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Laptops help schoolchildren learn and stay connected in midst of COVID-19

April 19, 2020

On Friday, April 17, UC Med Mentors will give away 20 laptops to a group of school children between noon and 2 p.m. Parents and youth will pick up their laptops in Kresge Circle adjacent to the UC College of Medicine. It replaces a special annual ceremony the college normally holds but has been canceled due to COVID-19. UC Med Mentors is a volunteer mentorship program in the College of Medicine that connects more than 200 medical students with more than 100 school-age children. Med student Nathan Lawera is co-president of the organization with fellow medical student Maura Kopchak.

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UC students create UV box to aid Crossroad Health Center in midst of COVID-19

April 30, 2020

Dis-Box is an ultraviolet box designed by a group of University of Cincinnati engineering students that may help extend use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers at Cincinnati’s Crossroad Health Center. UC family medicine professor Christine O'dea put a call for help when faced with a shortage of PPE and the engineering students and their professor Mary Beth Privitera answered the call.

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UC recognizes COVID-19 work with video

April 13, 2020

"Stay safe; stay healthy" is the message of a new inspirational video from UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizing the resiliency of UC students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 crisis.