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Blackwell receives NIH grant to explore gender disparities in substance use disorders
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Kim "Avrama" Blackwell, professor and department executive officer of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance her research on the correlation between substance abuse and female sex hormones.
Winners announced in 3MT competition
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Graduate students in the University of Iowa College of Engineering competed to see who could most effectively summarize their complex research pursuits in a three-minute soundbite that a non-technical audience could understand.
CoE faculty play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A multidisciplinary team of University of Iowa engineering faculty will contribute to a $20 million, multi-institutional project to boost Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
Ankrum, Sander awarded NIH grant to improve wound healing therapies
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Edward Sander, a University of Iowa professor of biomedical engineering and Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering, and James Ankrum, UI associate professor of biomedical engineering, are co-principal investigators of the study sponsored by a new National Institutes of Health grant.
BME student wins Sharks’ Top Choice award
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Subin Erattakulangara, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the Sharks’ Top Choice award at a premier meeting for the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in June 2023 in Toronto.
BME graduate receives Academic & Scholarly Achievement Award
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Born in New Delhi, India, Bhavya Vats immigrated to Iowa about nine years ago with her family. She recently received a BSE in biomedical engineering (BME) from the University of Iowa, and was a recipient of the Academic & Scholarly Achievement Award at the 2023 International Student Graduation Celebration.
Ann McKenna named College of Engineering dean
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Ann F. McKenna, vice dean of strategic advancement at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University and professor of engineering in the Polytechnic School, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She will begin on Aug. 16.
UI joins statewide initiative to make Iowa a national leader in biomanufacturing
Friday, May 26, 2023
Researchers from the University of Iowa (UI) will play a key role in boosting Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing through a new project sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Yuliang Xie receives $1.3M NIH grant to make medical devices resistant to respiratory infection
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Yuliang Xie, assistant professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to design a new surface for medical devices that can self-clean and prevent infection.
Ed Sander named Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Ed Sander, University of Iowa associate professor of biomedical engineering and director of graduate studies, has received the Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellowship in Engineering.
UI engineering faculty members license inventions
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Inventions of two University of Iowa College of Engineering faculty members have been licensed for commercial use. They are the latest technology transfer examples in which research emerging from UI laboratories is spun-out to a private company for broader public benefit
BME Professor Joseph Reinhardt receives 2023 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Professor Joseph Reinhardt was among six outstanding University of Iowa faculty members to be honored for their extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
BME student among recipients of OVPR's Discovery and Innovation Awards
Friday, March 24, 2023
Ashley Rhodes is among eighteen exceptional researchers, scholars, innovators, students, and administrators recognized by the Office of the Vice President for Research in the 2023 Discovery and Innovation Awards program.
BME undergraduate improves the dream for herself and others
Thursday, December 8, 2022
University of Iowa biomedical engineering graduate Pareen Mhatre works to make the world a better place for heart disease patients and for those in immigration limbo.
Grosland receives national recognition for ‘significant contributions’ as faculty athletics representative
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Nicole Grosland, College of Engineering associate dean for academic programs and professor of biomedical engineering, is being honored among 16 faculty athletics representatives across the nation for significant contributions, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Thursday.
University of Iowa researchers establish high-performance computing node for quantum processing of medical images
Thursday, October 27, 2022
University of Iowa (UI) researchers have set up a high-performance computing core named “Quantum” to simulate a quantum computer and perform medical image analysis using quantum-inspired science.
UI engineering professor’s ‘trachea-on-a-chip’ invention to help study lung disease
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Nicole Grosland Named ELATES Fellow in National Leadership Program
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Nicole M. Grosland has been selected for the Class of 2022-2023 of Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) program. The ELATES program is a national leadership development program designed to promote women in academic STEM fields, and faculty allies of all genders, into institutional leadership roles.
BME Assoc. Prof. Schneiders among five Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Kristan Worthington Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Grant to Advance Light-Based 3D Printing
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
BME Associate Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award to Study Regenerative Medicine in Ireland
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
James Ankrum, has been selected for a Fulbright Scholar Award in Ireland for the 2022-2023 academic year. Ankrum will be working with colleagues at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), to develop new tools in the field of regenerative medicine for surgeons to promote healing of large and complicated wounds.
BME Graduate Student Imagines the Possibilities of Personalized Medicine
Thursday, February 10, 2022
BME Student Reflects on Campus Involvement Experience
Friday, February 4, 2022
Iowa Medical Innovations Group members sell devices to multinational companies
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Innovation Focuses on Pandemic Need
Friday, October 22, 2021
Open BME Faculty Position - Assistant Professor
Thursday, September 2, 2021
The Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment with an anticipated start date of Fall 2022.
BME Alumna Meesha Dogan one of "21 Womxn Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021"
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Richard K. Miller to serve as inaugural distinguished speaker on Thursday, November 12
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Join the College of Engineering as we welcome our inaugural Iowa Engineering Distinguished Speaker, Richard K. Miller, for a day of roundtable discussions and a seminar focused on the current challenges facing engineering education.
Sarah Vigmostad named co-chair of COE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Sarah Vigmostad, an associate professor in the Biomedical Engineering department, has become co-chair of the college's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. With her extensive experience and commitment to DEI, Sarah is well-suited to lead the council in advancing our college's goals. Congratulations, Sarah!
Professor Suresh Raghavan Awarded 2020 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Engineering dean search finalists to visit campus for open forums
Monday, November 4, 2019
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Homecoming 2019 College of Engineering Events
Thursday, October 17, 2019
The College of Engineering is hosting the Party After the Parade and the Homecoming Tailgate Open House.
BME and finance master’s student wins $25K to commercialize arthritis drug
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust commits $12 million to the UI College of Engineering to improve human health
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Dr. Raghavan part of multidisciplinary UI research team that uses nanotechnology to create clot-less stent
Monday, September 24, 2018
Woman Rides Beloved Horse for First Time After Receiving Prosthetic Leg Attachment
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Memorial Services to be Held for College of Engineering Professor-Emeritus Kwan Rim
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Braun Named Hansjoerg E.J.W. Kolder MD Associate Professor in Best Disease Research
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Raghavan to Be Inducted as Fellow in the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
M. L. (Suresh) Raghavan, Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, will be inducted as a Fellow in the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
Carver Charitable Trust Leaders Visit New Biomechanics, Mechanobiology Laboratory
Friday, May 22, 2015
Sander Receives NSF CAREER Award
Friday, January 9, 2015
Edward Sander, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and researcher at the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging, has been selected by the NSF to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award. The award is $500,000 over five years.