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UWindsor Signs national commitment to support military-connected students

Elliott and Gordon sign documentChris Elliott, Commanding Officer of HMCS Hunter, and Robert Gordon, University of Windsor President and Vice-Chancellor, sign documents formalizing the University’s membership in the Canadian Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium during a ceremony at HMCS Hunter on Aug. 12, 2025. (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor)

WINDSOR, Ont. — The University of Windsor officially joined the Canadian Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium (CMVF3C) today during a special signing ceremony at HMCS Hunter, reaffirming its commitment to supporting military-connected students and their families.

The event brought together military leaders, University officials, and community members to celebrate a shared vision of inclusive, student-focused education. 

UWindsor and WDBA celebrate student impact with Gordie Howe Bridge model unveiling

Four people pose in front of a scale model of the Gordie Howe International BridgeUniversity of Windsor President Robert Gordon, engineering student Mariah Saad, Faculty of Engineering Dean Bill Van Heyst, and WDBA Chief Capital Officer Grant Hilbers unveil a scale model of the Gordie Howe International Bridge on July 17 at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation. The installation symbolizes a long-standing partnership focused on student opportunity and regional impact; Saad is among the more than 220 UWindsor students who have completed co-op placements with WDBA. (MIKE WILKINS/University of Windsor)

A partnership rooted in student innovation, experiential learning, and community impact was celebrated on July 17, 2025, as the University of Windsor and Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) unveiled a scale model of the Gordie Howe International Bridge at the Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation. 

Faculty of Human Kinetics hosts “Lacrosse as Medicine”

(Windsor, ON, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023) It was a day of celebrating lacrosse and its significance in Indigenous culture at the University of Windsor Monday.

The Faculty of Human Kinetics hosted “Lacrosse as Medicine” with Rain Whited, a member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames and former competitive lacrosse player for the Windsor Warlocks, Windsor Clippers, and Wallaceburg Red Devils.

The day began with Whited giving a guest lecture in the Ethics in Sport and Physical Activity course, followed by hands-on lacrosse workshops in the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.

Windsor Law Launches Transnational Arts & Entertainment Clinic

(Windsor, ON, Monday, January 16, 2023) – The legal needs of Windsor’s creative community will find support at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law beginning this semester with the founding of the Transnational Arts and Entertainment Law Clinic (TEALSC).

The program will provide a unique educational opportunity for students to gain clinical experience in a niche industry, aligning with the University’s core values of access to justice and supporting the growth of the creative economy.

UWindsor Joining Largest Freshwater Observational Research Network in Canada

Aaron Fisk, Katelynn Johnson and Trevor Pitcher

(Windsor, ON, Wednesday, January 4, 2023) – More than $1.77 million in funding will be coming to the University of Windsor to support its leadership of the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), a Canada Foundation for Innovation-funded network focused on the Great Lakes.

The funding is part of CFI’s Major Science Initiatives award of $15.25 million to a collaborative freshwater observational research network known as the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO).

Industrial Partnership Leads to Faster, More Efficient Research

(Windsor, ON, Friday, December 9, 2022) – An industrial partnership between PROTO Manufacturing Ltd. and the University of Windsor has resulted in the development of a cuttingedge scientific instrument for the discovery of new solid materials.

The system, called the High-Throughput Laboratory Powder Diffractometer, or LPD-HT uses x rays to rapidly test small amounts of such materials as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, minerals, and new nanomaterials.