Department of Biomedical Engineering Archives - Page 2 of 9 - News Center

Benjamin Castaneda next to an illustration that says "my rochester story with Benjamin Castaneda '09 *PhD), professor, biomedical engineering."

From the Magazine

Breathing life-saving services into rural communities

September 17, 2025

Professor Benjamín Castañeda ’09 (PhD) leads a global effort to meet critical needs for medical technology.

two students make adjustments to two yellow panels on the ground.

Campus & Community

URochester engineers serve the community through design capstone projects

August 21, 2025

Rochester seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.

Mark Buckley holds papers and gestures at a chalkboard full of equations during a biomechanics class.

Campus & Community

Mark Buckley: Biomedical engineering as a passion worth sharing

January 27, 2025

The innovative professor prioritizes inclusiveness in his biomedical engineering classes.

Woman with large oversized glasses looks on and listens as two people nearby off-camera speak and gesticulate.

Science & Technology

How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

January 13, 2025

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

Triptych of photos of the 2024 Wells Prize winners.

Campus & Community

Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering

November 13, 2024

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

Illustration of the CAD-LB method showing a green extracellular vesicle with pink proteins attached sitting on top of a gold nanomembrane.

Health & Medicine

New liquid biopsy method offers avenue to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis

October 28, 2024

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.

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Science & Technology

Scientists developing microchips with brain and lung tissue to study viral neuroinflammation

October 16, 2024

Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.

Muse statues surrounded by greenery next to Rush Rhees Library are seen via aerial drone

Campus & Community

September 2024 in Photos

September 26, 2024

Fall colors and crisp temperatures are on the horizon. Here’s a look at how we spent September.

medical provider holds ultrasound wand to woman's neck.

Science & Technology

Patented ultrasound technologies improve diagnosis for cancer and other diseases

September 12, 2024

New technologies developed at Rochester could soon help make ultrasound a more powerful tool for diagnosing cancer, liver disease, and other pathologies.

A hexagonal-shaped vial holding red hydrogel-like material on display in a lab apparatus exploring the possibilities of biomedical ultrasound technology.

Health & Medicine

Scientists leverage ultrasound to build new blood vessels in living tissue

September 10, 2024

A technology most often used for medical imaging is being repurposed to treat damaged tissue in a range of applications.