The University of Windsor is leading innovation in nursing education as the first university in Ontario to integrate Registered Nurse prescribing education into its undergraduate nursing curriculum. Supported by new provincial funding, the initiative will prepare future nurses with expanded skills to enhance patient care and healthcare delivery across the province.
By John-Paul Bonadonna
The University of Windsor will become the first university in Ontario to offer undergraduate nursing students education in medication prescribing — a move that aligns with the province’s expanded scope of practice for Registered Nurses (RNs) and aims to strengthen healthcare delivery across the province.
— Published on Jun 25th, 2025
Cardiac Wellness Program participants have their vitals taken before class at the University of Windsor's Toldo Lancer Centre. (MIKE WILKINS/The University of Windsor)
After two serious heart events, retiree Tony Cimarosti is on the right track. His cardiologist is happy with the progress — and so is he.
Twice a week, Cimarosti, 66, attends the Cardiac Wellness Program at the Toldo Lancer Centre (TLC), working on his heart health alongside others who have gone through similar experiences.
“My cardiologist always gives me great reports,” he shared. “At every check-in, he tells me everything looks good and that he’ll see me next year. I like hearing that.”
— Published on Jun 18th, 2025
Krista Ammonite, quality planning manager at NextStar Energy (fifth from left), meets with engineering students Sulayman Syed, Nicholas Nguyen Pham, Michael Schembri, Alessia Favrin, Drew Booker, Hanna Rashidzadeh, and Lauren Schmidt at the company’s battery manufacturing plant in east Windsor.
As Windsor’s NextStar Energy plant ramps up battery module production, local engineering students are gaining hands-on experience and honing skills vital to the region’s emerging electric vehicle sector.
A joint venture between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, the plant is Canada’s first facility of its kind to begin production. Construction on the facility broke ground in 2022, with the project celebrated as a major win for the community, expected to create 2,500 jobs.
— Published on Jun 18th, 2025
Mikala Jones leads Seth Sugarman through weight training during an Adaptive Physical Exercise session in the Toldo Lancer Centre.
Asked what his favourite part of coming to the gym is, Seth Sugarman replied: “everything.”
Sugarman is a participant in the Adaptive Physical Exercise (APEX) program, a partnership between the University of Windsor and Community Living Essex County that connects student volunteers with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
— Published on Jun 18th, 2025
Sylwia Borawski works with a medical mannequin in the simulation lab of the Health Education Centre
Sylwia Borawski knows what it feels like to be a patient.
At age 13, she received a life-altering diagnosis — Type 1 diabetes.
Among the chaos of the bustling emergency room where she would spend days clouded with confusion as she learned the details of her new diagnosis, one moment of compassionate care stands out to Borawski, helping to shape her own future as a caregiver.
— Published on Jun 16th, 2025
Education instructors Salsabel Almanssori and Catherine Vanner have developed a toolkit for teaching students about gender-based violence.
Two instructors at the University of Windsor have created a resource designed to better equip educators with important tools for teaching students about gender-based violence.
— Published on Jun 18th, 2025
The University of Windsor is leading innovation in nursing education as the first university in Ontario to integrate Registered Nurse prescribing education into its undergraduate nursing curriculum. Supported by new provincial funding, the initiative will prepare future nurses with expanded skills to enhance patient care and healthcare delivery across the province.
