Abimbola Grace Oyeyi, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering who was recognized at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference (CSCE), pictured at the E.D. Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation in Windsor, Ont. on Friday, June 6, 2025. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/The University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
A UWindsor professor’s work on an insulated pavement design, aimed at reducing potholes and road deterioration generally by tackling the effects of freeze-thaw cycles, has earned national recognition.
Abimbola Grace Oyeyi, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, along with her research team, was recognized at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference (CSCE) with the Stephen G. Revay Award for their paper exploring the use of lightweight cellular concrete (LCC) in pavement design.
— Published on Jul 10th, 2025
Dr. Cláudio Verani, dean of science at UWindsor, received a $305,000 NSERC grant for research into molecular electron transport [MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
WINDSOR, Ont. — The federal government has awarded University of Windsor researchers just shy of $4 million in funding for cutting-edge research.
Over the next five years the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) will fund 18 UWindsor researchers through the Discovery Grants and the Research Tools and Instruments (RTI) grant programs.
— Published on Jul 10th, 2025
PhD Candidate Sarah Dobney conducting research on Kent Island. [DAN MENNILL/University of Windsor]
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.
— Published on Jul 2nd, 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.
The Think Tank, WE-Spark’s second such forum this year, offered an opportunity for researchers, students, health-care professionals, and community organizations to come together to solve local health related problems and work together to move ideas forward.
— Published on Jun 26th, 2025
HEAL Lab researchers (L to R: Niksha Venugopal, Ananya Sood, Marissa Rakus, Dr. Kendall Soucie) review survey results highlighting the impact of medical gaslighting on patients across Canada [DOUG DROUILLARD/University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
University of Windsor researchers were flooded with so many responses to a medical gaslighting survey, they had to take breaks from reading the heartbreaking stories about patients being overlooked by medical providers for serious health concerns they were facing.
“A lot of people carry their pain in their thoughts, and through telling their stories,” says Ananya Sood behaviour, cognition and neuroscience student and one of the undergraduates on the project.
“It’s heavy as people share some of the worst moments of their life sometimes with you. But it has been powerful in that they were able to share their voice with us now.”
— Published on Jul 2nd, 2025
Electric and computer engineering assistant professor Dr. Shahpour Alirezaee in the mechatronics lab at the University of Windsor. (MIKE WILKINS/The University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
In a two-acre greenhouse dedicated to research and development at JEM Farms in Kingsville, Ont., Shahpour Alirezaee is working on advanced technology to help growers improve plant pollination.
Dr. Alirezaee, a University of Windsor engineering professor specializing in mechatronics and robotics, is developing an autonomous robotic pollination system.
— Published on Jun 17th, 2025
Three researchers from the Odette School of Business earned best paper honours at the 2025 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) annual conference, showcasing the school’s national leadership in innovative business research. (TRAVIS FAUTEUX/The University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Three Odette School of Business faculty members took top honours at Canada's premier event for business academics.
Their research won best paper awards at the 2025 Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) annual conference held in May.
"These achievements showcase the incredible depth of research talent at the Odette School of Business,” notes associate dean Dr. Karen Robson.
— Published on Jun 17th, 2025
Dora Strelkova took top honours in the UWindsor Three Minute Thesis competition with her presentation “You wouldn’t want a pie filled with holes, so why should we accept 3D printed parts with them?”
A mechanical engineering graduate student took first place in the annual Three Minute Thesis competition with research that pokes holes in three-dimensional printing technology by exploring the flaws left in printed parts.
Dora Strelkova impressed the judges with her presentation, titled “You wouldn’t want a pie filled with holes, so why should we accept 3D printed parts with them?” Her thesis project, which she has been working on for the past two semesters, began as a new hobby she developed during pandemic lockdowns.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Best Overall Demo Day Presentation winners of the 'PCOSCare' group from left to right: Saima Khatoon, Sana Sehgal, Spatika Girirajan, Namratha Muraleedharan, Yugank Ahuja
Eager students lined the aisles at the Advanced Computing Hub, the School of Computer Science’s downtown campus, ready to pitch their programming projects to staff, faculty and industry partners.
Undergrads, computer science graduate students and Master of Applied Computing (MAC) students showed off their CS Demo Day Winter 2025 pitches ranging from detecting sign language to agri-tech, and from crime prediction to education-focused platforms aimed at supporting student learning.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Graduate student Rachna Patel is working with the research team in professor Phillip Karpowicz’s lab to determine how eating patterns that conflict with circadian rhythms may contribute to development of colorectal cancers.
Your eating patterns could be throwing off your circadian rhythms. Biomedical sciences professor Phillip Karpowicz says this negatively affects your health — specifically your gut health — which could result in an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Circadian rhythms are 24-hour physiological changes that include sleep-wake cycles, metabolic changes, hormone oscillations, and cycles of feeding-fasting. These are driven by the circadian clock, a molecular timer that enables our cells to anticipate daily events.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Abimbola Grace Oyeyi, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering who was recognized at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference (CSCE), pictured at the E.D. Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation in Windsor, Ont. on Friday, June 6, 2025. (LINDSAY CHARLTON/The University of Windsor)
