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Design That Heals: How a Student Designer, an Athlete-Engineer, and an Industry Leader Are Redefining What It Means to Build with Purpose
October 24, 2025
This article highlights the collaboration between high school student Shriya Nedumaran, NFL quarterback and aerospace engineer Joshua Dobbs, and Autodesk’s Vice President Sidharth Haksar. Together, they explore how design and construction can serve communities, focusing on Shriya’s award-winning project, “Reclaiming 7th Street,” which reimagines West Oakland’s historic corridor as a community-powered housing development.
Building Belonging: 8 Student Designers Reimagining Affordable Housing
October 15, 2025
This piece showcases the innovative designs of eight student participants in Autodesk’s “Make It Home” contest. The students addressed housing insecurity, climate adaptation, and accessibility, demonstrating how young designers are leading solutions for affordable housing challenges.
Neurorobotics Lab Students Present at CNI Symposium
August 1, 2025
Students from the University of Utah’s Neurorobotics Lab presented their research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Their projects covered topics such as stroke rehabilitation and advanced electrical stimulation systems, highlighting the lab’s innovative contributions to neuroengineering.
EXPLR Announces Top Student Innovators Named National STEM Champions
December 18, 2024
EXPLR recognized outstanding student innovators as National STEM Champions, celebrating their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The announcement highlights the achievements of these young leaders in advancing STEM fields.
2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program Semifinalists Announced
November 2024
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation announced 1,238 semifinalists for the 2026 program, selected from over 107,000 applicants nationwide. These students were recognized for their academic excellence, leadership, and service in their schools and communities.
Leigh High School Students Receive Awards at Synopsys Championship
2024
Students from Leigh High School earned accolades at the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship. Notably, Shriya Nedumaran received the Robby Beyers Innovative Solutions Award for her project “HopeNest: Non-Electrical Neonatal Incubators for War-Stricken and Developing Territories.”
