Research & Innovation

By Lori Bona

From navigation to monitoring ocean traffic, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasing role in ships and maritime operations — including those used by the Canadian Armed Forces. 

But relying too heavily on AI in maritime vessels introduces new risks for human operators and defence systems, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Windsor. 

By Lindsay Charlton

Every time you start your car, sensors, software and wireless connections work together to keep you moving.

Dr. Mitra Mirhassani wants to make sure no one can use that technology against you.

By Sara Elliott

A University of Windsor researcher is making the medicines people already take work better – and turning that science into jobs, companies and globally commercialized technology rooted in Windsor-Essex.

Dr. Nick Vukotic, Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and PROTO Manufacturing Industrial Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received a 2025 Impact Award-Innovation through the University of Windsor’s Employee Recognition Awards program, recognizing his work bridging academia and industry.

By Sara Elliott

Nearly half your genome operates on a clock. Daylight Saving Time throws it off.

When the clocks move forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time on March 8, our body’s natural clock — the circadian rhythm — gets disrupted. 

By Kate Hargreaves 

With children’s literature becoming a flashpoint for controversy in both the United States and Canada, the question of who is represented in stories for kids and how those stories are told appears more urgent than ever. 

An upcoming colloquium hosted by the University of Windsor department of English will focus on precarity in children’s literature, examining the ways in which marginalized identities are represented in texts for children. 

By Sara Meikle

The University of Windsor’s Faculty of Nursing is advancing its research ecosystem through the launch of the Nursing Research Collaborative.

The new Collaborative marks a significant milestone in the Faculty’s strategic plan. It formalizes three core research pillars while creating intentional space to grow research capacity, foster collaboration and enhance impact across programs and communities.

By Lindsay Charlton

Many insurance companies offer lower rates to drivers who demonstrate safe habits — but what data is actually being collected, and how is it being used?

A new research project led by Dr. Mitra Mirhassani, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Windsor, is examining the privacy implications of the mobile apps insurers ask drivers to install.

This April, the University of Windsor will host the Research and Innovation Excellence Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions from across campus. 

Celebrating excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity, as well as initiatives that engage community, industry and government partners to advance the exchange of knowledge, technology and expertise, the event will highlight achievements across disciplines and career stages. 

By Sara Meikle

As Canada faces ongoing health-care worker shortages, internationally educated nurses (IENs) are increasingly relied upon to fill critical roles.

Research by Dr. Edward Cruz, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, suggests many of these nurses continue to encounter systemic barriers that limit their ability to fully integrate into the workforce — even as they are actively recruited to meet demand.

By Kate Hargreaves

For any musician, losing the ability to play their instrument sounds like a nightmare.

For Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer for the Japanese rock band RADWIMPS, this became a reality while on a national concert tour in 2009.

Having developed musician’s dystonia, a rare neurological condition impacting his motor control, Yamaguchi continued to perform until 2015 when he made the decision to step away from drumming due to progressing symptoms.