During the social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, UWindsor art professor Jennifer Willet has missed access to her bio-art laboratory. To address this loss, she and her research team designed a paper puppet theatre cut-out of the lab that allows for kitchen-grade performances.

A downloadable version of this exercise will engage participants in their own acts of creation, using materials found in their homes.

The workshop is available for download from Science Gallery Detroit through Friday, Dec. 11. It’s part of an ongoing series by Dr. Willet called COVID Suit, in which she explores the shared experiences of fear and isolation under orders to stay-at-home. As an artist, mother, and laboratory researcher, she performs daily activities — cooking, caring for children, shopping — while wearing a bedazzled hazmat suit.

Those who agree to try out the workshop are asked to document the results of their Stay-at-Home experiments in photos or video and share them on social media at #incubatorartlab and email them to incubatorlabadmin@uwindsor.ca.

Science Gallery Detroit is a project of Michigan State University to engage youths between 15 and 25 years of age by combining emerging research and ideas from the worlds of art, science, design, and technology.

For more information on the event and to download the Paper Laboratory Puppet Theatre printable template, visit the Science Gallery Detroit website.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department will hold online sessions to explore the systematic nature of anti-Black racism on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Rai Reece, a Black-identified mediator, will facilitate two sessions: one from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

“Decentering Whiteness” is open to all students, regardless of racial or ethnic identity, and will help non-Black students undertake the ongoing, lifelong process of unlearning, decentering, and disinvesting in white supremacy.

Read more and register online at https://www.uwindsor.ca/wgst/DecenteringWhiteness.

Signed sports and Hollywood memorabilia, Lancer merchandise, group outing opportunities, fitness packages, and many more unique gifts are on offer during an online auction to raise funds for the Lancer football program.

Proceeds will benefit academic support, athletics scholarships and awards, tutoring sessions, and team-building events.

Find the holiday auction site at www.givergy.ca/golancers.

A 50/50 draw run by the United Way makes every entrant a winner.

The Together We Dream lottery guarantees one winner a minimum jackpot of $7,500, but every ticket purchased helps reduce childhood poverty in Windsor-Essex.

“When you purchase a Together We Dream ticket, you are supporting kids and families right here in Windsor-Essex County,” says Sheri Lowrie, co-chair of the charity’s campus campaign team.

“The United Way invests in many programs and services that help kids be ready to learn, have the nutrition they need, and provide services that wrap around the family so that kids can thrive in and out of school.”

The draw will be held at noon Friday, Dec. 18. Purchase tickets at www.weareunited5050.com, until Dec. 17.

Video-meetings can be tiring because they require intense focus on conversations to absorb information, the Department of Human Resources says in a message shared with UWindsor faculty and staff Monday.

Its wellness tip suggests ways to make video calls less exhausting, including taking mini breaks from long sessions and avoiding multitasking.

See the full list, drawn from the Harvard Business Review.

Daniella Beaulieu has accepted an appointment to the Office of the Provost as executive director, academic initiatives, beginning January 2021. Her move is part of a re-organization in the Office of the Provost following the vacancy created by Bev Hamilton’s departure to take on the role of chief of staff in the Office of the President.

Denice Shuker has accepted the position of interim executive director, academic and staff relations, in Human Resources effective Jan. 18, 2021. This portfolio includes the areas of responsibility currently held by Beaulieu.

The University of Windsor’s web content management system, Drupal, offers a tool for content editors to scan the body of their webpages and identify elements that do not comply with the standards set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Watch Information Technology Services team member Gam Macasaet demonstrate how to use the Check Accessibility tool in Drupal in this 120-second Tech Talk video.

If you want more information about Drupal, click on the link in the Comments section below the video.

Tech Talk is a presentation of IT Services. More Tech Talks are available at www.uwindsor.ca/its/tech-talk.