Author: Wayne Gillam
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The CNT continues to expand access to neural engineering education for middle and high school students, even through COVID-19
Wayne Gillam There is no question that the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, threw teachers and educators an unexpected curve ball this year. In response, the education team in the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) discussed at-length which Center programs could be converted to an online experience in light of the pandemic and how to do…
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A former CNT student brings his expertise and business startup experience back to the classroom
Wayne Gillam Lars Crawford demonstrates vHAB, a virtual reality device designed to assist stroke patients with physical therapy. Crawford was part of a student team that invented the device in the 2014 Tech Sandbox competition and further developed it at the CNT over the next few years. The Tech Sandbox was a precursor to today’s…
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When science teachers return for multiple years of the CNT’s Research Experience for Teachers program, everyone benefits
Wayne Gillam The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program is supporting middle and high school teachers who return to the Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) year-after-year, benefiting not only those teachers’ students and peer educators, but the CNT’s education programs and researchers as well. Phelana Pang, a middle school science teacher at the Seattle Girls’ School, first…
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New, non-invasive treatment improves hand and arm function in people with spinal cord injury
Wayne Gillam Center for Neurotechnology (CNT) members at the University of Washington (UW), in collaboration with NeuroRecovery Technologies, are developing a novel, non-invasive therapeutic approach for people with spinal cord injury, which promotes long-term recovery of hand and arm function. On December 7, 2014, Joe Beatty, then 60 years old, was body-surfing on Kaanapali Beach in Hawaii, a popular…
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UW students compete to invent neural engineering technology with potential for real-world impact
Wayne Gillam In the Neural Engineering Tech Studio, students participate in a competition aimed at developing their ideas into prototypes for commercial and clinical applications. Armin Rouz’ mother has some visual impairments, and because of this she tends to lose things. “She loses cases for her glasses a lot, backpacks, water bottles, purses,” Rouz said.…
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High school teachers to share their neural engineering lesson plans nationally
Wayne Gillam For over two years, high school teachers, Larry Bencivengo and Benjamin Hart, have been teaching and sharing neural engineering curriculum they developed together at the CNT. They are now poised to take their lesson plans to a national stage. The old saying, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day.…