Partnership and Engagement

By Lindsay Charlton

In a two-acre greenhouse dedicated to research and development at JEM Farms in Kingsville, Ont., Shahpour Alirezaee is working on advanced technology to help growers improve plant pollination. 

Dr. Alirezaee, a University of Windsor engineering professor specializing in mechatronics and robotics, is developing an autonomous robotic pollination system. 

Fifteen years ago, everything changed for Mckenna Lumley. 

At just four years old, Lumley was diagnosed with a juvenile benign pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA), a rare childhood brain tumour. 

Her family started to notice something was off when she was in the bath and unable to move her head back. This limited mobility progressed into her screaming due to neck pain and vomiting. While doctors were convinced Lumley was suffering from a flu bug, her mother, WE-SPARK assistant director Karen Metcalfe, knew something more was going on. 

Grace Mitchell says helping plan the African Diaspora Youth Conference was the highlight of her university experience. And she got to do it two years in a row.  

The psychology undergraduate worked alongside nine other students to plan activities for potential future University of Windsor students. 

“Seeing the high school students enjoy the activities we planned for them, making new friends, and talking about their plans and goals for post-secondary makes me feel like I'm making a positive impact in their lives,” says Mitchell. 

What would it take to make Windsor a more cycling-friendly city?

The University of Windsor’s Centre for Cities is partnering with the Share the Road Cycling Coalition to bring two free events exploring that question to Windsor on Tuesday, May 27, as part of the Ontario Bike Summit.

The Ontario Bike Summit is organized annually by the coalition, Ontario’s cycling policy and advocacy organization.