Way back in 1956 Professor Ian Donald, an obstetrician, teamed up with an engineer, Tom Brown, to take an instrument used to detect industrial flaws in ship welds and transform it into the first ultrasound scanner. The technology that this prototype is based on is now in daily use across the globe. During the 1970s,…
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UofL Health Equity Hub gives 15 grants to try ideas for better regional well bei…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville and partners will fund 15 promising solutions to lessen structural barriers to health equity as part of a $1.5 million innovation challenge.Each of the 15 winners will get $100,000 grants to further their ideas and participate in a 12- to 18-month proof-of-concept phase where they will work with community…