The Illini Prosthetics Team believes that every amputee around the world should be given a proper prosthetic arm replacement which is low-cost and functional. They are united in their cause to make this dream a reality. 25 million people around the world are missing one or more of their limbs due to landmines, violence, farming [...]
Category Archives: Research Organizations
Profile: Vanderbilt University Center for Latin American Studies
Posted by Laura on April 3, 2010
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In 2006, The Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) was designated a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education. While maintaining one of the strongest concentrations of Brazilianists of any university in the United States, the Center’s renowned faculty also has particular strengths in Mesoamerican anthropology and archaeology, the study of democracy [...]
Profile: Synergo Arts
Posted by Laura on November 12, 2009
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Synergo Arts is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt organization based in Arizona. Its purpose is to help artists and artisans around the world use ergonomics to maximize health, income, performance, productivity, creativity, and art or craft quality. They do this through a grassroots approach to innovating and delivering ergonomics resources, with a special focus on [...]
Profile: The International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Posted by Laura on September 28, 2009
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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a Crown corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Our support is directed toward creating a local research community whose work will build healthier, more equitable, and [...]