Raj Bejankiwar, physical scientist with the IJC’s Great Lakes Regional Office in Windsor addresses the group during the two day workshop held at UWindsor. (SUBMITTED BY ALLISON VOGLESONG ZEJNATI/IJC/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
In the heart of the Great Lakes, where the Detroit River connects millions across two countries, the University of Windsor hosted a first-of-its-kind workshop to strengthen cross-border stewardship of shared waterways.
The University partnered with the Detroit-Windsor United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) to welcome the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board for a two-day event held Nov. 20 and 21.
— Published on Dec 2nd, 2025
UWindsor computer science student Matthew Muscedere, Rising Star Award recipient, is set to return to Amazon as a Software Development Engineer after graduation. (SUBMITTED BY MATTHEW MUSCEDERE/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
Innovation and ambition have propelled University of Windsor computer science student Matthew Muscedere to new heights.
From optimizing cloud systems at Amazon’s Toronto tech hub to engineering identity governance solutions at GreenShield, his journey reflects the power of experiential learning and determination.
Muscedere, a Rising Star Award winner, shares how his experiences prepared him for a full-time role at Amazon and shaped his career ambitions.
— Published on Dec 2nd, 2025
Talysha Bujold-Abu has been named TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Windsor-Essex (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Art curation, for Talysha Bujold-Abu, is like being a supporting character in a story.
“I’m not stepping into curation asking what it is I can say about their work, but how can I best share their work with others,” she explains.
“What opportunities can I find with the way that work can sit together in a room, to propel the storytelling of the featured artist and also insert an aspect of myself into that narrative?”
— Published on Dec 4th, 2025
Student volunteers from Windsor Law welcome donations from shoppers outside of a local grocery store for the Stuff-A-Bus food drive on Nov 23. (SUBMITTED BY AKASH SIDHU/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Windsor Law students turned generosity into action last weekend, filling an entire school bus with food and hygiene supplies – a heartwarming show of community support that became one of the Downtown Mission’s largest donations this year.
— Published on Dec 1st, 2025
The Detroit River is central to Windsor-Detroit's cross-border relationship (FILE/University of Windsor)
The Windsor-Detroit region has an extensive and rich history of cross-border connection, including as a key gateway in the Underground Railroad.
A pair of events next week highlight the longstanding international ties across the Detroit River and the role this region played in helping formerly enslaved people escape to freedom.
— Published on Nov 28th, 2025
Guadalupe Yesenia Hernández Márquez takes a sunset photo in Point Pelee National Park. [MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor]
By Sara Elliott
Bald eagles circled overhead as more than 50 biodiversity experts, Indigenous knowledge holders and science-policy leaders from around the world gathered at the Caldwell First Nation restoration site in the Carolinian forest of southwestern Ontario.
The landmark international biodiversity workshop was hosted by the University of Windsor, UNESCO Paris and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
— Published on Nov 26th, 2025
Dr. Munir Rahim is the first recipient of the Cancer Research Society National Partnership Grant. [Photo courtesy of Karen Metcalfe]
By Sara Elliott
Dr. Munir Rahim is the first recipient of the Cancer Research Society National Partnership Grant in collaboration with Play for a Cure and WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Rahim, a biomedical scientist and WE-SPARK core principal member, opened his lab in 2019 to study how the immune system responds to cancer.
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
UWindsor Summer 2025 Co-op/Internship Rising Star Award winner, Lucas Pineo, built technical expertise, tackled complex challenges and drove real change during his co-op at Ford Motor Company. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
Turning classroom knowledge into real-world impact is the goal of every graduate — and for third-year electrical engineering student Lucas Pineo, that dream became reality.
Through a 16-week co-op at Ford Motor Company, Pineo gained hands-on experience that went far beyond textbooks.
“My experience with Ford was phenomenal,” he said.
“I was able to meet and work with professionals, which helped me better understand what I want to do in the future.”
— Published on Nov 25th, 2025
Akshat Rami, one of UWindsor’s Summer 2025 Co-op/Internship Rising Star Award winners, turned his eight-month co-op into a career-building opportunity. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
From Classroom to Career: How a Co-op at Vistaprint Shaped a Data Analyst’s Future
Turning classroom knowledge into real-world impact is the goal of every graduate—and for University of Windsor alum Akshat Rami (MAC 2025), that dream became reality through an eight-month co-op at Vistaprint, a leading brand architecture that offers design, digital and print solutions for small businesses.
In this role as a data analyst, the experience proved transformative.
— Published on Nov 22nd, 2025
UWindsor alumna Cailey Theos is manager of partnership marketing at Canada Basketball (photo courtesy of Cailey Theos)
By Kate Hargreaves
When UWindsor Sport Management and Leadership alumna Cailey Theos (MHK ’21) recalls her experience with the program, she describes it as being part of a family.
From faculty, staff and peers to alumni and internship partners, she says “everybody that works within the program cares so much about everybody’s success. It feels so authentic.”
— Published on Nov 18th, 2025
Raj Bejankiwar, physical scientist with the IJC’s Great Lakes Regional Office in Windsor addresses the group during the two day workshop held at UWindsor. (SUBMITTED BY ALLISON VOGLESONG ZEJNATI/IJC/University of Windsor)
