News & events
U of M and collaborators receive $26M for new NSF engineering research center
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The new center aims to develop and deploy breakthrough bioengineering technology.
Laura Essig joins BME as Undergraduate Program Coordinator
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Laura has 6.5 years' experience advising students in higher education, and is excited for the opportunity to partner with Prof. Wang to help BME students reach their academic, professional, and personal goals.
BME faculty and students 3D print a working heart pump with real human cells
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In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump in the lab. This will allow researchers to introduce disease and damage into the model and then study the effects of medicines and other therapeutics.
Recent BME alum recognized for dissertation
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Chih Hung Lo, a 2019 graduate of the biomedical engineering PhD program recently received an honorable mention for the Best Dissertation Award.
Ultrasound may prove to be effective, noninvasive treatment for COVID-19
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Professor Hubert Lim and team are conducting pilot studies to determine if a low-cost, wearable ultrasound device could be beneficial for the hyperinflammation in the lungs experienced by some COVID-19 patients.
Fighting SARS CoV-2 at the molecular level
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Professor Jonathan Sachs and team aim to develop and manipulate molecules that can prevent the novel coronavirus from attaching to human cells.
BME student receives prestigious Astronaut Scholarship
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The scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research-oriented careers in mathematics, engineering, and the natural and applied sciences.
Faculty and student news roundup
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Grants, fellowships, awards, and more: View a recap of recent BME faculty and student announcements including new companies formed with faculty IP and new federal investments in outstanding faculty.
Students design and produce gowns for local hospitals
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When local hospitals were at risk of running out of PPE, our biomedical engineering students came to the rescue. They got protective gowns designed, FDA-approved, and into production in just two weeks.
Seniors showcase biomedical prototypes
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Prototypes found biomedical engineering solutions for a range of clinical problems, which they presented at a virtual Senior Design Showcase.