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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 Wearable Device Challenge
The ASSIST Center’s outreach to pre-college students is so important to our mission. This April 8, 2022, we hosted our annual Wearable Device Challenge, where...
ASSIST Center looks to a self-sufficient future
Nine years in, the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) has continued to lead the way in developing flexible, self-powering and wearable devices that will help both physicians and patients in monitoring human health across fields.
NC-COMP to Offer Human Performance Tech and Services to Military Organizations
A newly launched consortium led by RTI International and comprised of more than 25 North Carolina-based academic, industry, nonprofit and state government organizations will bring together expertise from a variety of fields to offer world-class human performance solutions to the Department of Defense (DoD).
Student researchers from across U.S. get back in the field through REUs
While the summer of 2020 kept many students home, undergraduate engineering students from across the nation made the most of this summer through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs, including two at the College of Engineering.
ASSIST Summer REU Students complete their programs
As summer is coming to an end, so is our Summer REU (research experience for undergraduates) program. In the beginning, we met with Jaylan Fraser-Mines,...
Young Scholars and RETs join ASSIST for the Summer
Five Young Scholars and six teachers in the RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) program have joined ASSIST during the summer. This 6-week program highlights ASSIST’s...
ASSIST Welcomes Summer REU Students
On May 29, 2019, ASSIST welcomed 11 undergraduate students as part of this year’s Summer REU (research experiences for undergraduates) program. During the 10-week summer...