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ResearchNews August 2013

News, events and updates related to research and economic development at Marshall University

Grant to MIIR will support commercialization of technology to repair skin injuries

The Chemical Alliance Zone’s Chemicals and Materials Commercialization Fund has awarded $20,000 to a Marshall University scientist to help bring to market a technology he has developed for repairing skin injuries.

The award to Dr. Jingwei Xie of the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research will help Xie’s research team produce device prototypes and samples, market to potential customers and conduct patent analysis. (more)

Xie also recently received a $293,000 NIH grant to develop a technique that may improve surgical repair of rotator cuff injuries.

Marshall gives Scouts a look at virtual technology, 3-D printing

Scouts who attended the recent National Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Fayette County got the opportunity to explore state-of-the-art virtual technology and 3-D printing, thanks to Marshall University’s engineering and advanced manufacturing programs. (more)

Researchers awarded $750,000 NASA grant to study muscle and bone loss due to space travel

Dr. Miaozong Wu of the Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems at the Marshall University School of Pharmacy has been awarded a $750,000 grant from NASA to lead a team of researchers investigating the muscle and bone loss associated with space travel. (more)

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University announces hydroelectric demonstration and education project at Morris Creek Watershed