Catherine Febria

Tecumseh partnership brings university expertise closer to the community

Signing of MOU between Town of Tecumseh and University of WindsorJudy Bornais, Associate Vice President, External, Gary McNamara, mayor of Tecumseh, Dr. J.J. McMurtry, President and Vice Chancellor and Robert Auger, Director of Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Town of Tecumseh and the University of Windsor. (PHOTO BY PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)

For Town of Tecumseh residents, the impact of a new partnership with the University of Windsor could turn up in familiar places — along the trails they walk, in the services they rely on and in the books stacked on their bedside tables. 

The five-year partnership will create opportunities for University students and researchers to work alongside the Town on local priorities. 

Science rooted in local waters earns Febria national recognition

Catherine FebriaFebria has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)

By Sara Elliott

Catherine Febria’s research begins in the smallest streams, where land, water and people meet. Its impact is now being recognized nationally.

From microbes and mushrooms to watersheds across the Great Lakes Basin, the University of Windsor ecologist uses science to understand and restore freshwater ecosystems while building relationships with the communities that depend on them.

UWindsor freshwater researchers earn Royal Society of Canada recognition

Catherine Febria, centre, conducts field research with three University of Windsor students while standing in the Sydenham River.University of Windsor researcher Dr. Catherine Febria, centre, conducts field work with students in the Sydenham River as part of her freshwater restoration research. (MIKE WILKINS/University of Windsor)

From tracking fish across the Great Lakes to restoring the streams that connect land, water and communities, University of Windsor researchers Dr. Aaron T. Fisk and Dr. Catherine Febria are advancing understanding of how freshwater ecosystems are understood, managed and protected.

Their work has now earned national recognition from the Royal Society of Canada.

Fisk, professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Changing Great Lakes Ecosystems, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his contributions to aquatic research and leadership.