Celebrating 30 years of partnership, the Stellantis Canada-University of Windsor Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) welcomed visitors on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, inside the facilities. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/ University of Windsor)
Marking 30 years of collaboration, the Stellantis Canada-University of Windsor Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) welcomed visitors Tuesday for a rare look inside the facilities and technology driving the future of vehicle development.
A first-of-its-kind Canadian partnership between industry, academia and government, the ARDC conducts research, testing and engineering work to advance the technology, quality and safety of tomorrow’s vehicles.
— Published on Aug 5th, 2026
Joint PhD in Educational Studies students are spending July 2026 on UWindsor's campus (FILE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
On an extremely hot day in early July, 42 doctoral students arrived on the University of Windsor campus for the Joint PhD in Educational Studies 2026 summer institute.
Over the whirr of handheld fans, first-year students introduced themselves to one another while second years exchanged hugs and life updates after a year apart.
— Published on Jul 20th, 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)
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 21st, 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
Celebrating 30 years of partnership, the Stellantis Canada-University of Windsor Automotive Research and Development Centre (ARDC) welcomed visitors on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, inside the facilities. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/ University of Windsor)
