Dr. Narayan Kar and his team at the University of Windsor's CHARGE Lab have received the Innovation Champion Award at the 35th Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
For his work at the Centre for Hybrid Automotive Research and Green Energy (CHARGE) Lab, Dr. Narayan Kar and his team have received the Innovation Champion Award at the 35th Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.
Sponsored by Doane Grant Thornton LLP, the award recognizes exceptional contributions to technological advancement and industry transformation, highlighting Kar’s leadership and the CHARGE Lab’s impact on the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
— Published on Oct 27th, 2026
Dr. Amy Fitzgerald is a co-investigator on a WE-SPARK funded project examining extreme weather and intimate partner violence (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Extreme heat, flooding and poor air quality can threaten more than physical health.
For people experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV), these conditions may also increase risks and make it harder to seek help.
A team of researchers that includes UWindsor faculty and alumni is investigating how extreme weather may affect IPV in Windsor-Essex, an area they say has received limited attention in local research.
— Published on Oct 27th, 2026
Drs. Asma Ahmed and Naved Bakali alongside TDSB principal Qaiser Ahmad have developed a new AQ course combatting Islamophobia in schools (PROVIDED BY A. AHMED/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Faith is an important part of how some students understand themselves and the world around them, and they do not leave this part of their identity at the classroom door.
A new additional qualification (AQ) course offered by the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Education aims to help teachers gain the knowledge and practical tools to better support Muslim students and respond to Islamophobia in educational settings.
— Published on Oct 26th, 2026
Dr. Juliet Bushi at Botswana Open University (PROVIDED BY J. BUSHI/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
A new opportunity for experiential learning and research is available to UWindsor students this coming summer in Botswana.
Part of the Faculty of Education’s Global Community Engagement Program (GCEP), which already provides international service-learning opportunities in China, Jamaica and Tanzania, Botswana is the latest country to be added to this list of options.
— Published on Oct 26th, 2026
University of Windsor student Ally Peddie created the research project A Slice of Windsor, detailing exploring the origins and history of Windsor-style pizza. (Courtesy Ally Peddie/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
If you asked someone what Windsor is known for, you might hear different answers, from the auto industry to its riverfront views. Ask a local, though, and one is sure to top the list — pizza.
Cornmeal-dusted crust, shredded pepperoni, canned mushrooms and Galati cheese all make Windsor-style pizza unique. But how did it start? And how did it become the iconic formula used across pizza shops in the city?
— Published on Oct 26th, 2026
Dr. Nick Vukotic and student researchers (photographed) are working together with Dr. Simon Rondeau-Gagne’s lab to find real-world solutions to cancer treatment. (University of Windsor)
From new medicines to new companies, taking research beyond the lab.
— Published on Oct 23rd, 2026
Kathryn Bernard received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anaerobe Society of the Americas in Seattle in 2022. (Courtesy of Kathryn Bernard/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
For University of Windsor science alumna Kathryn Bernard (BSc ’76), the genus of bacteria Bernardella has a special ring to it.
In 2026, a group of Canadian scientists named a new genus of bacteria Bernardella in recognition of her career as a bacteriologist.
— Published on Oct 22nd, 2026
Dr. Dan Xiao won the inaugural UWindsor Innovation Fellowship. Pictured with Dr. Shanthi Johnson (L) and Tom Schnekenburger (R). (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Three University of Windsor Faculty of Science researchers earned top honours in the inaugural UWindsor Innovation Fellowship for projects with potential applications in poultry farming, cancer treatment and chemical detection.
Dr. Dan Xiao, Dr. Brian DeVeale and PhD student Nathan Drouillard were among 10 fellows from across the University who spent 14 weeks learning how to turn their research into viable business ventures.
— Published on Oct 21st, 2026
Giang Nguyen and her family outside their Windsor restaurant, Pho Xic Lo (PROVIDED BY G. NGUYEN/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Giang Nguyen had never owned a restaurant or even worked in a kitchen when she moved to Canada three years ago with her family.
A trained teacher with a master's degree in teaching English as a second language from her home country of Vietnam, Nguyen came to Windsor to pursue a master of education at the University of Windsor.
Three years later, she's earned her degree and traded the classroom for the kitchen, becoming the owner of two Vietnamese restaurants in Windsor-Essex.
— Published on Oct 16th, 2026
Dr. Joseph Zurakowski earned a Governor General's Gold Medal, which he will receive at the University of Windsor's Fall 2026 Convocation.
By Sara Elliott
At the heart of University of Windsor alumnus Joseph Zurakowski's (PhD ’25) passion for chemistry is the thrill of creating something new — and the possibility that his discoveries could help other scientists advance their research.
“I love making molecules, it’s so much fun,” Zurakowski says.
— Published on Oct 14th, 2026
Dr. Narayan Kar and his team at the University of Windsor's CHARGE Lab have received the Innovation Champion Award at the 35th Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
