(Windsor, Ontario, April 8, 2021) – The tiny insect attracted to overripe bananas and discarded apple cores is being used at the University of Windsor to unlock one of the mysteries surrounding cancer in humans.
UWindsor biologist Andrew Swan is using fruit flies to study a protein that holds cell division in check. The protein, called tuberin, is the product of a tumour suppressor gene in our DNA. It’s been established that tuberin is related to cell growth, but Swan says its role in mitosis, or cell division, requires further study.
— Published on Apr 8th, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, April 1, 2021) – University of Windsor researchers have launched a pilot project to detect COVID-19 rapidly in populations with no reported symptoms. Participants in the Covid Screening Platform study will have their saliva tested weekly, and will get results via a cellphone app called MyCap.
— Published on Apr 6th, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, April 5, 2021) – Education professor Clinton Beckford has accepted a two-year appointment as acting vice-president, equity, diversity, and inclusion, UWindsor president Robert Gordon announced last week.
This appointment will provide guidance, advocacy, insight, and leadership as the University works toward a Senate-governed leadership role at the vice-president level. Dr. Beckford will lead a process to establish bylaws for the permanent position.
— Published on Apr 5th, 2021
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— Published on Mar 31st, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, March 29, 2021) – An asymptomatic case of COVID-19 in the University of Windsor’s Alumni Hall residence was confirmed by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit today following widespread testing of stud
— Published on Mar 29th, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, March 28, 2021) – As part of the University of Windsor’s ongoing efforts to monitor and screen for COVID-19, daily samples of wastewater across campus are being analysed. Saturday evening, the University was made aware that the wastewater sampling associated with Alumni Hall Residence was positive for SARS-CoV-2.
— Published on Mar 28th, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, March 22, 2021) – Researchers at the University of Windsor using sewage as an early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks are receiving $540,000 in funding as part of a new provincial wastewater surveillance system co-ordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
— Published on Mar 22nd, 2021
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(Windsor, Ontario, March 16, 2021) – A UWindsor geospatial data analyst is using her skills to help Windsor-Essex residents identify vaccine pharmacies in the community.
— Published on Mar 16th, 2021
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— Published on Feb 25th, 2021
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