<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/Student-Research-Steady-Hands.html" dsn="blogs"><category/><pubDate>04/30/2024 03:46:21 PM</pubDate><title>Northern New Mexico College and Española Valley High School Students Engineer Glove to Help Mitigate Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms</title><description>Students from Northern New Mexico College’s (NNMC) engineering program and Española Valley High School’s (EVHS) Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program are applying engineering skills they are studying to a project that could significantly improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients. Under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Steve Cox, Associate Professor/Engineering Technology at NNMC, and Española Valley High teachers Janice Badongen Patal-e and Lyne Salero, the students are designing a glove that applies small brief vibrations to the fingertips to alleviate symptoms of the disease.</description><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><author>Arin McKenna</author><media_c>Steve Cox</media_c><media_e>steve.cox@nnmc.edu</media_e><tags><tag>Engineering</tag><tag>Student Research</tag></tags></item>