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Collaboration Platform to Ignite Research Connections A new project of the WE-Spark Health Institute will connect researchers to respond to health problems in the community.
Universities, colleges support local hospitals by creating life-saving equipment Universities, colleges support local hospitals by creating life-saving equipment
Windsor Regional Hospital to convert St. Clair College SportsPlex into COVID-19 field hospital SportsPlex will be turned into off-site hospital with capacity to treat up to 100 patients in recovery
Funding to support research-related COVID-19 Research funding is available to support measures to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 online resource hub available Dr. Lisa Porter, Executive Director WE-SPARK Health Institute A local health care organization has launched an online COVID-19 resource hub to provide the community with reliable, fact-based information. Executives at WE-SPARK Health Institute met with some healthcare partners and discussed how best to direct people to reliable information. Some wanted mental health links for their families, or local numbers or even information on moving a research idea forward. WE-SPARK launched its resource hub Monday offering statistics, research opportunities, information and resources for healthcare professionals, mental health supports, local updates and supports for children and teens. “We created this one-stop-shop resource — for researchers, healthcare providers and our community — there’s something there for everyone” stated Dr. Lisa Porter, Executive Director WE-SPARK Health Institute. To view the full list of information and resources, visit:wesparkhealth.com WE-SPARK Health…
University donates needed supplies to the hospital The University of Windsor is donating supplies and equipment to Windsor Regional Hospital for its response to the COVID-19 virus. The items were collected from labs from the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Human Kinetics, and the university’s chemical control centre, as well as the Faculty of Nursing. “The response from faculty and staff across campus has been amazing,” said Chris Houser, dean of the Faculty of Science. “They want to help in any way they can because they see the University as an important community partner.” Items that have been donated include boxes of gloves, masks, disposable gowns, hand sanitizer, and two ventilators. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an international shortage of critical personal protective equipment,” said Gisele Seguin, executive director of the Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation. “The University of Windsor’s willingness to help will ensure our front-line staff are able to remain healthy and safe. Their generosity will save…
St. Clair College shipping critical supplies to hospitals With classrooms and labs shut down as part of the community fight against the spread of COVID-19, St. Clair College has begun stripping its state-of-the-art health sciences facilities in order to bolster efforts underway at local hospitals.
Health Institute Invites Membership On March 9, WE-Spark Health Institute launched with officials from the University of Windsor, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, and Windsor Regional Hospital signing a memorandum of understanding. Membership in the WE-Spark Health Institute is an important next step and key to help grow health research capacity across the region. If you are a nationally funded health researcher, hold health-related seed grants, are an indirect supporter of health research, are associated with health research or health care – you should consider joining WE-Spark. Becoming a member keeps people connected to the latest updates and news, provides access to seminar series and other educational opportunities, and provides access to funding and research opportunities. Core members are eligible for WE-Spark Innovation grants and having their profile and work included on the WE-Spark website. Core membership is a distinction reserved for those people with a primary affiliation at one of our four…
UWindsor chemists lend expertise to produce locally-made hand sanitizer UWindsor chemistry professor John Trant is working with local industry to produce hand sanitizer. University of Windsor chemists have teamed up with three local businesses to bring a made-in-Windsor-Essex hand sanitizer to market. UWindsor researcher John Trant is working with Wolfhead Distillery; InnerSeasonings International, maker of the TBQ line of sauces; and Peak Processing, a local maker of edible and topical cannabis products. Dr. Trant is securing the ingredients he needs to make the product in short supply globally because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trant intends to use an ethanol-based by-product of the distilling process as the main ingredient in his formula. He’ll need additives to give the product a gel-like consistency and glycerine or propylene glycol to protect the skin from the harshness of the disinfectant. “We are going to customize the formula,” Trant said. As luck would have it, one of the post-doctoral fellows in his lab, Fred Shahbazi, is a cosmetics chemist.…
