{"id":461,"date":"2024-02-16T11:14:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe-draft\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:14:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:14:48","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-sophomore-awarded-an-ieee-power-and-energy-society-scholarship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1499-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helen Ly is awarded a certificate of her scholarship from Assistant professor Yeonho Jeong\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1499-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1499-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-sophomore-awarded-an-ieee-power-and-energy-society-scholarship\/\">Engineering sophomore awarded an IEEE Power and Energy Society scholarship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island computer and electrical engineering sophomore Helen Ly \u201928, of Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and\u00a0Energy Society scholarship for 2026.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/2025-bi-annual-ieee-underwater-acoustic-signal-processing-workshop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-scaled-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/2025-bi-annual-ieee-underwater-acoustic-signal-processing-workshop\/\">2025 Biannual IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island held the biannual\u00a0IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop\u00a0last month. The workshop has been hosted at University of Rhode Island every other year since 1985.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/grad-student-seeks-to-build-impactful-medical-robotics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Ali-Rabiee-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/grad-student-seeks-to-build-impactful-medical-robotics\/\">Grad student seeks to build impactful medical robotics<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ali Rabiee joined the\u00a0Translational Neurorobotics Laboratory\u00a0in 2023, which focuses on biosignal control systems and medical robots with AI-enabled control strategies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-receives-first-ever-nih-t32-award-to-launch-transdisciplinary-biomedical-research-training-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1925-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1925-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_1925-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-receives-first-ever-nih-t32-award-to-launch-transdisciplinary-biomedical-research-training-program\/\">URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The award reflects years of cross-campus collaboration and positions URI as a national leader in transdisciplinary biomedical training.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-engineering-professor-recipient-of-nsf-career-award-for-assistive-and-rehabilitative-robotics-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Abiri-2-SELECT-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Abiri-2-SELECT-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Abiri-2-SELECT-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-engineering-professor-recipient-of-nsf-career-award-for-assistive-and-rehabilitative-robotics-research\/\">URI engineering professor recipient of NSF CAREER Award for assistive and rehabilitative robotics research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Reza Abiri\u2019s work aims to help people with severe motor impairment to interact with their environment naturally and independently.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/engineering-professor-weiwei-jia-receives-nsf-career-award-to-advance-cloud-computing-applications-systems\/\">Engineering professor Weiwei Jia receives NSF CAREER Award to advance cloud computing applications, systems<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island assistant professor Weiwei Jia was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project \u201cRedefining Memory Virtualization in Clouds\u201d to research how to substantially improve the performance and cost-efficiency of next-generation cloud computing applications and systems.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/biomedical-engineering-professor-awarded-nsf-grant-to-study-parkinsons-using-virtual-reality\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ph.D. students John McLinden and Behtom Adeli stand with associate professor Yalda Shahriari and master\u2019s degree student Alex Cerullo, seated, in the NeuralPC Lab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/10-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/biomedical-engineering-professor-awarded-nsf-grant-to-study-parkinsons-using-virtual-reality\/\">Biomedical engineering professor awarded NSF grant to study Parkinson\u2019s using virtual reality<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island biomedical engineering associate professor Yalda Shahriari has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to research hallucinations related to Parkinson&#8217;s disease using VR.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/uri-researchers-head-international-team-exploring-wearable-technology-to-help-stroke-survivors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_7506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_7506-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/IMG_7506-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/uri-researchers-head-international-team-exploring-wearable-technology-to-help-stroke-survivors\/\">Biomedical researchers head international team exploring wearable technology to help stroke survivors<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The three-year project backed by a $500K grant from National Science Foundation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/office-of-naval-research-awards-4-7m-for-cyber-physical-security-and-resilience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/AdobeStock_298585210-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/AdobeStock_298585210-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/AdobeStock_298585210-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/office-of-naval-research-awards-4-7m-for-cyber-physical-security-and-resilience\/\">Office of Naval Research awards $4.7M for cyber-physical security and resilience<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> Four University of Rhode Island engineering professors have been awarded a $4.7 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to advance the security and resilience of AI-enabled power grids, promote workforce development, and secure manufacturing environments.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/research\/cybersecurity\/2024\/04\/78893\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/P1045779-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/P1045779-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/P1045779-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/research\/cybersecurity\/2024\/04\/78893\/\">Weiwei Jia Receives NSF CRII Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island (URI) computer engineering assistant professor Weiwei Jia was selected for a National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (CRII) Award for his groundbreaking proposal, \"A Novel Address Translation Architecture for Virtualized Clouds.\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/uri-engineering-professor-developing-technology-for-nasas-next-generation-telescope\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Sungho-Kim-news-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Sungho-Kim-news-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Sungho-Kim-news.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/uri-engineering-professor-developing-technology-for-nasas-next-generation-telescope\/\">NASA\u2019s next-generation telescope<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Professor Sungho Kim is developing technology that could be part of NASA\u2019s next-generation telescope that will allow the space agency to observe and study phenomena that occurred 13.7 billion years ago.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uris-new-neuro-learning-center-to-boost-brain-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/neuro-learning-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/neuro-learning-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/neuro-learning-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/neuro-learning-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/neuro-learning.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uris-new-neuro-learning-center-to-boost-brain-education\/\">Cross-Disciplinary URI Team Forms Neuro-Learning Center<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A URI team featuring Engineering Professor Kunal Mankodiya will establish a Neuro-Learning Center that will include cutting-edge equipment to study the relationship between brain activity and behavior, brain mapping, and neuroplasticity.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/new-uri-lab-developing-adaptive-technology-secures-national-science-foundation-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/exoskeleton-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/exoskeleton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/exoskeleton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/exoskeleton-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/exoskeleton.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/new-uri-lab-developing-adaptive-technology-secures-national-science-foundation-grant\/\">New URI lab developing adaptive technology, secures National Science Foundation grant<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Engineering professors Reza Abiri and Yalda Shahriari are building a new robotic platform that can help post-stroke patients perform needed rehabilitation and regain motor skills in the wake of a stroke.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-umass-chan-medical-school-researchers-developing-high-tech-armband-to-help-people-with-opioid-use-disorder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Minder-Band-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Minder-Band-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Minder-Band-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Minder-Band-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2173\/Minder-Band.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-umass-chan-medical-school-researchers-developing-high-tech-armband-to-help-people-with-opioid-use-disorder\/\">Researchers Developing High-Tech Armband for Opioid-Use Disorder<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Funded by a $2.6 million NIH grant, URI and UMass Chan Medical School researchers are developing high-tech armband to help people with opioid-use disorder.\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/how-smart-is-your-t-shirt\/\">How Smart is Your T-Shirt?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">One of the most popular uses for Smart Watches and other devices is cardio monitoring during exercise. Users can quickly check their pulse as they run down the road or bike around the block, giving feedback on physical stressors. But what about the rest of the time when things such as stress affect not only [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet-heather-difazio-fulbright-research-awardee\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet-heather-difazio-fulbright-research-awardee\/\">Meet Heather DiFazio, Fulbright Research Awardee<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Biomedical Engineering, German (IEP), and Math major Heather DiFazio is headed to Switzerland (Universitat Bern) to work on a biomedical device to help those with cancer on a Fulbright.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet-jessica-yang-2023-graduate-in-electrical-engineering\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/meet-jessica-yang-2023-graduate-in-electrical-engineering\/\">Meet Jessica Yang, 2023 Graduate in Electrical Engineering<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jessica is headed to Stanford University for her Master&#8217;s degree and wants to inspire others through teaching.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/device-to-monitor-premature-babies-is-a-winner-for-engineering-graduate-student\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/device-to-monitor-premature-babies-is-a-winner-for-engineering-graduate-student\/\">Device to Monitor Premature Babies is a Winner for Engineering Graduate Student<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Competing against 26 finalists, University of Rhode Island electrical engineering doctoral student Abdullah Rumon won the&nbsp;Best Innovation Pitch competition at the 2022&nbsp;Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Sensors Conference.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/professor-weiwei-jia-is-preparing-computer-systems-for-evolving-technology\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/professor-weiwei-jia-is-preparing-computer-systems-for-evolving-technology\/\">Weiwei Jia Is Developing Computer Systems to Handle Evolving Technology<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cloud computing systems haven\u2019t progressed at the same rate as cloud applications and hardware devices.&nbsp;Weiwei Jia, who joined the URI computer engineering faculty, is developing the next generation of cloud systems to handle current and future technology.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2022-cat\/wave-of-the-future\/?fbclid=IwAR3mAdPuDT_eQd2dQszsSSeGxOXD3CSPoccR9uPLDd3wiXGnmYeUmrIqT7s\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2022-cat\/wave-of-the-future\/?fbclid=IwAR3mAdPuDT_eQd2dQszsSSeGxOXD3CSPoccR9uPLDd3wiXGnmYeUmrIqT7s\">Wave of the Future<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Faculty and students in URI&#8217;s College of Engineering are partnering with federal defense and private industries to advance naval technology and keep the U.S. submarine fleet ahead of those from other countries.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/assistive-technology-implemented-in-biomedical-engineering-design-projects\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/assistive-technology-implemented-in-biomedical-engineering-design-projects\/\">Assistive Technology Implemented in Biomedical Engineering Projects<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Seniors in this year\u2019s biomedical engineering capstone design course presented their year-long projects. Most of the designs integrated technology to help individuals with disabilities perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/faculty-spotlight-reza-abiri\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/faculty-spotlight-reza-abiri\/\">Using Technology to Help the Physically Disabled Gain Independence<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Reza Abiri is researching non-invasive ways to use technology, including sensors, artificial intelligence and connected devices, to help physically disabled people become more independent.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/neonatal-apnea-system-by-uri-undergraduate-monitors-breathing\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/neonatal-apnea-system-by-uri-undergraduate-monitors-breathing\/\">Neonatal Apnea System by URI Undergraduates Monitors Breathing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A team of undergraduate engineering students at URI have been working on a neonatal apnea detection system as&nbsp;a cost-effective, user-friendly method to monitor respiration and apnea in infants.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/brianna-macdonald-computer-engineering\/\"><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/brianna-macdonald-computer-engineering\/\">After Earning Two Degrees and Beating Cancer, Brianna MacDonald Knows No Limits<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Brianna MacDonald earned bachelor&#8217;s degrees from URI this past spring in computer engineering and Chinese, had a job lined up before she graduated, and she beat cancer in her senior year, during a pandemic.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":462,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions\/462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ecbe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}