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Springer named director of UA Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center

June 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Albert Baker, augmented reality, Cybersecurity, Department of Computer Science, Emerging Analytics Center, UA Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Virtual Reality

Dr. Jan P. Springer, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, has been named the new director of the George W. Donaghey Emerging Analytics Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.The Emerging Analytics Center (EAC) is a research center that is home to an energetic group of researchers, faculty, and students performing innovative research and development in technology, infrastructure, and applications for virtual and augmented realities, immersive visualization, interactive technologies, as well as cybersecurity and the Internet of Things.

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$2.3 Million Grant Will Support Development of Virtual Operating Room Team Training

June 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Surgery, Virtual Reality

A new $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health will support a research effort led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop a virtual operating room team training.

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Augmented reality helps teens tackle anxiety, head on

May 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Anxiety, Artificial Intelligence, Asthma, augmented reality, CBT, Children's Health, mental health and children, smartphone app, technology development, Teenagers, Virtual Reality

World first research that will test the ability of augmented reality to improve the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as a treatment for symptoms of childhood anxiety among kids with asthma.

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Harness artificial intelligence and take control your health

May 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Artifical Intelligence, Chronic Disease, Chronic Disease Prevention, Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Social Media, Technology, Virtual Reality, Wearable Technology

Sedentary behaviours, poor sleep and questionable food choices are major contributors of chronic disease, including diabetes, anxiety, heart disease and many cancers. But what if we could prevent these through the power of smart technologies?

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Georgia Tech Professor Uses Virtual Reality to Move Major Conference Online

March 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Sustainability, Virtual Reality, vr

For the first time in its 26-year history, the IEEE VR conference will meet in an all-virtual environment, a change prompted by the need to support social distancing recommendations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Results

Virtual Reality Shows Promise for Early Detection of MS Balance Problems

March 11, 2020 sarah Jonas Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Virtual Reality

Researchers used a virtual reality system to trick subjects into thinking they were falling as they walked on a treadmill, finding clear differences in reactions between people with multiple sclerosis and people without. These differences were not evident without the “falling” illusion.

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Physiotherapy could be done at home using Virtual Reality

February 28, 2020 sarah Jonas Physiotherapy, Virtual Reality

Current Physiotherapy techniques require patients to complete exercises at home, which doesn’t include much guidance

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How to mend a broken heart? VR helps cardiologist discern patient’s injury, plan repair

February 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Cardiology, Virtual Reality

Born with complex heart defects, Brevin Cronk, 21, has undergone six open surgeries and several more cardiac procedures. In December, an old repair tore away, creating a blockage and a new septal hole. A UW Medicine cardiologist used virtual reality to get inside Cronk’s heart to plan his procedure.

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Virtual realities: research reveals promising intervention in cancer treatment

February 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Virtual Reality

Each year, more than 250,000 women in the U.S. alone receive a diagnosis of breast cancer, making it the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. More than 40,000 women annually die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.

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Virtual Reality and Breast Cancer, First Italian-American Study Shows Promising Results

January 20, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Anxiety, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Depression, Oncology, QUALITY OF LIFE, Virtual Reality, Women's Health

Virtual Reality during chemotherapy shown to improve breast cancer patients’ quality of life during the most stressful treatments, according to a recent study.

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Virtual Reality and Breast Cancer, First Italian-American Study Shows Promising Results

January 20, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Anxiety, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Depression, Oncology, QUALITY OF LIFE, Virtual Reality, Women's Health

Virtual Reality during chemotherapy shown to improve breast cancer patients’ quality of life during the most stressful treatments, according to a recent study.

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Veho Institute launches, establishes center at Cornell Tech

December 10, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Auto Industry, Autonomous Vehicles, Virtual Reality

Cornell Engineering has launched the Veho Institute for vehicle intelligence, formally partnering Cornell with Italian universities and luxury automakers as well as establishing a new academic center at Cornell Tech.

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