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Assistant professor Michael Rivera is one of 18 joining the 2026 RIO Faculty Fellow cohort.
Grace Leslie noted that "for people living with Alzheimer鈥檚 or dementia, both anecdotal and experimental evidence point to the durability of music in the brain."
Living Matter Lab designs nanorobots for DNA production to speed biomedical research.
ATLAS PhD student studies how brain activity syncs when musicians perform together.
Hye-Young Jo of computer science and the ATLAS Institute will be using the funding to research human-computer interactions.
ATLAS PhD student David Hunter researches novel ways to interact with different moments in time across a single video stream.
PhD student Krithik Ranjan analyzed 33 student learning tools and developed a 鈥渟pectrum of tinkerability鈥 that offers designers new ways to think about teaching computational skills.
Nanomaterials and neuroscience researchers aim to build brain/body interfaces that enhance performance, improve health monitoring and support mobility.
The Emergent Nanotechnology Lab team has begun research to develop new bioplastics made to be used as fertilizer at end-of-life.
Creative Technology & Design master's students developed a system to help birdwatchers with mobility challenges continue to participate in this popular pastime.