In the Media
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Oct 17, 2016
Photo of ECE Professor Padir Featured in National Geographic
An image showing ECE Professor Taskin Padir and Valkyrie, the NASA robot he is working on improving, is featured in an issue of National Geographic. The article talks at length […]

Mar 16, 2016
App to Help Stop Deadly Epidemics
Computer Engineering PhD student Murphy Wonsick was featured in the Boston Herald for her blood sample tracking app that could help stop deadly epidemics in developing countries.

Mar 08, 2016
Building a Better Robotic Astronaut
ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir and MIT's Russ Tedrake were featured in Boston Magazine for their work with NASA to enable the Valkyrie robot to complete tasks such as climbing […]
Feb 25, 2016
Associated Press features ALERT Researcher’s work
ECE Professor & ALERT Director Michael Silevitch was quoted in a Associated Press article about URI professor Otto Gregory's work on explosive detectors.