PhD candidate Mona Farhani assessed PCB levels to understand how climate-driven changes in water levels influence pollution dynamics in the Detroit River. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
As water levels in the Detroit River rise and fall, so do concentrations of toxic legacy pollutants.
New research by University of Windsor environmental science PhD candidate Mona Farhani shows that higher water levels are associated with increased concentrations of bioavailable polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at some locations — a long-lasting toxic chemical linked to human and ecosystem health risks.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
Maria Badalova (left) and Domenic Varacalli (right) testing samples in the lab. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
With respiratory viruses surfacing this cold and flu season, University of Windsor researchers are asking ill members of the campus community to voluntarily provide saliva samples for viral research.
The Saliva Screening Lab, which is part of a research project led by Dr.Kenneth Ng and supported by the New Frontiers in Research Fund, is appealing campus-wide to those feeling under the weather to help advance virus surveillance.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
Hema Priya Mahendran, Lisa Porter, Ingrid Qemo, Dorota Lubanska and Bre-Anne Fifield are a few of the authors on a new paper published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
The key to designing future brain cancer therapies could lie with a mighty protein called Spy1, which is found in neural stem cells in the adult brain.
Neural stem cells play a critical role in memory, learning and brain repair.
— Published on Jan 12th, 2026
The University of Windsor is seeking nominations to the federal Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program. (TRAVIS FAUTEAUX/University of Windsor)
— Published on Mar 11th, 2026
First-year engineering students Saxon Vandenwollenberg (seated) and Sneha Chitte (standing) helped to develop custom artificial intelligence models to help detect diabetic retinopathy and presented their findings at the 37th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Researchers at the University of Windsor, including two first-year engineering students, have developed custom artificial intelligence models to help detect diabetic retinopathy — a leading cause of adult blindness — at earlier stages of the disease.
Their work compared four machine learning models, known as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), designed to analyze retinal images and identify patterns associated with the condition.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
PhD candidate Rahaf Hussein (BSc ‘19) won both a Jury Prize and the People’s Choice Award for her photograph, titled “Copper Beach” in 2023. (RAHAF HUSSEIN/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Here is your chance to create art through a scientific lens.
Canada’s annual scientific research image contest 2026 edition is open for submissions.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
Dr. Sean B. Rourke, University of Windsor alumnus and professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Royal Society of Canada’s Eric Jackman Prize for research in the behavioural and social sciences. (UNITY HEALTH TORONTO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
From his Toronto office, Dr. Sean Rourke is tracking a bold experiment in public health — a national network of smart vending machines designed to deliver life-saving resources directly to people who might never set foot in a clinic.
For Rourke, every item dispensed through Our Healthbox represents a tangible act of prevention, dignity and trust.
It is the kind of measurable, lasting impact that has now been recognized at the highest level.
— Published on Jan 7th, 2026
PhD candidate Mahsa Rahimi explains her biomedical science research at the 2025 Health Research conference. (Photo courtesy of WE-SPARK Health Institute)
It is time for health researchers to shine.
WE-SPARK Health Institute is issuing a call for abstracts in preparation of their annual 2026 Health Research Conference.
— Published on Jan 7th, 2026
Neuropsychology PhD student Vanessa Correia and professor Dr. Christopher Abeare, who also serves as clinical supervisor at the Sport-Related Concussion Centre (SRCC) at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ont., on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2025. (DAVE GAUTHIER/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
We spend about a third of our lives asleep, and those hours are crucial for everything from mood to muscle repair.
Now, University of Windsor researchers are asking whether poor sleep could put athletes at greater risk of concussion—and affect how they recover.
— Published on Dec 16th, 2025
Dr. Wesley Tourangeau, a professor in the University of Windsor's Department of Sociology and Criminology. (SUBMITTED BY WESLEY TOURANGEAU/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Picture yourself in the meat aisle, drawn to bacon citing “free-range” and “organic.”
Those claims suggest ethical farming, but how much do they really say about the welfare of the animals behind the food we buy?
— Published on Dec 11th, 2025
PhD candidate Mona Farhani assessed PCB levels to understand how climate-driven changes in water levels influence pollution dynamics in the Detroit River. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)
