Anto Seymour and Sarah Glassford are archivists at Leddy Library (JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor)
The University of Windsor is home to unique archival collections that document elements of the Black history of Southwestern Ontario.
Stewarded by the Archives and Special Collections Team in Leddy Library, these collections reflect a long-standing commitment to preserving histories that have shaped the region socially, culturally and intellectually.
— Published on Feb 4th, 2026
Drummer and researcher Satoshi Yamaguchi will present a public lecture at SoCA Feb. 23 (PROVIDED BY S. YAMAGUCHI/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
For any musician, losing the ability to play their instrument sounds like a nightmare.
For Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer for the Japanese rock band RADWIMPS, this became a reality while on a national concert tour in 2009.
Having developed musician’s dystonia, a rare neurological condition impacting his motor control, Yamaguchi continued to perform until 2015 when he made the decision to step away from drumming due to progressing symptoms.
— Published on Feb 10th, 2026
Eating disorder awareness week runs Feb. 1 to 7 each year (stock: Microsoft SharePoint/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Education and awareness are key when it comes to preventing eating disorders.
Each Feb. 1 to 7, eating disorder awareness week encourages Canadians to learn more about eating disorders, challenge weight and body stigma and become familiar with resources and services that can help those who are struggling.
This year’s theme is “health doesn’t have a look,” challenging harmful beliefs that suggest being healthy means being thin.
— Published on Feb 4th, 2026
UWindsor students on a past Teach Tanzania trip (FILE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
When Bachelor of Education students Jillian Wawrow and Jessica Mladenoski pack their suitcases this April for their trip to Tanzania, they’ll also be loading up bags of school supplies, toiletries and menstrual products.
Wawrow and Mladenoski are two of the 16 participants in this year’s Teach Tanzania trip, which has allowed students to make the three-week trip to Tanzania each spring since 2008.
— Published on Feb 4th, 2026
Dr. Shetina Jones speaks on campus during the raising of the Pan-African flag (FILE/University of Windsor)
Black History Month in Canada reaches a milestone in 2026, marking three decades of official recognition.
Looking back on generations past as well as into the future, the Canadian government has declared this year’s theme to be “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations – From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.”
At the University of Windsor and in the Windsor-Essex community, events throughout February are planned to celebrate Black histories and futures.
— Published on Jan 28th, 2026
Kathleen Rose wrote her Master of Education thesis on video games, gender and body image (PROVIDED BY K. ROSE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Kathleen Rose (MEd ’25) calls herself a long-time gamer, playing early role-playing games (RPGs) like Baldur's Gate since the 1990s.
As the mother of young children at the time, and as a woman in the male-dominated video gaming space, she began to wonder about what messages these games were sending to players about gender and bodies.
“As an English teacher, games are a text. They’re a media text like anything else,” she explains.
— Published on Jan 23rd, 2026
Chloé VidAmour is an APEX program coordinator, MSc kinesiology and health studies student, and Lancer track and field athlete (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor).
By Kate Hargreaves
In high school weight rooms across Essex County, leadership class students and students with disabilities are sharing in the joy of exercise.
Master of science in kinesiology and health studies student and APEX program coordinator Chloé VidAmour describes seeing these students build connections as “beautiful to watch.”
“We see this blossom of friendship,” she says. “It’s so fulfilling to see how much everyone loves the program.”
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
Alumna Niku Koochak is a recent winner of a Galleries Ontario curatorial award. (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor).
By Kate Hargreaves
Collaboration is at the heart of University of Windsor Master of Fine Arts (MFA) alumna Niku Koochak’s curatorial process.
Koochak (MFA ’24) recently received the Galleries Ontario / Galeries (GOG) Award for First Exhibition in a Public Art Gallery for curatorial work at Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) as part of its Below the 6 series, which highlights Southwestern Ontario artists.
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in the hit streaming show Heated Rivalry. (BELLMEDIA/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
From social media to the Golden Globes, the spicy new TV show Heated Rivalry seems to be everywhere.
The Canadian-made romance, directed by Jacob Tierney and based on the book series by Rachel Reid, centres around fictional gay and bisexual professional hockey players navigating their on-ice careers and personal lives.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
PEAK makes physical literacy fun for kids 8 to 12 (NAOMI PELKEY/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Registration is now open for the Faculty of Human Kinetics’s Physically Empowered and Active Kids (PEAK) program, aimed at children aged eight to 12.
PEAK is a free physical literacy initiative, focusing on building children’s fundamental motor skills, from running to throwing and catching.
— Published on Jan 12th, 2026
Anto Seymour and Sarah Glassford are archivists at Leddy Library (JOEL GUERIN/University of Windsor)
