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Savings for neuroscience students available Wednesday

- May 21, 2025

The Campus Bookstore is offering savings to students of neuroscience on Wednesday, May 21, as part of a series of discount days targeted to students in specific programs.

Hooded sweatshirts embroidered with “Neuroscience” are available for $55 — a savings on the regular price of $69.95. The sweatshirts are a 50-50 blend of cotton and polyester and boast a kangaroo pocket.

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Reducing lab waste through innovation and community action

- May 21, 2025

To support sustainability and reduce the volume of laboratory waste sent to landfills, the University of Windsor has launched a new initiative aimed at recycling uncontaminated personal protective equipment (PPE) from labs across campus.

Gloves, masks, gowns, and hairnets that are free of contaminants are collected and sent to a specialized facility, where the materials are repurposed...


Schulich medical students embark on transformative health research projects in Windsor-Essex

- May 16, 2025

Thirteen future physicians are tackling pressing health challenges — from cancer care to vaccine hesitancy — through hands-on research projects grounded in the Windsor-Essex community. 

Supported by the Schulich-UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP), these innovative projects give first- and second-year medical students early exposure to research while...


Charity hockey tournament raises $230K for UWindsor cancer research

- May 16, 2025

Funds raised at a charity hockey event will in part go straight to WE-SPARK Health Institute to support University of Windsor cancer researchers.  

This year’s Play for a Cure Pro-Am Hockey Tournament raised over $418,000 for local cancer research, of which...


Campus Bookstore offering savings Thursday to biomed students

- May 12, 2025

The Campus Bookstore is offering savings to students of biomedical sciences on Thursday, May 15, as part of a series of discount days targeted to students in specific programs.

Hooded sweatshirts embroidered with “Biomedical Sciences” are available for $55 — a savings on the regular price of $69.95. The sweatshirts...


Researchers probe link between mealtimes and cancer

- May 9, 2025

Your eating patterns could be throwing off your circadian rhythms. Biomedical sciences professor Phillip Karpowicz says this negatively affects your health — specifically your gut health — which could result in an increased risk of colorectal cancer.

Circadian rhythms are 24-hour physiological changes that include sleep-wake cycles, metabolic changes, hormone oscillations, and cycles...


Professor to explain learning behind birdsong

- May 7, 2025

Billions of migratory songbirds travel to Canada each spring and fill the air with their musical melodies. But how do birds learn to sing their complex songs?

In observance of World Migratory Bird Day, UWindsor ornithologist Dan Mennill, a professor of integrative biology and associate dean of science for graduate studies and research, will present “How Wild Birds Learn to Sing” on two...


Vote for UWindsor finalist in national science photo contest

- May 7, 2025

Sheer fabric offers an excellent foundation for the creation of stretchable electrodes, unlocking possibilities for advanced wearable technologies, says Gloria D’Amaral.

A PhD candidate and graduate research assistant to chemistry professor Tricia Carmichael, D’Amaral had her photo of a cross-section of pantyhose composed of spandex and nylon fibres selected as a finalist in the...