September/October 2017

Three Outstanding Women in Science

Author(s)3: Max Valentinuzzi
Three Outstanding Women in Science 150 150 IEEE Pulse

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,…

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From Brain to Body

From Brain to Body

Author(s)3: Mary Bates
From Brain to Body 618 371 IEEE Pulse

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…

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Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners

Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners

Author(s)3: Nevan C. Hanumara, Jaya Narain, Amos Winter
Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners 618 371 IEEE Pulse

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…

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Realizing a Clearer View

Realizing a Clearer View

Author(s)3: David L. Chandler
Realizing a Clearer View 618 371 IEEE Pulse

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…

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Fertile Ground

Fertile Ground

Author(s)3: Jennifer Berglund
Fertile Ground 618 371 IEEE Pulse

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…

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Tradeoffs in Capstone Design Courses Involving More Than One Discipline

Author(s)3: Jay Goldberg
Tradeoffs in Capstone Design Courses Involving More Than One Discipline 150 150 IEEE Pulse

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…

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Practicing Medicine in Three Dimensions

Author(s)3: Paul King
Practicing Medicine in Three Dimensions 150 150 IEEE Pulse

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…

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