From left, Fatima Hamad, Lauren Oschanney and Olivia Wahby drew on their science backgrounds to co-author a children's book about cancer. (Photo supplied by the authors/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Cancer is a difficult subject to approach, both emotionally and academically.
Explaining it to children makes that challenge even greater.
— Published on Apr 16th, 2026
Master of Engineering student Godswisdom Ogbonna speaking at a University of Windsor event. (GODSWISDOM OGBONNA/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
If you had $1 million to solve a problem, what would you choose? And how?
When Master of Engineering student Godswisdom Ogbonna came to the University of Windsor, he set up a booth in the CAW Student Centre asking students that very question.
An international student from Nigeria, Ogbonna said when he first came to the city, he was caught in a cycle — class, study, sleep, repeat.
“In my second semester, I told myself I was going to attend more events and meet more people,” he said.
— Published on Apr 14th, 2026
Corina Farai Makore, now a University of Windsor doctoral student researching correctional healthcare policy, is pictured at her 2015 MPH graduation from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. (SUBMITTED BY CORINA FARAI MAKORE/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
When Corina Farai Makore began her PhD at the University of Windsor, she wasn’t just pursuing a long-held personal goal, she was equipping herself to change a system.
As healthcare manager at the South West Detention Centre in Windsor, Makore leads 50 nurses and oversees a 10-bed infirmary providing 24/7 care for incarcerated patients.
At the same time, she is a scholar using her doctoral research to guide policy reform and strengthen correctional nursing in Ontario.
— Published on Apr 14th, 2026
Faculty of Human Kinetics professor Dr. Francesco Biondi studies distracted driving (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Twenty years ago, the cockpit of the average car was a lot less complicated.
Knobs and buttons turned on the heat and air conditioning, adjusted vents or changed the radio station.
Today, touch screens are the norm, and manufacturers compete to add the latest in technological advancements.
— Published on Apr 10th, 2026
Drea Madore puts the finishing touches on the entrance wall, featuring artwork by Joe Ishaq, which introduces visitors to the Kaleidoscope thesis exhibition at the SoCA Gallery. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
The creative path is rarely linear, often shaped by trial, error and continual reassessment.
For the graduating visual arts students at the University of Windsor, it has been marked by experimentation, reconsideration and change — a journey now brought into focus through their final undergraduate exhibition, Kaleidoscope.
— Published on May 4th, 2026
Dr. Mitra Mirhassani secured a U.S. patent for an electronic chip that could precisely detect viruses . (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Research out of a University of Windsor engineering lab has generated an electronic chip that could precisely detect viruses such as COVID-19 — at a cost of just pennies to produce.
The electronic device has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Mitra Mirhassani says the idea emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired by her former PhD student, Dr. Hamidreza Esmaeili Taheri.
— Published on Apr 15th, 2026
Dr. Simon Rondeau-Gagné works in his materials chemistry lab in Essex Hall. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
New research infrastructure funding for science and engineering will advance four University of Windsor research projects.
This Ontario Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (MCCURES) has awarded $438,699 to UWindsor research teams through the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) – Research Infrastructure program.
— Published on Apr 9th, 2026
The top three winners in the 2026 University of Windsor Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition are (from left) Alex Stoinescu, Dora Strelkova and Isabelle Hinch. (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor)
Biology PhD candidate Isabelle Hinch earned first place at the 2026 University of Windsor Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition with a three-minute pitch on breastfeeding and breast cancer risk.
Judged on comprehension, communication and engagement, Hinch took the top prize at the April 1 final. In addition to a $1,000 cash prize, she will represent UWindsor at the provincial competition hosted by Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont., on May 6, 2026.
— Published on Apr 9th, 2026
University of Windsor Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering professor Dr. Jill Urbanic has been named a finalist for the 2026 TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
“Dare to be different.”
That’s the challenge University of Windsor professor Dr. Jill Urbanic poses to her students: to question established ideas as they develop innovative engineering solutions — something she models in her own work.
— Published on Apr 7th, 2026
Avery Ng has been a violin teaching assistant for the past four years in Windsor's The String Project. (REBECCA NG/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Offering free violin lessons to children is a “bright spot” in Avery Ng’s life.
The fourth-year integrative biology student has been involved with Windsor’s The String Project since its inception four years ago. Volunteers teach violin to pupils in grades 3 to 8 at Frank W. Begley and Marlborough.
— Published on Apr 7th, 2026
