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Announcing the 2020 CChIPS Annual Report

Published December 9, 2020 in Research in action

The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) has released its 2020 Annual Report highlighting research projects funded through the consortium for the 2019-2020 project year.

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Announcing the 2020 CChIPS Annual Report

Autonomous Cars and Self-Driving Technology: Burden or Boon for Teen Drivers?

Published July 12, 2016 in Research in action

Autonomous and self-driving technology is under scrutiny after a supposed auto-pilot mode-related fatal crash. These technologies have potential to prevent crashes, but we can't underestimate the human factors at play -- especially for young drivers.

Save the Date for ACIP 2016!

Published May 11, 2016 in Research in action

Registration is now open for the 2016 Advances in Child Injury Protection (ACIP) Conference, which will be hosted by the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies on November 14, 2016 in Plymouth, MI.

A Pivotal Meeting Leads to Decade of Cooperative Research & Impact

Published November 19, 2015 in Research in action

Today, the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) at CHOP is celebrating 10 years of collaborative research aimed at improving child safety. CChIPS' founder and director takes a look back at a pivotal meeting that put CChIPS -- and it's 10 years and over 100 research projects -- into motion.

Advances in Child Injury Prevention (ACIP) Conference, November 19-20

Published October 27, 2015 in Research in action

The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies' (CChIPS) annual conference, Advances in Child Injury Prevention (ACIP), will be held November 19-20, 2015 in Plymouth, MI. Read more for topic and registration details.

Student Engineers Get the Spotlight at Injury Biomechanics Symposium

Published June 18, 2015 in Research in action

Today, we are pleased to welcome a guest blog post from John Bolte, PhD, Director of the Injury Biomechanics Research Center at The Ohio State University (OSU). John discusses the Injury Biomechanics Symposium, where OSU hosts students from universities around the world to present their research.

New CChIPS Chair Looks Toward the Future

Published March 19, 2015 in Research in action

We would like to welcome a guest blog post from Schuyler St. Lawrence, the new CChIPS IAB Chair. Schuyler is the Assistant Manager for Safety Technical and Regulatory Affairs at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Toyota is a founding member of CChIPS. Read more to learn about his long term vision for CChIPS.

Using the Microsoft Xbox Kinect Sensor™ for Child Safety Research

Published March 5, 2015 in Research in action

It is no surprise that researchers often seek out cost-effective ways to conduct rigorous research. What may be surprising, however, is that a new data collection tool being utilized by CIRP@CHOP investigators is part of a gaming system that many families have in their homes.

The Infinite Possibilities of Finite Element Modeling

Published May 27, 2014 in Research in action

CIRP training in motion: Using Finite Element Modeling to Reduce Car Crash Injuries

Nurturing an Industry Advisory Board

Published February 6, 2014 in Research in action

Moderator’s Note: This post was authored by Eve Weiss, MS, who served as the managing director for the Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS). As of October 2017, Ms. Weiss has left CHOP to pursue her career elsewhere.

Child Injury Prevention Holiday Wish List

Published December 23, 2013 in Research in action

In the spirit of my previous Thanksgiving post about items for which I’m grateful in the pediatric injury world, I thought I’d make my holiday “wish list” for the next year and beyond.

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