School of the Environment

Art alumnus honoured to be dinosaur’s namesake

Mar 15th, 2012

A UWindsor art grad’s work as a paleontology laboratory technician has earned him a little piece of immortality.

Ian Morrison (BFA visual arts 1988) has had a newly-identified species of horned dinosaur named after him: Gryphoceratops morrisoni.

“He seemed like the most appropriate person to name it after,” says David Evans, associate curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum, where Morrison has worked for more than 20 years. “What better person than the one who puzzled it together?”

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New GLIER director hopes to unite campus environmental researchers

Jan 12th, 2012

Over the next five years, Dan Heath hopes to unite the wide variety of researchers across campus studying environmental issues.

“I really want to expand the role of environmental research at the University of Windsor,” said Dr. Heath, a biology professor who takes over as the new director of the University’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research in May.

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Stephen Fields

Profs' moustaches raise more than $700 for prostate cancer research

Nov 29th, 2011

While many men consider shaving something of a chore, Dave Andrews will be thoroughly enjoying it later this week.

After spending the entire month of “Movember” growing a moustache to help raise funds for prostate cancer research, the Human Kinetics professor will be cheerfully cutting off the cookie duster as soon as he possibly can.

“It’s a lot of work,” he said. “You have to maintain it.”

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Phil Graniero

United by facial hair, professors form Faculty of Mo

Nov 16th, 2011

They call themselves the Faculty of Mo.

Dave Andrews, a professor in the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Phil Graniero, an associate professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences, have teamed up to raise funds for prostate cancer research by growing their moustaches during what is quickly becoming universally recognized as the month of “Movember.”

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Wednesday discussion to broach the final frontier

Nov 15th, 2011

Many of the lessons learned from humans living in outer space are relevant to our lives back on earth, say members of a panel discussing “Living in Space: Reaching the Final Frontier,” on Wednesday at Canada South Science City.

UWindsor professors Bill Baylis of physics and Phil McCausland of earth and environmental sciences will join Windsor astronomer Randy Groundwater in a free public presentation at 7:30 p.m. November 16 as part of the Science Café series, sponsored by the University’s Faculty of Science.

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Prof grows Movember moustache to raise mo' money for prostate cancer research

Nov 2nd, 2011

Phil Graniero had a fairly simple motive when he shaved off the goatee he normally wears on the weekend and started growing a new moustache.

“My family hasn’t been touched by prostate cancer and I’d like to keep it that way,” says the associate professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Student researcher learns virtue of patience during Arctic field work

Oct 12th, 2011

Dave Yurkowski learned a great deal about Arctic ecology during his two week journey to the Canadian north this summer to study how climate change affects the behaviour of ringed seals. He also learned a lot about what’s commonly referred to as one of life’s most important virtues.

“You do have to be really patient,” the master’s student said of the time he had spend waiting for a seal to be caught in the nets he helped set. “You can be sitting there for hours. But that’s just part of field work. Once the seal gets caught in the net – that’s when the action starts.”

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