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September 25, 2017

Three Outstanding Women in Science

Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi

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Women’s rights are human rights. —Feminist slogan famously quoted by Hillary Clinton during the 1995 United Nations World Conference on Women Since the very beginning, humankind has been male dominated,…

September 24, 2017

From Brain to Body

Author(s)3: Mary Bates

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Paralysis, whether caused by spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, or other factors, poses a host of issues for patients. These include not just the inability to move parts of their…

September 23, 2017

Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners

Author(s)3: Nevan C. Hanumara, Jaya Narain, Amos Winter

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A student squinting to see the board or holding a textbook inches from his or her nose often provides the first indication of a visual impairment. For most, the cause is…

September 22, 2017

Realizing a Clearer View

Author(s)3: David L. Chandler

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In March 2017, Dr. Marc Tewfik performed a delicate operation to remove cancerous tissue from a patient’s sinus cavity, something that he has done many times before at the McGill…

September 21, 2017

Fertile Ground

Author(s)3: Jennifer Berglund

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At the age of 14, Linda Griffith experienced such abnormally painful periods that her doctor had already put her on birth control pills. They helped but only a little. In…

September 19, 2017

Tradeoffs in Capstone Design Courses Involving More Than One Discipline

Author(s)3: Jay Goldberg

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According to a 2015 survey, 5% of capstone design course instructors indicated that their courses involve students from more than one engineering discipline [1]. Students in these courses may hear…

September 17, 2017

Practicing Medicine in Three Dimensions

Author(s)3: Paul King

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3D Printing in Medicine Edited by Deepak M. Kalaskar, Elsevier Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-08-100717-4, ix + 226 pages, US$215. This heavily referenced text is a recommended read for anyone wishing…