WE-Spark Health Institute has released its quarterly report detailing achievements along key metrics from May to July 2021.

Highlights include:

• increased membership by 54 new members for a total of 731;
• awarded 14 grants totaling $287,000;
• launched a network with 20 active volunteers logging 600+ hours;
• expanded its health resource hub to include transgender and gender diverse, and mental health resources;
• piloted an app for researchers to connect using a mobile device;
• hosted five events, including Think Tanks and Knowledge Translation workshops; and
• created a medical research associate position formalizing how Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry – Windsor Campus medical students integrate with the local research community.

WE-Spark Health Institute is supported by the University of Windsor, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, Windsor Regional Hospital, and St. Clair College. Read the report on the institute’s website.