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LSU-Led Study Uses VR To Help Students With ADHD Stay Focused
LSU Associate Professor David Shepherd secured $675K from NIMH to expand ADHD research using virtual reality and noise-canceling headphones.
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Rendever Gets $4.5M NIH Grant to Bring Social VR to Older Adults at Home
Rendever, a company that uses virtual reality to reduce loneliness in older adults, has received nearly $4.5 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. $3.8 million will support its Thrive At Home program, and the rest will go toward building a VR support network for caregivers.
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Johnson & Johnson Awards First Surgical AI Grants Through Polyphonic Fund
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has named the first awardees of its Polyphonic AI Fund for Surgery, launched in June 2025 to accelerate AI innovation in surgical care. Supported by NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services
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Miami University Launches XR Safety Training Powered by AI with $1.5M State Grant
Miami University has secured a $1.5 million Workforce Safety Innovation Center grant to launch the Safety Immersion and Gamified Hazard Training (SIGHT) for Industry 5.0 Workers.