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Forensics students eligible for Bookstore discounts Tuesday
- Apr 7, 2025The Campus Bookstore is offering savings to forensics students on Tuesday, April 8, as part of a series of discount days targeted to students in specific programs.
Hooded sweatshirts embroidered with “Forensics” are available for $55 — a savings on the regular price of $69.95. The sweatshirts are a 50-50...
Explanation of new type of magnet attracting notice
- Mar 21, 2025Physics professor Jeffrey Rau’s research into a new type of magnetism has caught the attention of the pre-eminent journal Physical Review Letters. One of his latest publications was not only featured in the journal, but was selected for its “Collection of the Year 2024” list.
“Out of the 2,000 to 2,500 published papers, which are...
Talk to offer perspectives on immigrant career journey
- Mar 19, 2025UWindsor alumnus Franklin H. Ezenwa (BSc 2015), a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and software developer at IBM Canada, will discuss his career journey as an immigrant to Canada in a free presentation hosted by the Cube in the Freed-Orman Commons from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday, March 24.
Ezenwa spoke at the Lancer Leadership...
Virtual reality interface wins notice for computer science student
- Mar 14, 2025The School of Computer Science is celebrating the achievement of master of science student Hai Ly, whose research paper on skeleton-based keystroke recognition in virtual reality received the Best Short Paper Award at the IEEE AIxVR 2025 Conference.
Co-authored with his supervisor, Dan Wu, the paper, "Towards Skeleton-Based Keystroke Recognition in Virtual Reality," introduces an...
Hackathon brings computer students and industry together
- Mar 14, 2025Students, mentors, and industry professionals gathered Feb. 15 and 16 for a weekend of creativity and collaboration. The WinHacks hackathon welcomed about 150 participants, volunteers, and sponsors, with teams competing for more than $2,000 in prizes.
Organized by the Computer Science Society, the event featured workshops, mentorship, and networking, giving both new and experienced...
More than coding: how co-op is shaping a student’s IT experience
- Mar 12, 2025For Meet Solanki, a third-year computer science student at the University of Windsor, co-op has been a game-changer. Currently working as a data specialist assistant at the South Essex Community Council (SECC), Solanki has found the perfect balance between honing his technical skills and making a meaningful impact in the community.
His experience demonstrates that gaining valuable tech...
Winning photo documents Icelandic learning experience
- Mar 5, 2025A study abroad trip to Iceland enabled science major Linda Nguyen to apply knowledge from class to real-world environments and gave her the opportunity to immerse herself in another culture.
Now a photo of her examining specimens on Djúpalónssandur Beach, taken by classmate Sona Regonda in 2022, has won top honours in the Go Global photo contest. Previous Go Global scholarship...
Student reports on rare bird sightings in Essex County
- Mar 5, 2025Essex County broke 52 records for local bird sightings in 2024. From a high count of pelicans to a first nesting record for Canada to a rare and endangered owl, Cam Chevalier (BSc 2024) has the goods in his annual summary.
“The American barn owl was a huge one for us. The last estimate was that there were only five to ten pairs...
