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Winning Barbie case competition gives Odette MBA students insider look at Mattel Canada

RSS Feed - Business - 8 hours 34 min ago

 

By Victor Romao

Winning a Barbie case competition earned four Odette School of Business MBA students a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's most recognizable brands.

Andrea Rivait, Hagen Nelson, Meghan Rae and Fatima Rizvi, members of the MBA Class of 2026, recently visited Mattel Canada's headquarters in Mississauga after taking top honours in a competition that challenged students to develop strategic and marketing recommendations for Barbie.

She was hired to learn. She ended up helping win new business.

RSS Feed - Business - Mon, 07/27/2026 - 08:34

 

By Victor Romao

For Abigail McLeod, a co-op placement at PromoShop became an opportunity to make a measurable impact while discovering where she wants her career to go.

The third-year Odette School of Business student contributed to marketing and business development initiatives that helped strengthen client relationships, improve campaign performance and support company growth.

How hot is too hot? Guidelines could protect athletes from heat injury

RSS Feed - HK - Fri, 07/24/2026 - 08:36

By Kate Hargreaves

How hot is too hot to exercise safely?  

For Canadian varsity coaches, athletes and even youth sports organizations, getting a clear answer to that question is surprisingly difficult. 

With extreme heat blanketing southern Ontario in recent weeks, UWindsor Kinesiology professors Dr. Anthony Bain and Dr. Andrew Perrotta sought out heat training guidelines governing Canadian varsity sports. 

“I was shocked that we had nothing,” says Bain. 

Summer in the city: Joint PhD in Educational Studies gets the Windsor experience

RSS Feed - Education - Mon, 07/20/2026 - 09:34

By Kate Hargreaves 

On an extremely hot day in early July, 42 doctoral students arrived on the University of Windsor campus for the Joint PhD in Educational Studies 2026 summer institute.  

Over the whirr of handheld fans, first-year students introduced themselves to one another while second years exchanged hugs and life updates after a year apart. 

The HK alumnus who helped prep Vancouver for the FIFA World Cup

RSS Feed - HK - Fri, 07/17/2026 - 13:20

By Kate Hargreaves

While elite soccer players around the world were gearing up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, behind the scenes staff were making sure that cities across North America were ready to host them alongside thousands of cheering fans. 

One of those people is UWindsor graduate Adam Powell, who spent 15 months during the planning phase of the event as host city operations manager before becoming host city director in Vancouver at the start of the tournament.  

From supply chains to icewine: how a winery visit brought Master of Management concepts to life

RSS Feed - Business - Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:27

 

By Victor Romao

A visit to Vivace Estate Winery gave University of Windsor Master of Management students an opportunity to see how business concepts taught in the classroom are applied in a real-world setting.

UWindsor nursing study shows trust and mentorship are key to medication incident reporting

RSS Feed - Nursing - Tue, 07/14/2026 - 13:50

By Sara Meikle

Administering medication may appear straightforward, but behind every dose is a complex series of steps where errors can still occur despite the best intentions of health-care professionals.

Nearly two decades after introducing a medication incident reporting system for nursing students, the University of Windsor is seeing evidence that its efforts to build a culture of safety are taking hold.

Pinning ceremony marks the pivot from trades to teaching for BEd tech candidates

RSS Feed - Education - Tue, 07/14/2026 - 09:08

By Kate Hargreaves

While July may be summer vacation for schools across Canada, it marks the beginning of the teaching careers of students in UWindsor’s Bachelor of Education in Technological Studies program. 

Hailing from all over the province, the BEd in Tech students spend the month of July on campus in the Faculty of Education before returning to their home school boards to complete their practicum and additional courses online.  

Windsor Law honours alumni who took their legal education beyond the courtroom

RSS Feed - Law - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 09:38

By Sara Meikle

Each year, Windsor Law honours graduates whose careers demonstrate the impact lawyers can have beyond the courtroom — advancing justice, strengthening communities and upholding the values at the heart of the legal profession.

From Uganda to the delivery room: Nursing grad's perseverance leads to a career built on compassion

RSS Feed - Nursing - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 09:25

By Sara Meikle

Just a few years ago, Aaron Aine imagined a very different future.

Growing up in Uganda, he studied history, economics and literature with plans to become a lawyer. Nursing was never part of the plan.

Everything changed after immigrating to Canada in 2019. Aine completed his final year of high school in Scarborough before enrolling in the University of Windsor's nursing program at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was adapting to a new country, a new education system and a new way of learning all at once.

Innovation Fellow challenging rape culture one locker room at a time

RSS Feed - FAHSS - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 08:54

By Kate Hargreaves 

When social work professor Maddie Brockbank first saw the call for applications to UWindsor’s Innovation Fellowship, she wasn’t sure her work would be a good fit. 

“I remember thinking, this is not for me,” she recalls. 

“We’re only just getting started:” HK alum are changing the game in women’s pro sports

RSS Feed - HK - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 08:45

By Kate Hargreaves 

The first time Eve Uwayesu walked into the Toronto Tempo's offices, the WNBA's newest team was still being built — and so was a moment in professional women's sport that nobody could have predicted a decade ago. 

"Everyone watches women's sports." 

UWindsor entrepreneurs join inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort

RSS Feed - FAHSS - Thu, 07/09/2026 - 11:20
By Sara Elliott

Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort. 

The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. 

UWindsor entrepreneurs join inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort

RSS Feed - Engineering - Thu, 07/09/2026 - 11:20
By Sara Elliott

Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort. 

The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. 

UWindsor entrepreneurs join inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort

RSS Feed - Science - Thu, 07/09/2026 - 11:20
By Sara Elliott

Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort. 

The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. 

From Windsor to Colombo: Windsor Law professor brings together scholars from across the world

RSS Feed - Law - Tue, 07/07/2026 - 13:57

By Sara Meikle

Reinforcing its position as a global leader in legal scholarship, the University of Windsor is co-convening an international conversation on South Asia's most pressing legal issues.

Windsor Law professor cuts through blockchain hype in new book edition

RSS Feed - Law - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 13:08

By Sara Meikle

Nearly two decades after Bitcoin first appeared, blockchain technology remains one of the most talked-about and often misunderstood innovations of the digital age.

For Dr. Muharem Kianieff, a professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, that enduring fascination inspired a newly expanded second edition of his book, Blockchain Technology and the Law: Opportunities and Risks.

The book explores how legal frameworks can help society maximize the benefits of blockchain technology while minimizing its risks.

Dean’s leadership earns renewed term in Faculty of Engineering

RSS Feed - Engineering - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 10:28

By Lindsay Charlton

Walking through the atrium of the Centre for Engineering Innovation this past year, passersby may have noticed posters reading “Go Bill Go!” and “Two-Term Dean” in support of Bill Van Heyst, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, ahead of his renewal process.

The University of Windsor has since confirmed that Van Heyst will continue to lead the faculty through a second term, effective Sept. 1.

From Windsor rinks to the Memorial Cup, this Odette student officiated hockey’s biggest junior game

RSS Feed - Business - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 11:25

 

By Victor Romao

With the crowd buzzing inside the arena, Luke Pye glides into position for a faceoff deep in the home team’s defensive zone, directing players to set their sticks before lowering his gaze to the puck.

He steadies himself, drops it cleanly and quickly backs away as the players battle for possession.

For Pye, moments like this are the result of years of work that has taken him from local rinks to some of hockey’s biggest stages.

A dream role puts Human Kinetics student on the World Cup stage

RSS Feed - HK - Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:47

By Kate Hargreaves 

When Casandra Asoufi applied to volunteer at the 2026 FIFA World Cup back in September, she didn’t think much of it. 

That was until she received word just a few weeks before kick-off that she had been selected from thousands of applicants. 

Not only was Asoufi going to be part of the World Cup; she was going to be on the pitch in the centre circle as part of pre-match ceremonies at Toronto Stadium.