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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.

Sarah Gerard sits at the computer overseeing a CT scanner

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

Carver College of Medicine

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.

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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

Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm

Seamans Center

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure. Nanoparticles offer effective ways to influence heat transfer, radiation absorption, and flame behavior, but their effects in combustion depend on more than simply how much material is added. Over time, particles can aggregate, settle, and redistribute, changing the state of the fuel or...

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm

Seamans Center

Join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for a graduate seminar presented by Dr. Qihang Lin, “Penalty-Based First-Order Methods for Bilevel Optimization with Minimax and Constrained Lower-Level Problems,” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in 3505 Seamans Center.

Dr. Lin will discuss bilevel optimization problems in which both the upper- and lower-level problems have minimax structures, with applications such as hyperparameter tuning and machine unlearning. The talk will...