Month: January 2016

By Phin Upham

In 1836, after having tried and failed at being a merchant, John Marsh walked into Southern California and decided to stake his claim there. He had the good fortune of studying medicine at Harvard, so he arrived and showed the Mexican government in charge his Harvard degree, which was written in Latin. The Governors could not read Latin, but understood the degree was probably important so they …

There was a time, not too long ago, when the prospect of a robotic prosthesis was confined to the realm of sci-fi movies. Today, the Alfred Mann Foundation, working with Rich Davis and the Rogers & Cowan promotional team, is announcing an incredible breakthrough that has potential to completely change the recovery of patients suffering from debilitating injuries. Staff Sergeant James Sides will be the world’s first recipient of a …