After a cervical spinal cord injury limited Dylan Huntbach's hand function, video games became difficult or impossible to play. A team of biomedical engineering students at the University of Iowa set out to change that.

A new research study could help preserve lung function and improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients by making radiation treatments more precise and reducing damage to healthy lung tissue.

Meesha Dogan, CEO, co-founder, and director of Cardio Diagnostics, recently led a group of Iowa engineering students on a tour of her company’s Iowa City lab, where patient samples are processed for diagnostic testing.

The problem-solving skills she honed through her engineering degree gave her a different perspective on patient care as Kayla Bean works as a family medicine resident physician.

Researchers at the University of Iowa are leading an effort to develop a new computational method to predict how pharmaceutical compounds crystallize into tablet form, a critical step in bringing new medicines to patients.

Carson Baldes, a PhD student in chemical and biochemical engineering, and Tyce Marquez, a PhD student in biomedical engineering, have been selected for the Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows Program, a year-long educational experience designed to immerse emerging leaders in the dynamic world of healthcare innovation.

After serving as a Special Forces medic across Asia, Patrick Link brings global experience and a problem-solving mindset to biomedical engineering.

Working alongside experts at UI Health Care, biomedical engineering students turned a classroom project into a teaching tool that’s now helping young patients understand scoliosis treatment.

University of Iowa researchers, led by Prof. Xuan Mu, are finding success in growing human airway cells on engineered tissues, a promising development that could improve treatment options for patients whose airways have been damaged by birth defects, injury, cancer, or chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

Explore how engineering innovations can improve lives and shape the future of health care through interactive demonstrations led by University of Iowa engineering students, during a 2026 Community STEM Day in Cedar Rapids on July 16.