Recent News
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SKERI Engineer Featured on the Blind Abilities Podcast
SKERI engineer, Brandon Biggs, was featured on the Blind Abilities podcast to discuss Audiom - a SKERI Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center -
SKERI Mourns the Passing of Dr. Arthur Jampolsky
With great sorrow, we announce that our beloved Founder Dr. Arthur Jampolsky passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 19, 2021. -
SKERI Intern awarded grant to build an eye movement simulator
Kassia Love (a SKERI virtual intern from Harvard University) received a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research, in collaboration with SKERI researchers, Natela Shanidze and Anca Velisar, to build an eye movement simulation robot. -
Dr. Arvind Chandna Receives the PMC Department of Ophthalmology Residency...
Arvind Chandna, M.D., Senior Clinician Scientist at Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute was selected as a recipient of a CPMC Department of Ophthalmology Residency Teaching Award for 2020. This award was presented to him at the Barkan Research Symposium on Saturday, June 13, 2020, via Zoom. -
SKERI Researcher talks Indoor Navigation & Mapping on Blind Bargains
The work of Dr. James Coughlan and Brandon Biggs was again recognized at the annual CSUN conference, where Brandon was interviewed for a podcast on Blind Bargains, a source for news and resources for the blind community. -
Audiom allows for accessible, virtual visits to the Magical Bridge...
The Magical Bridge Foundation mission is to bring inclusive, accessive playgrounds that can be enjoyed by all children. For the first time, it is now possible... -
Bringing COVID-19 Data and Figures to the Visually Impaired.
So much of the conversation about the COVID-19 pandemic has been about trends: curves and how to flatten them, models, exponential growth, and so on. These are... -
SKERI Welcomes Local Students for a Day of STEM Inspiration
Students from Everett Middle School joined us for a day of learning what it is like to be a scientist. The Field Trip was organized by IGNITE Worldwide! , a... -
SKERI Scientists Spearhead a Face Shield Making Campaign
Founded by Dr. Santani Teng, the Bay Area Face Shield Supply (BAFSS) has sent hundreds of face shields to healthcare workers in the community. Dr. Teng has been working with Drs Audrey Wong-Kee-You and Cecile Vullings, along with other volunteers across the Bay Area to provide life-saving personal protective equipment to healthcare workers as they work with COVID-19 pateints. -
Harnessing the power of visual art for blind rehabilitation
A Smith-Kettlewell scientist, Dr. Lora Likova, develops unique art training to drive brain plasticity in totally blind and visually impaired people. A major...