News Releases

Faculty of Human Kinetics hosts “Lacrosse as Medicine”

(Windsor, ON, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023) It was a day of celebrating lacrosse and its significance in Indigenous culture at the University of Windsor Monday.

The Faculty of Human Kinetics hosted “Lacrosse as Medicine” with Rain Whited, a member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames and former competitive lacrosse player for the Windsor Warlocks, Windsor Clippers, and Wallaceburg Red Devils.

The day began with Whited giving a guest lecture in the Ethics in Sport and Physical Activity course, followed by hands-on lacrosse workshops in the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.

Windsor Law Launches Transnational Arts & Entertainment Clinic

(Windsor, ON, Monday, January 16, 2023) – The legal needs of Windsor’s creative community will find support at the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Law beginning this semester with the founding of the Transnational Arts and Entertainment Law Clinic (TEALSC).

The program will provide a unique educational opportunity for students to gain clinical experience in a niche industry, aligning with the University’s core values of access to justice and supporting the growth of the creative economy.

UWindsor Joining Largest Freshwater Observational Research Network in Canada

Aaron Fisk, Katelynn Johnson and Trevor Pitcher

(Windsor, ON, Wednesday, January 4, 2023) – More than $1.77 million in funding will be coming to the University of Windsor to support its leadership of the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), a Canada Foundation for Innovation-funded network focused on the Great Lakes.

The funding is part of CFI’s Major Science Initiatives award of $15.25 million to a collaborative freshwater observational research network known as the Global Water Futures Observatories (GWFO).

Industrial Partnership Leads to Faster, More Efficient Research

(Windsor, ON, Friday, December 9, 2022) – An industrial partnership between PROTO Manufacturing Ltd. and the University of Windsor has resulted in the development of a cuttingedge scientific instrument for the discovery of new solid materials.

The system, called the High-Throughput Laboratory Powder Diffractometer, or LPD-HT uses x rays to rapidly test small amounts of such materials as pharmaceuticals, chemicals, minerals, and new nanomaterials.

University Announces Chancellor’s Re-Appointment

University of Windsor Chancellor Mary Jo Haddad

(Windsor, ON, Thursday, December 8, 2022) – The Board of Governors of the University of Windsor is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Mary Jo Haddad to a second term as Chancellor.

Dr. Haddad was installed as the University of Windsor’s eighth chancellor during the spring 2019 Convocation ceremonies and has been a strong proponent of the importance of leadership throughout her first term.

Windsor Law School’s Class Action Clinic Awarded $3.1 million

(Windsor, ON, Thursday, October 27, 2022) – Windsor Law School’s Class Action Clinic has received a $3.1 million award from the recent settlement of a $100-million class action lawsuit.

“This award to the Clinic is an important next step in Windsor Law’s rich history of upholding an access to justice mission for Canadians,” said Windsor Law dean Reem Bahdi.

“The Class Action Clinic at Windsor Law is the first clinic of its kind in North America” she said.