focus on environmental sustainability.
By Sara Elliott
As questions about Canada’s economic direction mount, University of Windsor students will soon hear directly from someone working at the centre of it.
Economist Dr. Chris D’Souza from the Bank of Canada will visit campus Monday, March 23, speaking in three undergraduate classes as part of the bank’s Central Bank in Your Classroom program.
By Sara Elliott
WE-SPARK Health Institute is ready to support innovative health research and education projects with the launch of its 2026 grant competition.
The competition provides seed funding to stimulate research development in Windsor-Essex.
A panel discussion celebrating Windsor-Essex's Francophone community will explore its roots, culture and contributions to the region on Thursday, March 19.
Marking the Month of La Francophonie in March, the Faculty of Arts, History and Social Sciences’ (FAHSS) Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigeneity and Decolonization (EDIID) committee is hosting the event.
By Kate Hargreaves
More than 300 local children and their family members enjoyed a day of play and learning as part of the seventh annual Early Years Carousel last weekend.
Organized by teacher candidates in the Early Years service-learning course in the Faculty of Education, the event was a morning of exploration, play and connection for young children and their families from across Windsor and Essex County.
WINDSOR, Ont. — A University of Windsor engineering professor whose research protects connected and autonomous vehicles from cyberattack has been named a 2026 Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellow — one of the most prestigious research honours in Canada.
By Lindsay Charlton
Which perspectives in academic publishing are amplified — and which are overlooked?
In its latest issue, the Journal of Critical Race, Indigeneity, and Decolonization (JCRID) highlights decolonization and marginalized voices while advancing what the editors call “knowledge globalization.”
“We tried to spread the geographic tentacles of this edition,” said chief editor Dr. Festus Moasun, a professor in the School of Social Work. “We included articles from Africa, South Asia, as well as North America.”
By Victor Romao
Anna Papanastassiou spends most days in her nursing classes learning how to care for people.
But in a quiet neuroscience lab at the University of Windsor, she is also learning how to study the brain through hands-on genetic testing.
The second-year nursing student is part of the university’s Outstanding Scholars program, a competitive initiative that pairs high-achieving undergraduates with faculty-led research projects.
By Sara Elliott
Nearly half your genome operates on a clock. Daylight Saving Time throws it off.
When the clocks move forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time on March 8, our body’s natural clock — the circadian rhythm — gets disrupted.
By Kate Hargreaves
This August, educational researchers from around the world will share their perspectives as the University of Windsor's Faculty of Education hosts the 3rd Chinese Society for Education (CSE) Annual International Conference.
Taking place Aug. 10 to 12 at UWindsor, the conference’s theme is “West-East Reciprocal Learning for a More Inclusive World: Global Perspectives, Local Practices.”
