Faculty of Nursing professor Natalie Giannotti led a study examining perceptions of medication incident reporting, helping advance a culture of patient safety, learning, and transparency. (SUBMITTED BY NATALIE GIANNOTTI/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Administering medication may appear straightforward, but behind every dose is a complex series of steps where errors can still occur despite the best intentions of health-care professionals.
Nearly two decades after introducing a medication incident reporting system for nursing students, the University of Windsor is seeing evidence that its efforts to build a culture of safety are taking hold.
— Published on Jul 14th, 2026
UWindsor nursing graduate Aaron Aine now works as a registered nurse in labour and delivery after overcoming the challenges of immigrating to Canada, starting university during the pandemic and earning his Canadian citizenship while completing his degree. (SUBMITTED BY AARON AINE/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Just a few years ago, Aaron Aine imagined a very different future.
Growing up in Uganda, he studied history, economics and literature with plans to become a lawyer. Nursing was never part of the plan.
Everything changed after immigrating to Canada in 2019. Aine completed his final year of high school in Scarborough before enrolling in the University of Windsor's nursing program at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was adapting to a new country, a new education system and a new way of learning all at once.
— Published on Jul 14th, 2026
Dr. Maddie Brockbank is one of the first cohort of Innovation Fellows in a new program at the University of Windsor (KYLE ARCHIBALD/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
When social work professor Maddie Brockbank first saw the call for applications to UWindsor’s Innovation Fellowship, she wasn’t sure her work would be a good fit.
“I remember thinking, this is not for me,” she recalls.
— Published on Jul 13th, 2026
Dr. Dan Xiao (right) is designing a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging device. (University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
Ten University of Windsor researchers are turning their work into ventures as members of the inaugural Innovation Fellowship cohort.
The fellows aim to bring research-based business ideas to market, from a cybersecurity training program to a low-cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device.
— Published on Jul 9th, 2026
Professor Shanthi Senthe is co-organizing an international conference in Sri Lanka, in partnership with Stanford University and the University of Wisconsin Law School, to examine pressing social and legal issues affecting South Asia. (SUBMITTED BY SHANTHI SENTHE/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Reinforcing its position as a global leader in legal scholarship, the University of Windsor is co-convening an international conversation on South Asia's most pressing legal issues.
— Published on Jul 8th, 2026
Dr. Muharem Kianieff is the author of the second edition of Blockchain Technology and the Law: Opportunities and Risks, which explores the legal opportunities and challenges surrounding blockchain technology. (PETER MARVAL/University of Windsor)
By Sara Meikle
Nearly two decades after Bitcoin first appeared, blockchain technology remains one of the most talked-about and often misunderstood innovations of the digital age.
For Dr. Muharem Kianieff, a professor at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law, that enduring fascination inspired a newly expanded second edition of his book, Blockchain Technology and the Law: Opportunities and Risks.
— Published on Jul 8th, 2026
Dr. Bill Van Heyst has been renewed for a second term as dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Windsor, effective Sept. 1, 2026. (MIKE WILKINS/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
Walking through the atrium of the Centre for Engineering Innovation this past year, passersby may have noticed posters reading “Go Bill Go!” and “Two-Term Dean” in support of Bill Van Heyst, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, ahead of his renewal process.
The University of Windsor has since confirmed that Van Heyst will continue to lead the faculty through a second term, effective Sept. 1.
— Published on Jul 6th, 2026
Dr. Andrew Perrotta worked as the physiologist with the Canadian national women’s field hockey team during the Rio Olympic cycle (PROVIDED BY A. PERROTTA/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
For female athletes — and women in general — bone health is key to long-term health.
At the same time, research on women’s physiology has often been overlooked in medicine and sports science.
— Published on Jul 2nd, 2026
Mahshid Soleimani, lab manager and doctoral student in applied social psychology (left), and Dr. Catherine Kwantes, professor of industrial organizational psychology in the Department of Psychology (right) in the University of Windsor's Centre for Culture and Organizational Research (CCOR). (ANGELA KHARBOUTLI/ University of Windsor).
By Lindsay Charlton
What happens when leaders’ ideal impact on their employees doesn't align with employees’ experiences?
University of Windsor researchers are examining how that gap in self-awareness influences workplace dynamics.
— Published on Jun 30th, 2026
Dr. Linda Rohr has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics (MICHAEL WILKINS/University of WIndsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Dr. Linda Rohr will serve a second five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Human Kinetics beginning July 1.
“I am thrilled to continue to champion the blue and gold. I look forward to growing our impact, from research and scholarly endeavours, to campus wellness and community engagement,” said Rohr of her reappointment.
— Published on Jun 29th, 2026
Faculty of Nursing professor Natalie Giannotti led a study examining perceptions of medication incident reporting, helping advance a culture of patient safety, learning, and transparency. (SUBMITTED BY NATALIE GIANNOTTI/University of Windsor)
