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Distracted driving is a worldwide problem, says professor Chris Lee, and preventing it is of global importance for improved road safety.
“There has been a startling rise in the number of fatal and seriously injured collisions linked to the widespread use of electronic gadgets in automobiles,” he says.
Dr. Lee, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Master’s student Larissa Dushime are collaborating with civil engineering professor Nicola Baldo at the University of Udine to compare driver behaviours in Canada and Italy.
A research team from Windsor Engineering is deploying autonomous underwater vehicles to gather samples from local waterways.
Mina Lee wants built infrastructure to adopt sustainable methods.
Engineering professor Tirupati Bolisetti integrates socio-economic factors into strategies to adapt water management to climate change.
Engineering professor Rupp Carriveau and his research collaborators are exploring the use of wind to power agricultural greenhouses.
The Sustaining Shared Futures teach-in series will explore “Women’s Work and Transnational Feminism” on Monday, March 25.
The Science Meets Art (SMArt) Communications project brings together fields across displines to explore ways to share knowledge.