Virginia Tech researchers received a grant worth more than $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to expand robot theater, an after-school program that helps children explore robotics through performance-based learning. Funding will help researchers refine the program, add artificial intelligence ethics components, and share the curriculum more broadly.

A wearable device called “a-Heal,” designed by engineers at UC Santa Cruz, aims to optimize each stage of wound healing the process. Preclinical tests show the device speeds healing by about 25% compared to standard care. The system offers personalized treatment and can be particularly useful for patients with limited access to in-person medical treatment.

Researchers at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) will play a central role in the development of a promising AI tool aimed at supporting personalized dietary strategies for people living with IBD, thanks to a $10 million in funding from the Weston Family Foundation over the next three years.