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Engineering students develop custom gaming controller for spinal cord injury patient

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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.
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New study aims to reduce radiation-related lung damage for lung cancer patients

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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 talks with an engineering student on either side of her

Alumna Meesha Dogan making waves with Cardio Diagnostics

Friday, October 2, 2026
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.
Kayla Bean smiles at the camera wearing her stethoscope and doctor name badge

BME alumna uses engineering skills in family medicine residency

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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.

Announcements

Call for photos

We're collecting photos from BME alumni and students to showcase their experiences at the University of Iowa on our website and social media channels. We would love to see and share photos from your time at Iowa. Whether you have pictures from graduation, Iowa events, or just hanging out on campus, we would be grateful if you could share them with us. You can upload your photos through the Alumni and Student Photo Submission page on the BME website. Thank you for your contribution to our community!

Need a medical device or research tool?

We can help! Submit your idea to the Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Course here.

BME Events

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Michael Schnieders, PhD

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Dr. Michael Schnieders, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Biology
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering Graudate Program Open House

Monday, January 25, 2027 9:00am to 3:00pm
Seamans Center
Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering Graudate Program Open House

College Events

Engineering Trek to Milwaukee

Monday, November 2 to Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (all day)
Milwaukee Tool
Engineering Career Trek to Milwaukee

Engineering Trek to Milwaukee

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (all day)
Milwaukee Tool
Engineering Career Trek to Milwaukee

Fall 2026 CoE Improv

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Seamans Center
Fall 2026 College of Engineering Improv
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Success Workshop: Managing Anxious Thoughts

Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Seamans Center
This workshop is designed to help students learn to better manage their anxiety by utilizing a variety of tools and strategies that they can implement in their daily lives.

Data Management

Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Build your scholarly toolkit with a workshop on research data management.

AI Tools — What's Working?

Thursday, November 5, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center
ECE Graduate Seminar (ECE:5000) "AI Tools — What's Working?"
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