St. Clair College has partnered with TELUS to provide 5G technology throughout its Windsor campus. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the college and the communications company to install 5G equipment on its main campus in South Windsor. TELUS says the equipment will allow the college community to
Are you an aspiring entrepreneur and have a business idea that you think has the potential to take off? The St. Clair College Genesis Entrepreneur Centre may be able to help. The Genesis Centre will host its second Rocket Pitch Competition, sponsored by the St. Clair College Alumni Association. This
The newest club added to St. Clair is Women in STEM, hosted by Susan Taylor, who oversees the College’s Genesis Centre. The club’s purpose is to support female students interested in careers related to STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics). STEM has been traditionally dominated by male workers, Taylor said,
St. Clair College made the list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges in 2020. The annual ranking by Research Infosource Inc., is based on the amount of research grants colleges receive, along with contracts and contributions from third parties. St. Clair came in at number 50, making the list this
A St. Clair College professor has landed two grants to test a strategy he believes could make classrooms more inclusive for those with disabilities. John Freer, co-ordinator of the College’s Educational Support program, is receiving a $15,000 Igniting Discovery grant from the local WE-SPARK Health Institute. The seed money helped
Helping critically ill patients breathe while protecting health-care workers is a challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, one involving researchers around the world. A Windsor collaboration involving St. Clair College is in the early stages of developing a made-in-Canada solution that was recently awarded a $19,450 Igniting Discovery grant by the local
St. Clair College student researchers are developing an automated way to package sweet peppers for the greenhouse industry by connecting a people-friendly robot with a sophisticated vision system. The tricky part is the robot must put two yellow, two red and two orange peppers in each bag destined for a
Graduating Biomedical Engineering Technology students have created a device which detects objects in the immediate walking path of a visually impaired person. The customizable and wearable harness consists of a clip-on ultrasonic sensor which sounds an alert when the person wearing it is approaching a mass. It was designed to
A third-year graphic design student helped create messaging for WE-SPARK Health Institute that will be used by the organization to spread the word about research that’s being done in Windsor-Essex. Megan Pidgeon, who will be graduating from the graphic design program in the School of Media, Art & Design, filled
St. Clair College students will be able to work on real-world tech issues through a new Google-affiliated club launching this fall. First year Mobile Applications Development student Nathan Romero has been hired as team lead of the college’s new chapter of Google Developer Student Clubs. There are currently over 2,000
Students in the Biomedical Engineering Technology program are pushing the limits of applied knowledge as they look to make a significant impact in their roles as “roadies” of the healthcare system. St. Clair BMET professor James Linton was formerly a Director of Equipment Services for the Canadian Blood Services and
St. Clair College will be a partner in a multi-level effort to establish Canada’s first automobility accelerator in Windsor, with $7.5 million in federal funding announced Wednesday. Irek Kusmierczyk, MP for Windsor-Tecumseh, made the announcement Wednesday on behalf of FedDev Ontario. The federal contribution will be made to Invest WindsorEssex
The Genesis Entrepreneurship Centre is taking things to the next level and increasing opportunities for students to engage with local industry and community partners. Now under the umbrella of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the centre has expanded its ability to foster Work Integrated Learning for students. Susan Taylor, Program Manager
WE-SPARK Health Institute has released its 2nd Annual Impact Report highlighting its accomplishments covering May 2020-April 2021. WE-SPARK began its 2nd year with 146 members. Since then, its membership has grown 363 per cent to 677. Other highlights include: facilitated $8,881,856 in external funding, an increase of 44%; awarded over
The Community Integration through Cooperative Education (CICE) program at St. Clair College has harnessed the cutting-edge interactive technology of Temi robots to break down academic and social barriers. For seven years, the CICE program at St. Clair has provided students with developmental disabilities or other significant learning challenges, with opportunities
Invest WindsorEssex (IWE), the lead economic development organization for the Windsor-Essex region announced the launch of Canada’s first Automobility Hub. Together with local elected officials, global industry leaders, post-secondary education institutions and guests, IWE unveiled one of the region’s new centres for automotive innovation and collaboration at St. Clair College,
Solution for Startup Discovered Through Applied Research’s 3D Printer When three University of Windsor students hit a snag in their development of an environmentally-friendly lawnmower – the featured product at their startup company Aviot Industries – they came to St. Clair College for a solution. They found their answer in
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