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Research & Innovation
Natalie Giannotti holds a poster for her WeSpark grant project
Jul 14th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Administering medication may appear straightforward, but behind every dose is a complex series of steps where errors can still occur despite the best intentions of health-care professionals.

Nearly two decades after introducing a medication incident reporting system for nursing students, the University of Windsor is seeing evidence that its efforts to build a culture of safety are taking hold.

Teaching & Learning
Smiling woman holding a pin on a card
Jul 14th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves

While July may be summer vacation for schools across Canada, it marks the beginning of the teaching careers of students in UWindsor’s Bachelor of Education in Technological Studies program. 

Hailing from all over the province, the BEd in Tech students spend the month of July on campus in the Faculty of Education before returning to their home school boards to complete their practicum and additional courses online.  

Community & Partnerships
Sahar Talebi pictured left and James Scarfone pictured right
Jul 14th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Each year, Windsor Law honours graduates whose careers demonstrate the impact lawyers can have beyond the courtroom — advancing justice, strengthening communities and upholding the values at the heart of the legal profession.

Teaching & Learning
Aine Mugish at his nursing graduation
Jul 14th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Just a few years ago, Aaron Aine imagined a very different future.

Growing up in Uganda, he studied history, economics and literature with plans to become a lawyer. Nursing was never part of the plan.

Everything changed after immigrating to Canada in 2019. Aine completed his final year of high school in Scarborough before enrolling in the University of Windsor's nursing program at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research & Innovation
Maddie Brockbank in front of green plant wall
Jul 13th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

When social work professor Maddie Brockbank first saw the call for applications to UWindsor’s Innovation Fellowship, she wasn’t sure her work would be a good fit. 

“I remember thinking, this is not for me,” she recalls. 

People, Equity & Inclusion
Eve Uwayesu headshot and Eva Ou on the ice with a press pass
Jul 13th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

The first time Eve Uwayesu walked into the Toronto Tempo's offices, the WNBA's newest team was still being built — and so was a moment in professional women's sport that nobody could have predicted a decade ago. 

"Everyone watches women's sports." 

People, Equity & Inclusion
close up of disability pride flag sticker on a laptop
Jul 9th, 2026

By Kate Hargreaves 

With its colourful and muted stripes, the Disability Pride flag is itself an example of accessible design. 

Research & Innovation
Dr. Dan Xiao with student
Jul 9th, 2026
By Sara Elliott

Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort. 

The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. 

Research & Innovation
Shane Kilpatrick takes part in Innovation Fellowship workshop
Jul 9th, 2026

By John-Paul Bonadonna

When Shane Kilpatrick looks across the room at the researchers participating in the University of Windsor's Innovation Fellowship, he sees something familiar: talented people with innovative ideas standing at the threshold of entrepreneurship.

Community & Partnerships
Dr Shanthi Senthe stands beside a brick wall in a stylish room
Jul 8th, 2026

By Sara Meikle

Reinforcing its position as a global leader in legal scholarship, the University of Windsor is co-convening an international conversation on South Asia's most pressing legal issues.