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Dr. Ali Polat has published 13 articles this year! His latest is co-authored with his former graduate student, Dr. Paul Sotiriou, titled "Early terrestrial and lunar anorthosites: Comparative geochemistry and evolutionary processes". Click here to view: buff.ly/3ZOnFaP

The University will be closed from December 23, 2024 - January 1st, 2025 for the December Holiday Recess. Happy holidays and we, in SOE, wish everyone a restful and prosperous New Year!

Katelynn Johnson, Director of RAEON and faculty member in SOE, hosted students from Assumption high school to learn about RAEON's glider program and have an opportunity to get hands-on experience with glider mechanics. Read the Daily News article here: buff.ly/4gLRteY

Dr. Cameron Proctor is looking for 3 Greenhouse research assistants for the Winter semester through the Ignite Program. Please follow the link to the job ad: buff.ly/3XVDLQ3 Application deadline: January 31, 2025

Today is the first day of classes for the Winter 2025 semester! Welcome back everyone!

Alice Grgicak-Mannion was co-author on an article titled "Modelling Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Spatiotemporal Species Richness and Total Abundance Across Land Use Types" in the journal Insects. Read the article here (open source): buff.ly/3ZsS2mO

Applications are open for the 2025 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship Award! Follow the link (buff.ly/4j29AiF) for instructions. This scholarship is open to senior level graduate students enrolled in advanced studies in GISc. and/or spatial science. Deadline is January 27/25.

REMINDER: Dr. Cameron Proctor is hiring 3 student greenhouse research assistants through the Ignite program. Application details and the link to apply are found here: buff.ly/3XVDLQ3 Application deadline: January 31, 2025

Parks Ontario is hiring for the 2025 summer season! Check out the link for a list of job openings and application procedures: buff.ly/40GkfIE

Reminder: the deadline to apply for the 2025 ESRI Canada GIS Scholarship Program is Monday, January 27th! If you are a graduate student using GISc and/or spatial science in your project, please consider applying! buff.ly/4j29AiF

Dr. Chris Weisener published an article in the Journal of Environmental Management titled "Microbial community and functional shifts across agricultural and urban landscapes within a Lake Erie watershed". His co-authors are former UWin PhD. students Yu-Ting Chen and Tom Reid.

Did you know that you can add the GISc. Certificate to almost any undergraduate program offered at UWindsor? Take Certificate courses as your electives to graduate with both a degree and a (very employable!) certificate! See our webpage for more details: buff.ly/3E2Ynyb

For Valentine's Day, the Jull Club will be hosting a plant sale February 14th, CoRE atrium, 10:00am until sold out. Pick from succulents, cacti, and flowers! Prices from $4 to $7 with cash/etransfer accepted. With every purchase you will be entered in a raffle for a Keg giftcard.

The University will be closed on Monday, Feb 17th and Friday, Feb 21st. The University will be open from Tuesday - Thursday of Reading week but services may have shortened hours and faculty/staff may have altered hours. Have a safe and productive reading week!

Dr. Mike McKay was featured in a CBC article discussing ice cover in the Great Lakes this winter and what it means for combating erosion, lake effect snow and algal blooms. Read the article here: buff.ly/4kfAe8h

Libby George will be defending her Ph.D. work titled "Assessing the resiliency of a coastal foredune in a changing climate" on Friday, March 7th at 10am, in Memorial Hall, room 105. All are welcome!

Dr. Aaron Fisk was in CBC News discussing the difficulties in continuing collaborations with NOAA colleagues with regard to several research projects in the Great Lakes. Read the article here: buff.ly/4b5itnQ

Reminder: Libby George will be defending her Ph.D. work today at 10:00am in Memorial Hall, 105. All are welcome! Post: buff.ly/49LaBqL

On Saturday, March 8th, the Government of Canada's Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault, visited FREC for a tour and to meet with GLIER and SOE faculty and staff. Discussions focused on water quality and protecting our Great Lakes. Thank you for the visit, Minsiter Guilbeault!

Looking for a summer job? If you are a returning student, the Student Success and Leadership Centre is looking for orientation student staff positions. You can apply for these positions through MySuccess and application deadline is April 2nd.