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Wolf Hands

Jun 14, 2018

Biomedical Engineering’s Bernacki is one of 12 to receive the NC State University Award for Excellence

Biomedical Engineering's Susan Bernacki is one of 12 NC State employees who received the NC State University Award for Excellence on Monday, June 11, 2018.
prosthetic hand

May 23, 2018

New tech may make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use

Researchers have developed new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals to control powered, prosthetic wrists and hands.
NC State Engineering Belltower

May 21, 2018

George Ligler named Dean’s Eminent Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering

Dr. George T. Ligler has been announced as the new Dean's Eminent Professor of the Practice in Biomedical Engineering in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Ligler will officially join the BME faculty and begin his position on August 16, 2018.
Kobi Felton

May 9, 2018

Graduating seniors share valuable lessons learned during time at NC State

As part of a senior spotlight, learn more about two NC State Engineering graduates, their time at NC State and where their NC State Engineering degree is taking them.
Timothy Calhoun and his son David will both graduate this May 2018 with degrees from the joint department of Biomedical Engineering (BME).

May 9, 2018

A father, a son and a joint graduation

Father and son Timothy and David Calhoun will both graduate this spring from the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Discover their remarkable story.
Student participates in a virtual reality activity in the HRL lab.

May 3, 2018

College hosts students for National Biomechanics Day

The College of Engineering hosted events to mark National Biomechanics Day on April 11 that drew hundreds of students from seven local high schools.
transdermal patch

May 2, 2018

Cancer immunotherapy uses melanin against melanoma

Work in biomedical engineering has led to a melanin-enhanced cancer immunotherapy technique, applied via a transdermal patch, that can also serve as a vaccine, based on early experiments done in a mouse model.

May 2, 2018

Faculty Highlights

Select a story: Gu receives Young Investigator Award from Controlled Release Society Williams named Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Bitzer named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors Westmoreland wins AIChE Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology Zikry receives Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award College bestows R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for…
LifeFlow device

May 2, 2018

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Five women biomedical engineering students collaborated with a local physician on a new device that improves intraosseous infusion.