Industrial Designers Win Awards in Health Make-a-Thon Competition
The Illinois Health Maker Lab awarded $10,000 in resources, materials, and mentorship to the top 10 teams. During the Make-a-Thon finalists had two minutes to pitch ideas to improve human health. The following award-winning ideas had Art & Design representatives:
Heart Health Wearable Device by MFA candidate Katherine Chou
Preemie Pod by MFA alumna Amanda Henderson
Nouvo: The Smart Pacifier by Amaury Saulsberry (sophomore), Akeem Kennedy, Trevor Sibby (junior), Kevin Yu (junior), and Siyu Ai (MFA candidate)