
Faculty recognized for excellence in biomedical engineering
Three biomedical engineering faculty members–Danielle Benoit, Catherine Kuo, and Amy Lerner–have been inducted as fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).

Three Rochester teams compete for $1M Hult Prize
Three teams of Rochester graduates and current students have reached the regional finals of the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition.

Center of Excellence funds local businesses improving health care
Four grants from the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Data Science are helping companies translate the cutting-edge science of University researchers into improved health care, while also benefiting the region’s economy.

Making diabetes screening portable for the people of Micronesia
For their senior design project, a team of biomedical engineering students are working to bring screening and treatment to a remote region suffering from endemic diabetes.

Student engineers help kids with disabilities walk, play with peers
For young children with developmental disabilities, learning to walk can be a long-term process. An inexpensive, “hybrid” walker designed by a team of biomedical engineering seniors can help.

Six Rochester students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four undergraduates and two graduate students have been selected to receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, providing support for US students pursuing graduate degrees in STEM fields.

Students compete to explain years of research in 3 minutes
The University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.

Brain signal indicates when you understand what you’ve been told
Biomedical engineers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying—and have shown they can track the signal using relatively inexpensive EEG readings taken on a person’s scalp.

Scientist’s accidental exhale leads to improved DNA detector
How did water vapor became integral to the development and design of a novel device for detecting the DNA biomarkers affiliated with disease?

Down to the wire for Team Meliora in $1M competition
The four 2017 graduates on Team Meliora are days away from learning if their project to build refugee housing from recycled plastic bricks will go from wildcard winner to finalist in the Hult Prize.