Dr. Shijing Xu, University of Windsor Professor and Associate Dean – Teacher Education
By John-Paul Bonadonna
University of Windsor professor and Associate Dean – Teacher Education, Dr. Shijing Xu has been named the recipient of the 2025 Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Leaders & Legends Global Service Award.
The award recognizes individuals who make exceptional contributions to addressing the world’s social and humanitarian challenges, achieving notable global impact while demonstrating cultural sensitivity and the promotion of diversity.
— Published on Aug 14th, 2025
UWindsor's Dr. Susan Holloway (left) and Dr. Patricia Gouthro of Mount Saint Vincent University were recognized by Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) in Liverpool, England. (Photo courtesy of Susan Holloway)
By John-Paul Bonadonna
The University of Windsor is celebrating a prestigious international honour awarded to Susan Holloway, professor in the Faculty of Education.
Dr. Holloway’s innovative research in adult education and literacy has earned global recognition from the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL), presented to Holloway at its annual conference in Liverpool, England.
— Published on Aug 14th, 2025
Saba Ikhlaq accepting the John Vardon Memorial Transportation Scholarship for excellence in a master’s-level transportation program at the 2025 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Canada annual conference in Halifax, N.S. (Courtesy Saba Ikhlaq)
By Lindsay Charlton
When Saba Ikhlaq heard the University of Windsor recognized not once, but twice at a national conference this summer, she felt a deep sense of pride.
The graduate student pursuing her master of applied science in engineering travelled to Halifax, N.S., this summer for the 2025 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Canada conference. The national gathering of transportation professionals awarded her the prestigious John Vardon Memorial Transportation Scholarship for excellence in a master’s-level transportation program.
— Published on Aug 8th, 2025
University of Windsor engineering professor Rupp Carriveau is leading a $250,000 research project exploring how negotiation software—infused with Indigenous wisdom—could revolutionize everything from energy sales to international treaties. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sarah Hébert
Negotiations—whether in sales, contracts or international treaties—have historically been limited by time, energy, and human bias. But what if software could execute multiple negotiations in seconds, without prioritizing one party’s interests over another’s?
That’s the question Rupp Carriveau is tackling in his latest study, “Robots Negotiating for Power and for Peace,” which recently secured $250,000 in New Frontiers in Research Funding.
— Published on Feb 26th, 2026
Students hard at work in the Faculty of Engineering. [University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
Feats of engineering excellence will transform the main floor of the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering on July 25, 2025, during Capstone Design Demonstration Day.
That is the day when the fourth-year engineering undergraduate students showcase their knowledge, technical skills and expertise in the form of their capstone design projects.
— Published on Jul 23rd, 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)
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
Dr. Shijing Xu, University of Windsor Professor and Associate Dean – Teacher Education
