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NSF awards $10M to Nebraska EPSCoR for statewide STEM growth
The University of Nebraska’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, known as EPSCoR, has received a four-year, $10 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. The award will strengthen statewide research partnerships, expand STEM opportunities and support innovation across Nebraska.
MoreStartup harnesses gait data to improve health outcomes
Harnessing the power of gait as a biomarker is the concept behind Grasshopper Health, a startup launched by University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineer Fadi Alsaleem to commercialize a wearable, low-cost medical device that continuously delivers gait data to a patient’s smartphone and a provider’s chart. The goal of this device — called the Axis Patch — is to pave the way for earlier diagnoses, improved treatments and better tracking of how well certain interventions, like medicine or surgery, are working.
MoreHusker-led project receives Genesis Mission funding to advance AI, 6G
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher is leading a team contributing to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, an ambitious effort to build the world’s most powerful integrated science discovery platform.
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