Tag: Innovation in Aging

  • UW-Green Bay alumni receive patent for invention they created as students

    UW-Green Bay alumni receive patent for invention they created as students

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    Via release from WySis: A team of former UW-Green Bay students can now officially add inventor to their resumes. In December, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recognized the work of Adam Jensen, Rosalyn Stoa and Katherine Mikhail for inventing a cup to aid sufferers of hand tremors. The invention was developed as part of…

  • Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition next week

    Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition next week

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    The campus community and members of the public are invited to the UW-Green Bay Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition! Join the fifth year of competition on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, from 4 to 6 p.m. This year it will be a virtual event for the first time. The competition is a collaboration between UW-Green…

  • Student Competition Drives Innovation To Help Older Adults | Wisconsin Public Radio

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    Wisconsin Public Radio interviewed UW-Green Bay Dean Susan Gallagher-Lepak (CHESW) regarding the Innovation in Aging virtual student competition aimed at developing new ideas—products, services, systems—to help more elderly people and age-specific problems they’re facing. Source: Student Competition Drives Innovation To Help Older Adults | Wisconsin Public Radio.

  • Smart hearing aid idea wins WiSys Innovation in Aging student competition

    Smart hearing aid idea wins WiSys Innovation in Aging student competition

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    An idea for a hearing aid that can sense your pulse and call 911 if you have a health emergency won the WiSys Innovation in Aging student competition on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The annual student idea competition challenges University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students to create innovative solutions to combat hardships and improve quality of life…

  • UW-Green Bay Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition | NBC26

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    Nine teams took part in the Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Each team was tasked with finding creative and innovative ways to solve a problem related with aging. View the video from 5:35:50-5:36:40. Source: UW-Green Bay Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition | NBC…