Student Health, Counselling, and Wellness Services is collaborating with campus and community partners to host events throughout March in observance of Sustainability Month.

All are free to attend.

The EcoQuest scavenger hunt, through March 31, is a chance to appreciate nature, engage in some mindful grounding tools, and inspire more sustainable living. Register here to compete for prizes.

Take a break from classes with a screening of the film Wall-E at noon Monday, March 17, in Room 155, Dillon Hall. Popcorn provided!

Learn how to plant sunflower seeds and care for seedlings Friday, March 21, at 11 a.m. in Room 115, Dillon Hall. All supplies will be provided, no gardening experience necessary.

Explore the natural landscape through a guided nature walk highlighting local wildlife and sustainable campus features on Monday, March 24. Meet at noon in the Commons area of the CAW Student Centre.

Celebrate the circular economy with a book swap on Tuesday, March 25, at noon in the Leddy Library Collaboratory. Bring used books to trade and walk home with a new-to-you reading experience.

Exercise your creativity and apply the principle of reducing waste by decorating an ‘It Matters that You’re Here’ suicide prevention tote bag Monday, March 31, at 11 a.m. in the CAW Student Centre Commons. All supplies will be provided; no art skills or experience required.

Wellness programming will also feature pop-up booths across campus to promote the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey. Students who complete the survey in advance can come to these pop-up events, show a wellness office staff member their completed survey, and get a free treat such as a doughnut, cookie, or cinnamon roll.

Find more information about Sustainability Month on the calendar of events.

For details about the events offered by Student Health, Counselling, and Wellness Services through the month, visit @UWindsorWellness on Instagram.

Health and well-being are crucial to student success. The Student Medical Centre, located in Room 242 of the CAW Student Centre, offers confidential, student-focused health-care services to help students stay healthy while managing their studies.

The dedicated team of medical professionals provides a variety of services, including:

• General medical consultations for illnesses, injuries, and preventive care
• Mental health support and referrals
• Free doctor notes
• Sexual health services, such as testing for sexually transmitted infection, birth control consultations, and pregnancy care
• Immunizations
• Prescription renewals and minor procedures

Most services are covered by student health plans, making access to care both affordable and convenient. Same-day and urgent appointments are available for students with immediate concerns; phone 519-973-7002.

Don’t let your health take a backseat — schedule an appointment today and prioritize your well-being.

A $3 per semester increase in its student levy will enable campus-community radio CJAMfm to upgrade its equipment, expand training programs, and offer more live events, says station manager Lix Sellick.

Full-time undergraduate students are invited to approve the measure in a referendum through online balloting Thursday to Saturday, March 13 to 15.

“For the price of a coffee per semester, we will significantly bolster services,” Sellick says. “This means more live music events, more free art workshops, game nights, and movie nights.”

She says the additional funding will allow staff to upgrade audio, DJ, and recording equipment for free training sessions, and expand programs in live radio, recording, and media training.

For more information, visit the CJAM website or stop by the station in Room B-20 on the lower level of the CAW Student Centre.

An information fair set for Thursday, March 20, will give attendees a chance to explore, connect, and contribute to the conversation on diversity and inclusion.

Running 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre Commons, the event is the centrepiece of EDID Week, with activities for faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members highlighting various aspects of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization.

Find a full schedule of events from March 17 to 21 on the EDID Week website.

Information Technology Services is counting down the days until spring with a Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge to clear up UWindsor OneDrives and Outlook accounts in advance of the upcoming Microsoft storage changes.

One way to reduce storage is to review your OneDrive for personal files. Look for files such as photos, videos, screenshot, and large documents; if they are not used for professional and academic matters move them to external hard drives or personal cloud storage like Google Drive or iCloud. If they are no longer relevant, delete them.

Refer to the Microsoft Storage Knowledge-Base articles for more information on how to clean up digital storage.

Be sure to sign up for the Digital Spring-Cleaning Challenge for a chance to win a $50 UWinCash gift card.

As a reminder, beginning April 7, the following storage limits will be implemented:

In addition, Teams and SharePoint sites will also be limited to 25 GB of storage and shared mailboxes will be limited to 20GB.

If you are currently using more than the allotted storage amounts for your account type listed above, you will need to start reducing duplicate and redundant data in your UWindsor Outlook email account and OneDrive to get below the threshold. Users who may require more than the allotted quota for work, academic, or research purposes can submit a request to IT Services for review.

Members of the Windsor University Faculty Association may apply for up to $5,000 from the University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development Fund (Article U) to engage in scholarly activities that enhance professional and career growth.

The deadline to apply for the March 2025 disbursement is March 15.

WUFA members may apply in one of two categories:

1. Scholarship and teaching in Indigeneity
2. Scholarship and teaching in anti-racist pedagogies

For more information about the fund, eligibility, and how to apply, visit the Article U website.

WE-Spark Health Institute has launched its 2025 Igniting Discovery Grants program, aimed at fostering early-stage, innovative health research and education projects in Windsor-Essex. These grants provide crucial funding to support research across all health domains.

In addition to the core Igniting Discovery Grants, researchers may apply for specialized funding opportunities sponsored by community and institutional donors, including:

• Black Scholars Institute Health Research Grant (Black Scholars Institute, University of Windsor)
• Brain Tumour Research Grant (Connecting for a Cause Community Group)
• Cancer Research Collaboration Fund Grant (Play for a Cure/Cancer Research Collaboration Fund)
• Childhood Cancer Research Grant (ChildCan)
• Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Research Grant (Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Association)
• Seeds4Hope Grants (Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation)
• Tayfour and Emara Research Grant (Drs. Fouad Tayfour and Barry Emara)
• University of Windsor Priority Areas Grant (co-funded by University of Windsor’s participating faculties and the Vice President, Research and Innovation)

For full application guidelines and submission details, visit: Igniting Discovery Grant Competition.

WE-Spark Health Institute is also introducing the IDEA Grant Competition, designed to support low-cost, small-scale pilot projects, preliminary studies, and quality improvement initiatives. These grants aim to generate preliminary data, address specific research challenges, and lay the foundation for future large-scale studies.

For full application guidelines and submission details, visit: IDEA Grant Competition.

Letters of intent for both funding opportunities are due by 5 p.m. April 4. Applicants are automatically eligible to submit a full application. The funding start date in September 2025.

To explore previously funded projects, visit www.wesparkhealth.com/projects.