University of Windsor Visual Arts and Built Environment program coordinator and architect Jasson Grossi standing at the front at the Queen's Dock Cultural Pier in Windsor, Ont. (PETER MARVAL/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
At the foot of Mill Street in Windsor’s Sandwich Town, a new pier is giving residents a fresh perspective on the Detroit River.
Within moments after the Bexhigoyaak Pier, also known as the Queen’s Dock Cultural Pier, opened this spring, people were casting lines into the water — something pier and park designer Jason Grossi was happy to see.
— Published on Sep 10th, 2026
Graduate student Angelina Kemp delivering place-based environmental science materials to Iqaluimmiut youth. (Courtesy of Patricia Rokitnicki/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
In Iqaluit, Nunavut, University of Windsor researchers are helping young people turn the birds around their homes into a gateway to Arctic science, conservation training and community-based wildlife monitoring.
The team received a $172,200 three-year grant for the project through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) PromoScience program.
— Published on Sep 14th, 2026
Febria 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.
— Published on Sep 10th, 2026
(From left to right) Dr. Barbara Crow, provost and vice-president, academic, Dr. J.J. McMurtry, president and vice-chancellor, GSS president Dora Stolkova, University librarian and library dean Dr. Selinda Berg cut the ribbon for the new Study Commons at the University of Windsor's Leddy Library on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Kyle Archibald/ University of Windsor)
By Lindsay Charlton
What makes libraries meaningful is what people learn, discover and create within them, says university librarian and dean Selinda Berg. Students at the University of Windsor now have a new space to do just that.
As campus bustled with new students Tuesday, the Leddy Library celebrated the official opening of the Graduate Student Society (GSS) Study Commons with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
— Published on Sep 9th, 2026
Aaron Fisk with former graduate student and current RAEON glider technician, Lydia Paulic, in Parry Sound. (Courtesy of Aaron Fisk/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
For more than two decades, University of Windsor researcher Dr. Aaron T. Fisk has helped change how scientists understand freshwater ecosystems – from how contaminants move through aquatic food webs to where fish travel, feed and spawn across the Great Lakes and the Arctic.
That body of work has now earned Fisk one of Canada’s highest academic honours.
— Published on Sep 9th, 2026
From left - Best presentation award winner; Tasnem Musa, and judges; Atousa Ahmadi, Mary Egbuta, John Hunter, and Stephanie Dupley at the third annual MCEcon Conference at the University of Windsor on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Courtesy Zareen Amtul/ University of Windsor)
University of Windsor students shared applied research in materials chemistry and engineering with scientists and industry professionals Aug. 13 at the third annual MCEcon Conference.
Hosted by the Master’s in Material Chemistry and Engineering program (MMCE), the conference gave students an opportunity to share their research, connect with industry professionals and build their professional networks.
— Published on Sep 10th, 2026
Students get hands-on learning experience in ergonomics (FILE/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
Dr. Jim Potvin didn’t know much about ergonomics when he was first hired to help the General Motors (GM) transmission plant in Windsor improve worker safety.
He needed a summer job and had heard that the plant hired engineering students. Potvin, however, was a kinesiology student.
— Published on Sep 1st, 2026
Alumnus Jo Primeau aka Juice Boxx recently appeared on Canada's Drag Race All Stars (PROVIDED BY J. PRIMEAU/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
On the road from UWindsor's School of Visual Arts to Canada's Drag Race, artistry has always taken centre stage for Jo Primeau (BFA '11).
Better known as drag persona Juice Boxx, Primeau began performing back in 2016 after graduating from UWindsor and moving to Toronto to study makeup and special effects at Complections Makeup Artistry (now CMU College).
Work in television, film and events, followed by a role with MAC Cosmetics, eventually led Primeau to drag.
— Published on Aug 27th, 2026
Dr. Scott Harroun’s microscopy image, Nanoscale signaling, is a top 20 finalist in the Acfas La preuve par l'image photo contest. (SARA ELLIOTT/University of Windsor)
By Sara Elliott
The glittering gold and red image titled Nanoscale signaling is in striking contrast to the research behind it.
What appears to be a thing of beauty is, in fact, lung cancer cells studded with gold nanoparticles.
— Published on Aug 27th, 2026
Better understanding the timing of forest fire season means better preparation for Ontario (CHRIS LEBOUTILLIER via Unsplash/University of Windsor)
By Kate Hargreaves
With smoke from fires hundreds of kilometres away blanketing the region and wreaking havoc on air quality, Ontario's fire season has become increasingly relevant in the lives of Windsorites.
At the same time, a UWindsor statistician has been crunching the numbers to help Ontario better prepare.
— Published on Aug 25th, 2026
University of Windsor Visual Arts and Built Environment program coordinator and architect Jasson Grossi standing at the front at the Queen's Dock Cultural Pier in Windsor, Ont. (PETER MARVAL/ University of Windsor)
