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- University of Utah biomedical engineering Distinguished Professor Jindřich Henry Kopeček, who pioneered research in the design of polymer-drug conjugates and hydrogel biomaterials, was one of 148 academic inventors named as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for 2018.
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- A team of University of Utah biomedical engineers have developed a method to 3-D-print cells to produce human tissue such as ligaments and tendons.
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- Learn more about Biomedical Engineering's Undergraduate Advisor, Heather Palmer. Remember, the class schedule for 2019 is now available, as well as the registration dates for students. Freshmen, make sure to schedule your mandatory advising appointment to receive priority registration! Sophomores, juniors, and seniors - come in to see Heather to explore your options, and make sure you're on track to accomplish your goals
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- Learn more about Biomedical Engineering's Undergraduate Advisor, Kelly Broadhead. Remember, the class schedule for 2019 is now available, as well as the registration dates for students. Freshmen, make sure to schedule your mandatory advising appointment to receive priority registration! Sophomores, juniors, and seniors - come in to see Kelly to explore your options, and make sure you're on track to accomplish your goals!
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- Learn more about Biomedical Engineering's Undergraduate Advisor, Erica Fearnley. Remember, the class schedule for 2019 is now available, as well as the registration dates for students. Freshmen, make sure to schedule your mandatory advising appointment to receive priority registration! Sophomores, juniors, and seniors - come in to see Erica to explore your options, and make sure you're on track to accomplish your goals!
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- The University of Utah’s Department of Bioengineering has changed its name to Biomedical Engineering to better reflect its focus on biomedical innovations and its close relationship with the university’s health sciences departments. It’s just a part of other changes for the department that include a new logo, new social media accounts and name changes for the graduate degrees.
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- University of Utah mechanical engineering associate professor Kam Leang will be talking about the impact drones are having on society and industry for this year’s William R. and Erlyn J. Gould Distinguished Lecture on Technology and The Quality of Life. The lecture, “Drones to the Rescue,” will be held at noon on Sept. 12 in the Gould Auditorium, level 1, in the J. Willard Marriott Library.
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- For some people, certain sounds like a trumpet blowing a particular tone can make them dizzy, and it’s not because they’re giddy from a Wynton Marsalis melody.
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- The University of Utah College of Engineering is proud to be hosting the 125th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition at the Salt Palace Convention Center June 24 – 27.
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- Bioengineering student Simranpreet Singh Saini has been selected as one of four Dee Foundation UROP Scholars for 2018 for his project entitled “Synthesizing Antifreeze Proteins Found in Nature to be used in Cryopreservation of Cells” with Bioengineering faculty mentor Jessica Kramer. The Dee Foundation recognizes outstanding undergraduate researchers who are contributing to furthering the growth and well-being of the people of Northern Utah.
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- University of Utah bioengineering assistant professor Tara Deans, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trailblazer Award to research methods for treating a family of metabolic diseases called lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs).
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- University of Utah bioengineering assistant professor Jessica R. Kramer was awarded The Dream Chemistry Award from the Czech and Polish Academy of Sciences.
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- Faculty Greg Clark and his Bioengineering graduate students, Jake George and David Kluger, made national headlines in the Washington Post and Chicago Tribune for reporting recent work on their robotic prosthetic hand that restores some sense of touch to amputees. Jake George's Society for Neuroscience abstract (on sensory encoding, embodiment, and phantom pain) and David Kluger's abstract (on closed-loop control) were both been selected for public highlighting by the Society for Neuroscience. Jake's talk was further selected for a press conference presentation and interview, which is held for only a few hundred from tens of thousands of abstracts. Additionally, Jake was the recipient of a travel award.
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- Fourth year Ph.D. student, Niloofar Farhang from Dr. Robby Bowles's lab wins the ORS Spine Section Innovation Podium award at the Orthopaedic Research Society's 4th International Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium (ORS PSRS).
The ORS PSRS international conference is held every other year as a means of gathering the spine research community from around the world and fostering conversation on cutting edge research topics within the field. At each conference awards are provided to PhD students and post doc's to honor their exceptional work in the field. Niloofar's work was recognized for its innovation in using cutting edge CRISPR epigenome editing technology in investigating methods to tackle disc degeneration.

- Being an effective engineer can also sometimes mean being a deal maker, a marketer, even a manager.
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- M.S. Thesis Defense by Jordan Johnson, Monday February 25, 10:00 am, 152 CVRTI (Nora Eccles Harrison Building)
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- Presented by Tamara Bidone, Wednesday February 27, 11:50 am, Warnock Engineering Building 2230
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- Presented by Emily Gibson, Friday March 1, 11:45 am, SMBB Auditorium 2650
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- Laurie E. Locascio, who received her master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Utah, was named Vice President for Research for the University of Maryland,
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- Arati Prabhakar, director of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, recently wrote an article for Wired profiling two cutting-edge DARPA projects, including University of Utah bioengineering associate professor Greg Clark’s continued work on the Utah Slanted Electrode Array.
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- Investigators at the University of Utah including bioengineering associate professor Frank Sachse have identified distinct differences in the hearts of advanced heart failure patients who have defied the odds and showed signs of recovery from the disease. Published online in the journal Circulation, the new findings could help clinicians identify the best candidates for cardiac recovery therapies.
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- The newest chair of the University of Utah's bioengineering department, David Grainger, is profiled in the latest College of Engineering newsletter. Click here to read a pdf version of the newsletter and learn about Grainger's new ambitions for the internationally-recognized department.
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- The Utah Technology Council, joined by Utah’s high tech industry and the state’s eight engineering and computer science programs has secured $4 million in ongoing funds from the Utah State legislature.
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- Watch a video that shows how silk from caddisfly larvae – known to western fly fishermen as 'rock rollers' – is one of the inspirations in nature that Professor Stewart's lab is using in their search for dramatically improved medical bioadhesives.
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- By the time someone realizes they damaged a ligament, tendon or cartilage from too much exercise or other types of physical activity, it’s too late. The tissue is stretched and torn and the person is writhing in pain.
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- University of Utah biomedical engineering chair and Distinguished Professor David Grainger is one of this year’s recipients of the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Leadership in Education Award.
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