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Prof seeking to harness power of gaming to fight pandemic Engineering professor Eunsik Kim is working to turn healthy COVID-19 practices into a social media game.

Windsor doctor describes life on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis Dr. Jessica Summerfield has been on the front line of the local COVID-19 pandemic battle

$143,000 AWARDED LOCALLY FOR COVID-19 RESEARCH Local health challenges due to COVID-19 are getting a $143,000 financial boost.

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…