PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s research shows that some farmed fish would prefer consuming microscopic organisms to commercial fish food pellets. (Photo courtesy of Ken Drouillard/University of Windsor).
By Sara Elliott
Some farmed fish are snubbing commercial fish food pellets in favour of naturally and freely available microscopic organisms and invertebrates.
That is according to PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s study which showed farmed tilapia in net-pen cages in Kenya were not significantly consuming the provisioned commercial fish feed – one of the highest costs of production.
— Published on Jan 20th, 2026
Actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie play hockey rivals Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov in the hit streaming show Heated Rivalry. (BELLMEDIA/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
From social media to the Golden Globes, the spicy new TV show Heated Rivalry seems to be everywhere.
The Canadian-made romance, directed by Jacob Tierney and based on the book series by Rachel Reid, centres around fictional gay and bisexual professional hockey players navigating their on-ice careers and personal lives.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
PhD candidate Mona Farhani assessed PCB levels to understand how climate-driven changes in water levels influence pollution dynamics in the Detroit River. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
As water levels in the Detroit River rise and fall, so do concentrations of toxic legacy pollutants.
New research by University of Windsor environmental science PhD candidate Mona Farhani shows that higher water levels are associated with increased concentrations of bioavailable polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at some locations — a long-lasting toxic chemical linked to human and ecosystem health risks.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
Maria Badalova (left) and Domenic Varacalli (right) testing samples in the lab. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
With respiratory viruses surfacing this cold and flu season, University of Windsor researchers are asking ill members of the campus community to voluntarily provide saliva samples for viral research.
The Saliva Screening Lab, which is part of a research project led by Dr.Kenneth Ng and supported by the New Frontiers in Research Fund, is appealing campus-wide to those feeling under the weather to help advance virus surveillance.
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
Hema Priya Mahendran, Lisa Porter, Ingrid Qemo, Dorota Lubanska and Bre-Anne Fifield are a few of the authors on a new paper published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
The key to designing future brain cancer therapies could lie with a mighty protein called Spy1, which is found in neural stem cells in the adult brain.
Neural stem cells play a critical role in memory, learning and brain repair.
— Published on Jan 12th, 2026
Dr. Dan Watt presenting the inaugural Dr. Daniel Frank Watt Scholarship in Materials Engineering to recipient, graduate student Amirmasoud Khodadadibehtash, at the University of Windsor on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Described as one of the “founding figures” of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor, Dr. Dan Watt is continuing his legacy through a scholarship for materials engineers pursuing research.
The inaugural Dr. Daniel Frank Watt Scholarship in Materials Engineering was awarded Dec. 17 to its first recipient, graduate student Amirmasoud Khodadadibehtash, during a celebration attended by Watt, his wife Linda Menard-Watt, faculty members and friends and family.
— Published on Jan 12th, 2026
The University of Windsor is seeking nominations to the federal Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program. (TRAVIS FAUTEAUX/University of Windsor)
— Published on Jan 14th, 2026
Shantelle Browning-Morgan is a high school teacher and Joint PhD student (S. BROWNING-MORGAN/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Shantelle Browning-Morgan describes her passion for Black Canadian history as “rooted in blood memory, fuelled by a duty to honour the past, present and future.”
A descendant of Underground Railroad freedom seekers, Browning-Morgan has long worked to share that history through her work as a high school teacher and curriculum developer.
— Published on Jan 13th, 2026
First-year engineering students Saxon Vandenwollenberg (seated) and Sneha Chitte (standing) helped to develop custom artificial intelligence models to help detect diabetic retinopathy and presented their findings at the 37th IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Researchers at the University of Windsor, including two first-year engineering students, have developed custom artificial intelligence models to help detect diabetic retinopathy — a leading cause of adult blindness — at earlier stages of the disease.
Their work compared four machine learning models, known as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), designed to analyze retinal images and identify patterns associated with the condition.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
PhD candidate Rahaf Hussein (BSc ‘19) won both a Jury Prize and the People’s Choice Award for her photograph, titled “Copper Beach” in 2023. (RAHAF HUSSEIN/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Here is your chance to create art through a scientific lens.
Canada’s annual scientific research image contest 2026 edition is open for submissions.
— Published on Jan 6th, 2026
PhD candidate Dennis Otieno’s research shows that some farmed fish would prefer consuming microscopic organisms to commercial fish food pellets. (Photo courtesy of Ken Drouillard/University of Windsor).
