Science in the News

Advocacy earns honour for anti-racism activist

Science undergraduate Lladaneyah Gayle, whose anti-racism work earned her a 2024 Lincoln M. Alexander Award as part of the annual Lieutenant Governors’ Legacy Awards Ceremony, says, “I love to help people. Philanthropy is my passion.”

The award is given annually to young leaders who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in working to fight racism and discrimination, while promoting...

Guardians of the Great Lakes: researcher champions to enhance survival rates of prehistoric species

Lurking in the depths of the Great Lakes are massive “living fossils” that have been a vital part of the ecosystem for millions of years, but due to human intervention, have long been considered at risk.

That’s why Master of Science student Olivia Galloway is focusing her research on lake sturgeon. These prehistoric, scaleless fish are the largest freshwater fish in Canada, growing up...

Researchers invited to Thursday computing presentation

UWindsor researchers are invited to an Oct. 3 presentation on high-performance, advanced and cloud research computing facilities and services available to the campus.

The presentation will be by Paul Preney, UWindsor’s on-campus SHARCNET staff person who offers support to researchers for its high-performance, advanced, storage and cloud computing needs.

The University of...

Exhibit to showcase artistic approaches to science communications

Over the last three years, SMArt Communications Masterclasses have been educating students on artistic ways to communicate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics. Now it is time to showcase the creative works of participants.

The SMArt Communications exhibition, entitled “...

Fundraiser supports research into Alzheimer’s treatment

An Alzheimer’s disease awareness group has awarded two UWindsor research labs a total of $5,000 to advance their work.

The group Precious Memories hosted its 11th annual Alzheimer’s awareness event called Friends Supporting Friends on Sunday, Sept. 8, to raise funds for the Alzheimer Society of Windsor & Essex County.

The event also supports research and...

Grad credits extracurricular experience with landing dream job

When computer science graduate Laila Albalkhi celebrated her convocation in June, she already had her sights set on her next chapter: joining one of the world’s leading tech companies.

Albalkhi is now just over two weeks into her job as a software engineer at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash.

While no stranger to the company — having interned twice in Microsoft’s Toronto office...

Memorial gift to advance fight against dementia

A Windsor family was so inspired by an Alzheimer’s disease research project, they donated $30,000 to a UWindsor lab.

In memory of Omkarnath Dhar, who lost his battle to Alzheimer’s disease in 2013, the Dhar family attended the Alzheimer’s Society of Windsor and Essex Research Day in April 2024. There they saw chemistry and biochemistry’s Siyaram Pandey give a talk about his Alzheimer’s...

Professor utilizes new tools in AI and remote sensing to address environmental challenges

Karim Malik, an assistant professor in the School of Environment, uses advanced technology to address key ecological challenges. His work combines environmental science with cutting-edge tools to tackle pressing issues facing our planet.

In his research, Dr. Malik employs remote sensing, artificial intelligence (AI), and geospatial tools to uncover and address environmental changes....