Science MattersSummer 2023 | |
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With research, study abroad courses and scientific conferences in full swing, summer does not slow us down in the Faculty of Science. Summer does, however, provide us with an opportunity to reflect upon the major events of the past academic year.
This year we were excited to welcome all our faculty, staff and students back to campus, and we took lessons from the pandemic to create new ways to be engaged in the classroom. We also saw growth in many areas of research including health, environment, and artificial intelligence, putting us at the leading edge of science. And we are excited about the new investments we have made in regional partnerships with municipalities, healthcare, wineries, breweries, and agricultural industries.
This past spring, we celebrated hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students at three convocation sessions and through our LEAD Medallion Scholars ceremony. And we showcased our alumni in our Because of Science at UWindsor series. We also recognized the achievements of our faculty and staff and recognized our retirees at our annual Spring and Shout event. Finally, we said good-bye to our dean, Dr. Chris Houser, and wished him well in his new chapter at University of Waterloo.
I too have enjoyed leading Science at UWindsor this past year and I am proud of all our accomplishments. And as we begin to prepare for a new academic year ahead, we hope you also will have a few moments for relaxation, reflection and rejuvenation this summer!
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Students Quinn Santoro and Rachael Roberts are serving internships in the Wine and Spirits Lab. | |
Lab supports local vintner and distillery industries
The Faculty of Science officially opened its Wine and Spirits Lab.
Housed in Essex Hall, the lab will provide laboratory analytical services to industry while creating authentic work-integrated experiences for students through on-campus internships.
Daily News: Lab supports local vintner and distillery industries
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University of Windsor joining largest freshwater observational research network in Canada
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.
Daily News: University of Windsor joining largest freshwater observational research network in Canada
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University of Windsor-RAEON graduate students and technicians approach a real-time water chemistry buoy in Lake Erie for cleaning and service aboard the RV Haffner in July 2022. | |
Neil Cesario, chief information security office for Sterling Information Technologies, speaks with a UWindsor computer science student about opportunities at the company. | |
Partnership to provide cybersecurity skills to computer science students
A partnership between the School of Computer Science and Sterling Information Technologies will provide graduate and undergraduate students with a comprehensive introduction to cybersecurity: access to the latest technology, software, and solutions, as well as real-world, hands-on experience through an immersive learning environment.
Daily News: Partnership to provide cybersecurity skills to computer science students
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Program shares skills in teaching science
A reception April 27 in the Essex Centre of Research building (CORe) celebrated science students who completed the SAGES program: Scholarship of teaching and learning Advancing Graduate Education in Science, technology, engineering, and math.
Daily News: Program shares skills in teaching science
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A reception April 27 celebrated graduates of a program to give science students experience in teaching. | |
The first cohort of graduates from the Master of Science in Translational Health Science program graduated in June, 2023. | |
First cohort to graduate from master's program in Translational Health Science
The first-ever cohort of students graduate with their Master of Science in Translational Health Science (MSTHS) degrees in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Daily News: First cohort to graduate from master’s program in Translational Health Science
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Because of Science at UWindsor | |
We are celebrating our illustrious alumni with a new series called 'Because of Science at UWindsor.' Each month we highlight the stories of alumni who share how their experiences as a student in the Faculty of Science at UWindsor contributed to their successes. Here are the latest alumni. | |
Alumni from biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science visited Costa Rica to learn about study-abroad opportunities for UWindsor students. | |
Study abroad experience attracts alumni support
Current science students lead a group of Faculty of Science alumni on a visit to the rainforests, volcanoes, and beaches of Costa Rica.
This trip educated alumni from biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science about the high-impact learning opportunities available to undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science and to reminisce on their own experiences at the University.
Daily News: Study abroad experience attracts alumni support
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Physics and education alumnus recognized for commitment to teaching
Alumnus Adam Mills’ (BSc 2005, B.Ed 2007) passion for educating has won him the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Award for Excellence in Teaching High School/CEGEP Physics (Ontario).
Daily News: Physics and education alumnus recognized for commitment to teaching
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Physics and education grad Adam Mills has won national recognition for his work teaching high school students. | |
Master’s student Tiana Visconti explores breast cancer treatment in the lab of WE-Spark Health Institute executive director Lisa Porter. | |
Regional health institute marks three-year milestone of a one-of-a-kind Windsor-Essex innovation
Windsor-Essex healthcare and academic institutions are marking three years since they joined using a one-of-a-kind model designed to elevate health research excellence — an innovative model that has proven to deliver exceptional results.
Daily News: Regional health institute marks three-year milestone as one-of-a-kind Windsor-Essex innovation
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Fundraiser makes health research fashionable
Biomedical sciences major Teodora Taleski took time out of her busy student schedule to organize a charity fashion show for the WE-Spark Health Institute, on March 3 in honour of International Women’s Day.
Daily News: Fundraiser makes health research fashionable
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Biomedical sciences major Teodora Taleski organized a fashion show that raised $5,000 to support the WE-Spark Health Institute. | |
Science Society president Anita Hu was one of the LEAD Medallion Scholars honoured by the Faculty of Science as part of Convocation celebrations. | |
Medallions grace leading science undergraduates
Before they hit the convocation stage, LEAD Medallion Scholars received their Faculty of Science medals in a ceremony in Alumni Auditorium on Tuesday, May 30.
Daily News: Medallions grace leading science undergraduates
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Surprise discovery opens line of inquiry in liver cancer
University of Windsor researchers have been awarded $750,000 by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to determine how a protein changes cell biology, fat accumulation in the liver, and how this can lead to liver cancer.
Daily News: Surprise discovery opens line of inquiry in liver cancer
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Bre-Anne Fifield is a member of a team exploring the role of a protein in developing liver cancer; the project has received a $750,000 research grant. | |
Biochemistry professor Kenneth Ng is a member of a multidisciplinary group of UWindsor researchers partnering in an effort to enhance Canada’s preparedness for future pandemics. | |
University of Windsor partners in pandemic preparedness research hub
The University of Windsor is a major partner in one of five new federal research hubs set to enhance Canada’s biomanufacturing capacity and preparedness for future pandemics.
A multidisciplinary group of UWindsor researchers will contribute by extending their research expertise and taking advantage of the unique cross-border location of the Windsor-Essex region to boost the development of pathogen surveillance technologies, knowledge translation, and highly qualified personnel training.
Daily News: University of Windsor partners in pandemic peparedness research hub
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This computer-rendered graphic shows a peptide bound to a protein. Image courtesy the Trant Team, University of Windsor. | |
Computational tool to simplify process of drug discovery
Drug discovery research can get complicated quickly and John Trant, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, wants to simplify the process.
Dr. Trant and his team have created an open-access computational tool that simplifies the process of investigating potential peptide drugs and recently published it in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. They previously posted an earlier version of the paper to the open-access repository ChemRxiv.
Daily News: Computational tool to simplify process of drug discovery
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Researchers apply artificial intelligence to forming teams of human collaborators
Whether conducting ground-breaking research in behavioural ecology or making the next blockbuster science fiction movie, success likely depends on assembling the right team.
A University of Windsor computer science professor has collaborated on a project to use artificial intelligence (AI) to assemble ideal teams of experts.
Daily News: Researchers apply artificial intelligence to forming teams of human collaborators
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UWindsor computer science professor Hossein Fani is a part of a research group exploring the use of artificial intelligence to assemble ideal teams of experts. | |
Professor Cameron Proctor (kneeling) with members of his research team planted trees in Amherstburg for residents willing to allow researchers to monitor the trees’ health. | |
Map-and-grow project monitoring health of Amherstburg trees
Science students and faculty members rolled up their sleeves to plant trees for this year’s Piroli’s Map and Grow Program on Earth Day, April 22.
Participating residents got one free sapling if they agreed to let researchers plot where the trees are planted and monitor their continued health to ensure they prosper.
Daily News: Map-and-grow project monitoring health of Amherstburg trees
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Faculty attracting attention | |
Professor emeritus lauded for service to Poland
Recognition by the president of Poland of his service to the country left him “immeasurably grateful,” says Frank Simpson, professor emeritus in the School of the Environment.
Dr. Simpson received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland at the Polish Consulate General in Toronto on May 2.
Daily News: Professor emeritus lauded for service to Poland
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Poland conferred its Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit on UWindsor professor emeritus Frank Simpson. | |
UWindsor professor Catherine Febria met with water engineer and Senator Rosa Galvez in Ottawa during Science Meets Parliament, May 1 and 2. | |
Researcher brings ecological expertise to Ottawa
UWindsor professor Catherine Febria, director of the Healthy Headwaters Lab and Canada Research Chair in Freshwater Restoration Ecology, joined Canada Research Chairs, Banting post-doctoral fellows, Indigenous scholars, and other emerging researchers to attend the Science Meets Parliament event in Ottawa, co-sponsored by Canada’s chief science advisor, Mona Nemer.
Daily News: Researcher brings ecological expertise to Ottawa
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