Biomedical sciences undergraduate researcher Adam Bakos presents at the 2026 WE-SPARK Health Institute’s annual Health Research Conference. (Photo courtesy of WE-SPARK/University of Windsor)
Nearly 400 researchers, clinicians, students and community partners gathered at Caesars Windsor on March 28 for the 2026 WE-SPARK Health Institute’s annual Health Research Conference.
Participants from across disciplines shared research, exchanged ideas and explored new approaches to improving patient care and addressing pressing health challenges.
— Published on Apr 24th, 2026
Pictured left to right are members of Enactus Windsor who earned multiple awards at the Enactus Canada Central Canada Regional Exposition: Ryan Gadoury, Amal Jose, Ramla (Rana) Hammoud, Anita Jafari, Nash Wilkins and Luca Bienaz. (SUBMITTED BY RYAN GADOURY/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
A student-led entrepreneurship team at the University of Windsor is heading to the national stage after earning several top finishes at the Enactus Canada Central Canada Regional Exposition.
Enactus Windsor placed in all four Impact Challenges at the competition, becoming one of only three post-secondary institutions in the country to do so — and the only one in Central Canada.
— Published on Apr 23rd, 2026
The Faculty of Nursing welcomes Professor Rebecca Balasa to the University of Windsor. Her experience in nursing and public health, along with her research on child health equity, brings valuable insight to our community. (SUBMITTED BY REBECCA BALASA/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
For Dr. Rebecca Balasa, the path to nursing didn't start in a classroom.
Her own experiences as a pediatric patient introduced her to the role nurses play, not only in delivering treatment, but in providing comfort and connection.
“I was really inspired by my own healthcare team,” she said. “It was through my relationships with nurses and seeing everything they do that I decided to go into the profession.”
That sense of purpose continues to guide her as she joins the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Nursing.
— Published on Apr 22nd, 2026
Dr. Jyotika Virdi’s new book, Indian Art Cinema and its Cultural Elites, examines films, filmmakers and institutions from the mid-1950s to the 1990s in post-independence India. (Submitted by Jyotika Virdi/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
A University of Windsor professor's new book revisits India's art cinema movement, arguing it was both shaped by and helped reinforce class distinctions while elevating the country's global film profile.
Dr. Jyotika Virdi’s new book, Indian Art Cinema and its Cultural Elites, examines films, filmmakers and institutions from the mid-1950s to the 1990s in post-independence India.
— Published on Apr 21st, 2026
Jane Simanovski (left) and her team of colleagues and students stand with their research poster at the WE-SPARK conference in March, highlighting a cross-border study on caregivers supporting lung transplant patients. (SUBMITTED BY EDWARD CRUZ/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
It takes more than medical expertise to support a patient after a lung transplant.
As April marks Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, a new cross-border study examines an often-overlooked part of the transplant journey — the family members and friends who provide care after surgery.
— Published on Apr 21st, 2026
Odette School of Business professor Dr. Yanhong Li is leading a SSHRC funded study examining how workplace dress norms and office design shape self expression and feelings of belonging. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
What do you wear to work?
Is what you wear truly your choice?
Or is it a reflection of how your workplace signals you are expected to look?
What employees wear is often assumed to be a personal decision, but in reality, those choices are often shaped by workplace norms, informal cues and broader power structures.
Clothing can affect how professionalism is judged, how credibility and organizational fit are assigned and how comfortable someone feels simply existing at work.
— Published on Apr 20th, 2026
From left, Fatima Hamad, Lauren Oschanney and Olivia Wahby drew on their science backgrounds to co-author a children's book about cancer. (Photo supplied by the authors/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Cancer is a difficult subject to approach, both emotionally and academically.
Explaining it to children makes that challenge even greater.
— Published on Apr 16th, 2026
Professor Catherine Heard plays a stop-motion animation created by one of her students during the final critique of her VSAR-1060 class. (VICTOR ROMAO/University of Windsor)
By Victor Romao
Colourful shapes bounced, collided and slipped across the screen as abstract forms moved in tight rhythms, set to beeps, boops and bursts of heavy metal drumming.
The screening marked the final project for students enrolled in VSAR-1060 Introduction to Elements of Art and Principles of Design.
The short films — each between 60 and 90 seconds — featured abstract, non-narrative animations made with paper, found objects and digital sound.
— Published on Apr 16th, 2026
Master of Engineering student Godswisdom Ogbonna speaking at a University of Windsor event. (GODSWISDOM OGBONNA/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
If you had $1 million to solve a problem, what would you choose? And how?
When Master of Engineering student Godswisdom Ogbonna came to the University of Windsor, he set up a booth in the CAW Student Centre asking students that very question.
An international student from Nigeria, Ogbonna said when he first came to the city, he was caught in a cycle — class, study, sleep, repeat.
“In my second semester, I told myself I was going to attend more events and meet more people,” he said.
— Published on Apr 14th, 2026
Corina Farai Makore, now a University of Windsor doctoral student researching correctional healthcare policy, is pictured at her 2015 MPH graduation from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. (SUBMITTED BY CORINA FARAI MAKORE/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
When Corina Farai Makore began her PhD at the University of Windsor, she wasn’t just pursuing a long-held personal goal, she was equipping herself to change a system.
As healthcare manager at the South West Detention Centre in Windsor, Makore leads 50 nurses and oversees a 10-bed infirmary providing 24/7 care for incarcerated patients.
At the same time, she is a scholar using her doctoral research to guide policy reform and strengthen correctional nursing in Ontario.
— Published on Apr 14th, 2026
Biomedical sciences undergraduate researcher Adam Bakos presents at the 2026 WE-SPARK Health Institute’s annual Health Research Conference. (Photo courtesy of WE-SPARK/University of Windsor)
