$25,000 Youth Civic Infrastructure Fund grant boosts NNMCs Parkinson’s glove development

Press Releases03/20/2026 02:43:43 PM$25,000 Youth Civic Infrastructure Fund grant boosts NNMCs Parkinson’s glove developmentWhat began three years ago as the Parkinson’s Glove Project at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and Española Valley High School’s (EVHS) has transformed into Española GloveWorks, a newly formed 501(c)(3) focused on developing youth creativity, technical competence and leadership while bringing the hope of a promising technology to people suffering from Parkinson's disease. Students from the EVHS MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) program are working with mentors from Northern’s Engineering and Nursing departments and community volunteers to develop gloves to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s. NNMC Engineering student and EVHS MESA Alumni Gabriela Arevalo solders glove components

NNMC Engineering student and EVHS MESA Alumni Gabriela Arevalo solders glove components

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