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When Math Meets Medicine

When Math Meets Medicine

A mathematician may not be an obvious choice when forming partnerships in health-related investigations, but the idea of applying math in ways that impact people’s lives is something that Benedetto Piccoli, an applied mathematics scholar, finds exciting.

Communicating for Better Health

Communicating for Better Health

Health Communication & Community Health, a course offered at the School of Communication and Information, explores communication as an important process through which we become aware of, make sense of, and address health-related problems.

Project Map Spotlight: Improving Food Security in Tribal Communities in India

Project Map Spotlight: Improving Food Security in Tribal Communities in India

In Jharkhand, India, years of deficient rainfall have resulted in drought, leading to crop failure, food insecurity, and diminished livelihoods.This study is investigating the potential of indigenous foods in contributing to dietary diversity and nutritional value to improve food security in Jharkhand’s vulnerable tribal communities.

Project Map Spotlight: Reducing Health Disparities in Adult Vision Loss Via Technology

Project Map Spotlight: Reducing Health Disparities in Adult Vision Loss Via Technology

Adults are increasingly affected by progressive vision loss by age 65. Disparities in this health realm have broadened worldwide, but influencing factors are underexplored. School of Engineering faculty member Maribel Vazquez is investigating how emerging technologies—such as biomaterials, nanoscience, and microtechnologies—can work together to help address this inequity.