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In 2012, Swahili lecturer Mahiri Mwita approached Princeton University’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) with the idea of starting a project in the Kuria District of Kenya where he grew up. Three years later, a team of Princeton engineering students has helped design and build an award-…
Princeton University | A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will fund a three-year partnership that seeks to enhance Hasbro’s Joy for All Companion Pets into smart robots that can help older adults with everyday tasks.
University Research | Brown UniversityResearchers at Brown University studying mice brains have discovered a previously unknown set of matching barrel structures, providing a more complete picture of the circuitry involved in handling sensory information.
University Research | Brown University"In the past 40 years, the U.S. has been the world leader in converting fundamental scientific discoveries into innovative new treatments for life-threatening diseases," writes Shirley Tilghman, president emeritus of Princeton University and a professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs.
Princeton University | Articles & Op-EdsTaking advantage of 3-D printing technology, students at Brown University are creating fanciful but functional custom-made arms for local children with upper-arm anomalies.
Brown University | A new Brown University study of a population of 1.3 million people in Ohio and Kentucky finds that the rate at which strokes occur has dropped significantly for men in recent years, but not for women.
University Research | Brown UniversityAs public health officials combat the opioid overdose epidemic, a study shows that drug manufacturers paid more than $46 million to more than 68,000 doctors over a 29-month period.
University Research | AAU Universities Battle the Opioid Crisis | The Crisis | Brown UniversityBrown University is one of eight research universities chosen as a project site for a national effort at improving undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Brown University | Press Releases | STEM Initiative ResourcesUndergraduate attrition from STEM fields remains a problem despite decades of research and education reform efforts to improve the STEM student experience.
Brown University | Articles & Op-Eds | STEM Initiative ResourcesIn research that could lead to future therapies for age-related diseases, Brown University researchers have found a new way to stimulate the process by which cells recycle their spare parts.
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