Our community did not stop during the pandemic; indeed, during this emergency there were numerous initiatives that demonstrated how we act as both a scientific and social point of reference thanks to the commitment shown by teachers, researchers and technical-administrative-library staff.
To give an idea of what has been done, we report the catalogue in chronological order of the initiatives carried out formally; many others were conducted by individual teachers on a voluntary basis.
SECTOR | DEPT/CENTRE | INITIATIVE |
CULTURE | DISIT/DIGSPES | “Culture doesn’t stop”, series of online meetings on current affairs, promoted by the AL Culture and Development Association (various teachers) |
FUNDRAISING | Student Associations | “Together with UPO vs/ Covid 19” |
SERVICES | University | “Covid convalescents in university halls of residence”. UPO and Edisu agree to host those recovering from Covid-19 in university residences |
SCIENCE | CAAD | Production of reagents for diagnostic swabs (Profs. Gariglio, Santoro, Dianzani) |
SCIENCE | DIMET | “Tocilizumab”. Experimental use of the drug to fight Covid (Prof. Sainaghi) |
SERVICES | DIMET | “Dealing with the emergency in A&E at Novara hospital” (Prof. Avanzi) |
FUNDRAISING | UPO ALUMNI | “For the hospitals of Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli” |
FUNDRAISING | UPO ALUMNI | “Your dream continues.” Fundraising to help students in financial difficulty due to the pandemic. |
TRAINING | CRIMEDIM | “No Fear”. Webinar series on medical strategies, ethical, social and psychological implications of the pandemic (Profs. Della Corte, Ragazzoni) |
SERVICES | DIMET | “Telephone line dedicated to diabetic patients and those with chronic endocrinological pathologies” (Prof. Aimaretti) |
SERVICES | DIMET | “The words of the epidemic”. Brochure edited with the Vercelli LHA with an annotated glossary of the pandemic (Prof. Faggiano) |
CULTURE | DISEI | “Tourism in the era of the pandemic”. Together with the City of Verbania, ArsUniVco, the Lakes area (Prof. Cerutti) |
SCIENCE | DIMET | “The management of onco-haematological diseases during the Covid-9 pandemic” (Prof. Gaidano) |
TRAINING | SIMNOVA | “Simulation and updating to respond effectively to the emergency” (Profs. Della Corte, Ingrassia) |
CULTURE | DIGSPES | “The Constitution in the Coronavirus era” (Prof. Tripodina) |
SERVICES | DISIT | Creating an app to check the size of queues at the supermarket or pharmacy (Dr. Ratto) |
SERVICES | DISIT | “#IORESTOACASA”, website of useful ideas to alleviate quarantine boredom (F. Maestri, A. Rosca) |
SCIENCE | DISS | “Improving the respiratory rehabilitation of Covid patients. Bridge between UPO and China” (Profs. Cisari and Invernizzi) |
SERVICES | DIMET | “Data on the epidemic at a glance”. Monitoring in collaboration with UniPD (Profs. Magnani, Azzolina and Ferrante) |
TRAINING | DISEI | “UPOTalk”, live on Facebook (Prof. Aina) |
SERVICES | DISIT/DISEI | “Lockdown and pollution”. Monitoring of data (Profs. Aina and Ferrero) |
SERVICES | UPO BIOBANK | Structure designed to collect and store biological samples of patients affected by Sars-CoV-2, from various hospital facilities in the eastern quadrant of Piedmont (Prof. Capello) |
SERVICES | DISIT | Masks and European certification which authorises their use in healthcare environments (Prof. Laus) |
TRAINING | DIMET | “Understanding the pandemic”. Video lessons on YouTube (Prof. Panella) |
CULTURE | DIGSPES | “Communication in the time of Covid”. Webinar (Profs. Rubino and Lombardi) |
CULTURE | DISEI | “The legal consequences of Covid” webinar in collaboration with SIRD (Prof. Gardella) |
TRAINING | Ageing Project | “Covid and ageing”. Series of seminars (various teachers) |
SERVICES | SCUOLAMED | Post-Covid rehabilitation at patients' homes. Online guide for convalescents. (Prof. Invernizzi) |
SERVICES | SCUOLAMED | Epidemiological investigation in Borgosesia: Prevention and field study (Prof. Faggiano) |
SERVICES | RUS | Post-lockdown recovery. How Covid will change mobility towards Italian universities (Prof. Aina) |
SERVICES | DISIT | “Yes, we help!” UPO IT and computer scientists to alleviate the effects of the pandemic (Profs. Portinale, Egidi, Bottrighi, Canonico) |
SERVICES | CRIMEDIM | Support for creation of the new temporary Valentino hospital in Turin |
SERVICES | CAAD | New Covid-19 regional laboratory in Novara |
TRAINING | DISUM | Covid-19 and information. Awareness and responsibility in the new generations. Project specifically designed for the world of childhood and early adolescence (Prof. Meini) |
CULTURE | ALL | An entirely online event with video contributions, live streaming, and open chats. The "Night" had considerable public participation: over 3,000 spectators and more than 20,000 viewings on the University's official YouTube channel. |
Alongside the Rector, some professors have been appointed members of committees and working groups related to the health emergency. Finally, the publishing activity of the teachers and researchers was wonderful. In addition to numerous scientific publications in academic journals, there was also a certain number of popular publications.
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