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Odette School of Business students on a study abroad trip in Scotland.
Jul 9th, 2025

By Lindsay Charlton

Building strong business relationships sometimes means stepping out of the boardroom, onto the green, and driving connections. 

Trading formal office wear for a polo shirt and baseball cap, assistant professor Matt Wilson of the Odette School of Business focuses on using golf as a business tool in his course, Teeing Off for Business Success. 

Post date: Fri, 07/04/2025 - 11:38
Updated date: Wed, 07/09/2025 - 09:30
Diane Rawlings sitting on a park bench on campus.
Jul 3rd, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

After an extraordinary 38-year journey at the University of Windsor, Diane Rawlings is retiring.

Her last day marks not just the end of a remarkable career, but the celebration of a life woven into the fabric of campus.

Post date: Thu, 07/03/2025 - 15:30
Updated date: Thu, 07/03/2025 - 15:44
Golfers in golf carts
Jul 3rd, 2025

By Sara Elliott

If you act fast, there are a few foursome spots left in the 2025 Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament

The University of Windsor Alumni Association’s annual event takes place on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Beach Grove Golf & Country Club in Tecumseh, Ont.  

Post date: Thu, 07/03/2025 - 13:44
Updated date: Thu, 07/03/2025 - 15:37
Windsor alum Gordon Orr
Jul 3rd, 2025

By Sara Elliott

University of Windsor alum Gordon Orr (BA 1989) is expanding his leadership role in the Windsor-Essex region.

The current chief executive officer of Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island (TWEPI) will serve dual roles when he takes on the additional role of chief executive officer of Invest WindsorEssex on July 2, 2025.

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Updated date: Thu, 07/03/2025 - 10:10
Student reading a book
Jun 27th, 2025

Women United has set a goal of collecting more than 5,000 books, and they’re looking to the UWindsor community to help get them there.

The group is hosting a campus book drive in support of United Way’s Summer Eats for Kids program, running now through July 15.

Post date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:10
Updated date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:13
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
Jun 27th, 2025

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.

Post date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:16
Updated date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:10
Sarah Dobney, PhD Candidate, on Kent Island
Jul 2nd, 2025

By Sara Elliott

What do sparrows’ songs reveal about love, parenting — and surprise conversations at the nest? Sarah Dobney is listening closely to find out. 

Her passion for birdwatching took flight early and led her to the University of Windsor, where she’s now exploring the secret lives of Savannah Sparrows on a remote island in the Bay of Fundy. 

Read on to learn how Dobney’s research is reshaping what we know about birds — and inspiring the next generation of young ecologists. 

Post date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:37
Updated date: Wed, 07/02/2025 - 13:36
Two people take part in online meeting through laptop computer.
Jun 26th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

UWindsor researchers are pushing public health forward — and inviting the community along. Last week, over 50 participants from across regional public health organizations took part in an online forum presented by WE-Spark Health Institute.

Post date: Thu, 06/26/2025 - 15:57
Updated date: Thu, 06/26/2025 - 16:02
Kaitlin Ferraro rappels down CIBC Building on Riverside Drive in Windsor, Ontario.
Aug 6th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

Eyes were trained skyward Saturday morning in downtown Windsor as hundreds of people took part in Brave Day to support cancer research fundraising.

Post date: Thu, 06/26/2025 - 15:56
Updated date: Wed, 08/06/2025 - 11:54
Richard and Samuel in Odette Building classroom.
Jun 27th, 2025

By John-Paul Bonadonna

A computer science graduate is likely one of the youngest that has ever crossed the stage at convocation.

Post date: Thu, 06/26/2025 - 15:55
Updated date: Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:59