ASD
Engineering students create anxiety-management app
Nathaniel Tok June 6, 2018A team of SFU engineering science graduate students called the Viu Health Team have created a wearable device and a mobile app to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live more fulfilling lives. The inspiration behind the technology Graduate students Chakaveh Ahmadizadeh, Jordan Lui, Neha Chhatre, Rana Sadeghi Chegani, and Zhen Xiao initially entered a Microsoft-hosted neurodiversity hackathon together, where they learned about the issues that ASD patients and their families faced. In an email interview with The Peak, the Viu Health Team wrote about their inspiration for the project: “Our first vision for this project during the…
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SFU researchers look to improve specialized healthcare
Nathaniel Tok March 15, 2018SFU researcher looks at ways to improve hospital funding Can changing the way hospitals are funded lead to better care? How can it be done? Karen Palmer, a SFU health sciences adjunct professor and her team of researchers at…
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