A team of UWindsor researchers say their study can inform policy-makers in Canada and the United States whether it makes economic sense to hire more lifeguards or invest in beach safety education.
Drownings off beaches along the Great Lakes cost more than $130 million each year, a team of UWindsor researchers has found.
Chelsea Salter is studying how bacteria in Point Pelee sand can break down toxins before they contaminate the residents’ drinking water.
Chelsea Salter is studying how bacteria in Point Pelee sand can break down toxins before they contaminate the residents’ drinking water.
Duncan Stream is one of the high-altitude glacial tarns sampled by a UWindsor research team in New Zealand.
Sampling remote lakes in New Zealand may help a UWindsor research team develop an early warning system to monitor the health of freshwater systems.
Mike McKay is leading a research team using wastewater to study the transmission of COVID-19 in local communities.
Mike McKay is leading a research team using wastewater to study the transmission of COVID-19 in local communities.
Science Society president Joy Kobti worked with professor John Trant studying selective acetate deprotection in carbohydrate chemistry.
The Faculty of Science has recognized more than 100 students as LEAD Medallion Scholars.
Ken Drouillard, a professor in UWindsor’s School of the Environment, is heading a research project to help the Windsor-Essex Sewing Force. The group of volunteers is sewing masks for healthcare workers.
Ken Drouillard, a professor in UWindsor’s School of the Environment, is heading a research project to help the Windsor-Essex Sewing Force.
MIT Press has released a new edition of a novel translated into English by UWindsor professor Frank Simpson and his late wife.
MIT Press has released a new edition of a novel translated into English by UWindsor professor Frank Simpson and his late wife.
Summer Locknick receives a Drowning Prevention Award from Cynthia Cakebread, vice president of member services for the Lifesaving Society.
Summer Locknick received a research award from the Canadian Drowning Prevention Coalition.
Grad student Brianna Lunardi, a member of the Coastal Research Group, is in Prince Edward Island studying sand dunes and beaches. Here, she is shown taking samples of the sand and vegetation in Stanhope on the island’s north shore.
Members of the Coastal Research Group are flying drones over the Prince Edward Island shore to map beaches, dunes, and rip currents.
Dr. Kenneth Drouillard, professor at the University of Windsor's Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, explains why the emergence of mayflies can be an indication of lake health.
Most years, they rise from the water and blanket unsuspecting communities.
Children scream as their friends run in pursuit with one of these winged-insects pinched tight between their fingers.
But what are they exactly and should we be encouraged when some years produce seemingly record levels and others don’t?
Are they fishflies, June bugs, or mayflies?
