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T
he Ontario Confederation
of University Faculty
Associations (OCUFA) has
named UWindsor mathematics
professor Rick Caron one of
Ontario’s most outstanding
university teachers.
Dr. Caron, former
UWindsor dean of science,
received an OCUFA Teaching
Award at a September
ceremony in Toronto.
“As one colleague said, Professor Caron is a ‘rare breed’,”
said the association’s president, Kate Lawson. “Not only is he
an exceptional teacher, but he is also a leader in and out of the
classroom. He inspires students and fellow faculty members
alike, and we are very pleased to recognize him with an
OCUFA Teaching Award.”
Founded in 1964, OCUFA represents 17,000
professors and academic librarians in 27 faculty associations
across Ontario.
Caron Honoured as a Top
University Educator
U
Windsor arts
professor
emeritus Iain
Baxter& DHum ’07
has been elected a
Fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada.
Since 1966,
Baxter& has been
internationally
recognized for
producing works that
question the role of
art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. He has
received numerous awards, including a Governor General’s Award
in Visual and Media Arts in 2004, and was named an Officer of the
Order of Canada in 2003.
Baxter& legally changed his name from Baxter in 2005 as a
“non-authorial take on art production… an unending collaboration
with the viewer and the means to question the artist’s role.”
Royal Society members are elected by their peers in recognition
of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement.
Baxter
&
A Remarkable Fellow
Iain Baxter&
T
he Federal Economic Development Agency for
Southern Ontario (FedDev) pledged $19.9 million
in funding for two collaborative projects between the
University of Windsor and Windsor Airport.
The October 3 announcement noted that FedDev will
provide UWindsor with up to $7.3 million to establish
the Institute for Border Logistics and Security (IBLS).
It will include an on-campus research and development
facility that will offer support services to new and existing
businesses, as well as a 10,000-square-foot facility at the
airport for UWindsor researchers to work with small and
medium-sized enterprises on real-world testing of new
technologies in the logistics sector. IBLS administrative
offices will also be housed at this location.
Additional funding will support the construction of a
multi-modal cargo terminal at the airport with the aim of
developing a Windsor/Detroit logistics corridor.
T
he collaborative efforts of UWindsor researchers, local
hospitals and community supporters known as the Windsor
Cancer Research Group reached another milestone with the
October launch of PASSPORTS: Bridging Research and Hope at
Windsor Regional Hospital’s Cancer Centre.
PASSPORTS will establish a global cancer research office
to foster cross-border collaboration and lay the foundation for
international clinical trial access for Windsor-Essex cancer patients.
The kick-off event included Kevin Laforet BComm ’81, CEO
of Caesars Windsor, presenting a $25,000 cheque as seed money for
the program, part of $100,000 in total donations that will be coming
this year from the casino.
The Windsor Cancer Research Group is an assembly of local
researchers and clinicians coming together to create working
teams to strengthen local cancer research programs and bridge
collaborations with neighbouring cancer centres. Specific areas of
research include breast, prostate, blood and brain cancer research, as
well as innovative clinical trials, psycho-social cancer research and
international partnerships.
Institute for Border Logistics
and Security at Windsor Airport
UWindsor Researchers Collaborate On
New Global Cancer Research Office
