University of Rhode Island assistant professor Weiwei Jia was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project “Redefining Memory Virtualization in Clouds” to research how to substantially improve the performance and cost-efficiency of next-generation cloud computing applications and systems.
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NSF CAREER Award for assistive and rehabilitative robotics research
Professor Reza Abiri’s work aims to help people with severe motor impairment to interact with their environment naturally and independently
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Gianni Smith graduated this May with degrees in electrical engineering and German and will continue his studies with a Department of Defense scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. at URI.
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD is one of the most common disorders diagnosed in children.
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$464K study to research visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s patients
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The three-year project is backed by a $500K grant from National Science Foundation.
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