Wednesday, November 9, 2025

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

YMCA and UWindsor launch new learning and career centre in downtown Windsor


A new chapter in community partnership and downtown revitalization began Monday as the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario (YSWO) and the University of Windsor celebrated the grand opening of the new YMCA Learning and Career Centre, in the heart of downtown Windsor.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Economics grad builds model to improve health care through better diagnosis


When Justin Bensette (BA ‘17, BSc ‘24, MSc ‘25) started his master’s research in economics, he wasn’t aiming to reinvent how people access health care.  

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Returning visiting scholar to speak on Indigenization and world Englishes


When Marc Zhichang Xu visited Windsor for the first time in early 2024, he found his time at the University to be “impressive and inspirational.”

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

Ottenbrite Seminar highlights sustainable science and next-generation sensors


The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted Christa Brosseau of Saint Mary’s University as guest speaker for the second annual Ottenbrite Seminar Series, held Friday, Oct. 24.  


TEACHING & LEARNING

Visit to Nagoya University builds international collaboration in STEM teaching


When George Zhou visited a high school in Japan as part of a six-week trip to Nagoya University, he was struck by the collaborative approach of the teachers.  

PEOPLE, EQUITY & INCLUSION

From Windsor to the World Series: The Alumni Team Behind the Toronto Blue Jays


On any given night inside Rogers Centre, while cameras follow every pitch and fans hold their breath, there is another team at work. They’re less visible, but just as vital to the magic of Toronto Blue Jays baseball.

PEOPLE, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Nursing dean named Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing


Debbie Sheppard-LeMoine, dean of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, will be inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing on Oct. 29, in recognition of her global impact on nursing education, leadership and policy. 

IN BRIEF

Young musicians invited to join UWindsor’s Lab School string program


Research Ethics Board submissions due first week of December for 2025 review


 

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