Wednesday, April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

A daughter's grief, a nurse's reckoning: UWindsor researcher calls for system-level reform in cancer care


Dr. Natalie Giannotti’s research has always focused on improving patient safety and healthcare systems. But it wasn’t until she found herself navigating the system as a daughter, supporting her father through his cancer diagnosis and treatment, that the gaps she had long studied became personal.

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

Theatre collaboration restages local history of freedom and justice


Accused of killing a bounty hunter in self-defence, the story of freedom seeker John Anderson is at the centre of The Price of Freedom, restaged through a University of Windsor and Arts Collective Theatre collaboration.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

New publication highlights Windsor Law role in global AI and robotics policy work


From autonomous systems to algorithmic decision-making, artificial intelligence (AI) is raising questions that extend beyond the scope of law alone.

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

Walkway a reminder of living 'the Moriarty Way'


Each person who makes their way toward the Toldo Lancer Centre will now be doing so on the Moriarty Way as the newly opened walkway honours the late Dr. Richard Moriarty. 

CAMPUS LIFE

UWindsor student volunteers provide 24/7 emergency medical response on campus


At any hour of the day or night, while most of campus studies, works or sleeps, a dedicated group of student volunteers is ready to respond.

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

Court filings, bail hearings and urgent deadlines — at 20 years old


University of Windsor student Bianca Toma entered a high-pressure legal workplace and quickly proved she could handle real legal responsibility as a second-year student.

CAMPUS LIFE

Wet weather, warm welcome: UWindsor hosts 2,000+ at Spring Open House


Despite a steady spring rainfall, the University of Windsor welcomed more than 2,000 prospective students and their families to campus on Saturday, April 25 for its annual Spring Open House.

CAMPUS LIFE

Sixty years after grandfather's graduation, UWindsor student carries on a family physics tradition


The passion for physics runs strong in one University of Windsor family. 

TEACHING & LEARNING

From pediatric patient to professor: Rebecca Balasa on nursing, research and why Windsor felt like home


For Dr. Rebecca Balasa, the path to nursing didn't start in a classroom. Her own experiences as a pediatric patient introduced her to the role nurses play, not only in delivering treatment, but in providing comfort and connection.

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Green innovation puts Enactus Windsor on national map


A student-led entrepreneurship team at the University of Windsor is heading to the national stage after earning several top finishes at the Enactus Canada Central Canada Regional Exposition.

TEACHING & LEARNING

How one UWindsor student helped shape a town’s digital future


From social media posts to public memos, how municipalities communicate with residents is a delicate art — one where every word and visual can shape how people engage with their government. 

COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS

Co-op placement leads to job offer for UWindsor electrical engineering student


A University of Windsor engineering student’s ability to bridge classroom theory with real-world problem-solving helped clear a major hurdle for an industrial product and led directly to a job offer.

IN BRIEF

Windsor-Essex health research collaborations highlighted at WE-SPARK conference


LEAP event showcases pathways to success through accessibility supports

 

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