¡MIRA! Minute – Fall 2023
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¡MIRA! Minute Newsletter – Spring 2023
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Dr. Timothy Becker research published by Surgical Neurology International
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Background: PPODA-QT is a novel liquid embolic under development for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. We sought to test the rabbit-elastase aneurysm model to evaluate the tissue response following PPODA-QT embolization. Read the article here.
NAU achieves status of Hispanic-Serving Institution
¡MIRA! faculty highlighted in article on NAU successfully gaining Hispanic Serving Institution status!! Read here.
Ryan Behunin published in ‘Nature Communications.
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¡MIRA! faculty Ryan Behunin co-authored the article, “422 Million intrinsic quality factor planar integrated all-waveguide resonator with sub-MHz linewidth” published in Nature Communications. The study investigates high quality-factor (Q) optical resonators and their integration in a photonic waveguide platform with the goal of enhancing waveguide resonator technology.