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GBHI reaches milestone, sets sights on continued impact for brain health
The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) reached a significant milestone when Atlantic Philanthropies finalised a gift to UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Trinity College Dublin to continue to address the global dementia epidemic.
1 Jul 2019
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New research considers future interactions with computer-generated people in virtual reality
Dr Rachel McDonnell, Assistant Professor in Creative Technologies at Trinity, focuses her research on the animation of virtual humans for the entertainment industry and virtual reality (VR).
26 Nov 2019
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Spotlight on computer science innovators
Over 30 MSc candidates will display posters about their work, with guests from industry grabbing a peek at the latest technology and talent emerging from Trinity.
20 Jun 2019
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Surgical mesh damage can be measured in simple lab experiments
Such experiments should have been conducted before surgical mesh was used to operate on people – many of whom are now living with serious, debilitating consequences.
16 Sep 2019
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Engineering students compete strongly at ITHERM
The students acquitted themselves well in the Student Heat Sink Design Challenge, which provided a taste of additive manufacturing in the real world.
10 Oct 2019
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Robotics expert honoured in MIT Review’s Innovators Under 35 Europe list
Conor McGinn, Assistant Professor in Trinity’s School of Engineering and lead developer of Ireland’s first socially assistive robot, Stevie, is among the 35 outstanding innovators honoured.
20 Dec 2019
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New community health programme linked to decreased child mortality in Uganda
A network of Community Health Promoters go door-to-door to sell basic health goods, including anti-malaria drugs, soap, insecticide-treated bed nets and fortified foods.
22 Jul 2019
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Vitamin D is not linked to low blood pressure in older adults, TILDA
Researchers from TILDA have shown in the largest study to-date that vitamin D is not associated with low blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension) in older adults.
8 Aug 2019
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Free online course: ‘History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450-1800’
People all over the world can explore how books were made, bought, sold, and read, in the four-week online course, which starts on November 18th, 2019.
17 Oct 2019
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Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease
Scientists at Trinity College have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease – dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies. The scientists discovered that a key component of the cells lining the retinal blood […]
8 Aug 2019
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