NMSU professor awarded $1M grant for neurological rehab technology

Wei Tang, an engineering professor at New Mexico State University, has received a $1 million grant to support development of rehabilitation technology for people with neurological motor disorders, according to KTSM.

The funding comes from the National Science Foundation's Smart and Connected Health program. Tang and his research team will use the grant to advance their work in the field, though specific details about the technology or timeline were not immediately available.

NMSU, based in Las Cruces, is a major research institution in southern New Mexico serving the region that includes El Paso and Doña Ana County.