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News<\/h1>\n

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Smoky Mountain News Reports Tanaka's $1M NCInnovation Award<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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NCInnovation awards Tanaka $1M to develop a new medical device<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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16 Dec 2025 - https:\/\/www-redesign.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/martin-tanaka-secures-ncinnovation-funding-for-new-medical-device.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Capstone Team (SK Smith, Jake Wallace, AJ Saks, and William Shore) design and builds rope climbing device for a New York customer<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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12 May 2025 -\u00a0 https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7327731803283202048\/<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Allison Thackery, NSF Researcher, presents her work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh.<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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7 May 2025 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2025\/05\/wcu-students-present-at-national-conference-on-undergraduate-research.aspx<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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John Davis, NSF Researcher on our team wins SOCON Scholarship for graduate school in Biomedical Engineering<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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30 April 2025 -\u00a0 https:\/\/catamountsports.com\/news\/2025\/4\/26\/cross-country-wcus-kirsten-hahn-john-davis-receive-socon-scholarships.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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WCU engineering program partners with healthcare provider for sinus device patent<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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1 April 2025 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2025\/03\/wcu-engineering-program-partners-with-healthcare-provider-for-sinus-device-patent.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Southern Conference - Twitter Post (2 min)<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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10 May 2024 - https:\/\/x.com\/SoConSports\/status\/1788933213638795349<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

The Southern Conference - Full length version<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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10 May 2024 - https:\/\/soconsports.com\/watch\/default.aspx?Archive=1645&path=conf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Engineering and athletics team up with Penn State on head impact research at WCU<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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January 3-9, 2024: Printed in SmokyMountain News, Sylva, North Carolina, USA - https:\/\/smokymountainnews.com\/news\/item\/37056-engineering-and-athletics-team-up-with-penn-state-on-head-impact-research-at-wcu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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High-tech mouthguard: WCU, Penn State collaborate on concussion study for sports safety<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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20 December 2023 - https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/high-tech-mouthguard-wcu-penn-state-collaborate-on-concussion-study-for-sports-safety#<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Engineering and Athletics team up with Penn State on head impact research<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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18 December 2023 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2023\/12\/engineering-and-athletics-team-up-with-penn-state-on-head-impact-research.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Veterans Day lunch highlights the importance of camaraderie for WCU's veterans <\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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17 November 2023 -\u00a0 https:\/\/thewesterncarolinajournalist.com\/2023\/11\/17\/veterans-day-lunch-highlights-the-importance-of-camraderie-for-wcus-veterans\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Installed at WCU<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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30 March 2023 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2023\/03\/engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-chapter-installed-at-wcu.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Installed at WCU<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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30 March 2023 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2023\/03\/engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-chapter-installed-at-wcu.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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New Chapter of Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Approved for Installation at WCU<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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13 October 2022 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2022\/10\/new-chapter-of-engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-approved-for-installation-at-wcu.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Government Action Creates a Ripple Effect on Supply Chain<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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20 April 2022 - https:\/\/www.asme.org\/topics-resources\/content\/government-action-creates-a-ripple-effect-on-supply-chain<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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WCU Professor chosen as scholar for U.S. FDA<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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9 March 2022 - https:\/\/www.thesylvaherald.com\/news\/health_news\/article_670c98e4-9fe5-11ec-aad1-8b8bd40efc44.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Engineering professor names as resident scholar for NSF funded research for FDA <\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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2 March 2023 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2022\/03\/engineering-professor-named-as-resident-scholar-for-nsf-funded-research-with-fda.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Western Carolina University - Engineering students collaborate to design and build a solar tracking array<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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4 February 2022 - https:\/\/www.wcu.edu\/stories\/posts\/News\/2022\/02\/engineering-students-collaborate-to-design-and-build-a-solar-tracking-array.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Tanaka presents Biomedical Research in Harrisonburg Virginia<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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