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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.…
WE-SPARK HEALTH INSTITUTE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES Today, our four local healthcare and academic institutions formally entered into a historic agreement, officially launching WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Local health-care and academic organizations come together for official launch of health institute Local health-care and academic groups are looking toward the future with the official launch of an innovative research focused regional institute.
St. Clair College unveils 5G network; possibilities for auto, health care St. Clair College is ready for the technological future. Areas of the school’s South Windsor campus now equipped with the high speed, low latency fifth generation of mobile broadband network
Local action on climate change subject of youth workshop Approximately 140 youth from across Ontario will attend a Youth Workshop on Local Climate Action to learn from journalists, professors, and officials with an interest in seeing effective climate action at the local level.
U.S. soldier's ex-wife says Trump's comments on traumatic brain injuries are harmful When U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to downplay traumatic brain injuries (TBI) sustained by American troops in an Iranian missile strike, University of Windsor assistant professor and former military spouse Kate Kemplin knew she needed to speak out.
