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Katie Goodfellow, originally from Katy, Texas, received her bachelor’s of science in engineering this spring and was honored with undergraduate student leadership awards from both the Cockrell School of Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering. She tells us about how volunteer service enriched her UT Austin experience and gives advice for incoming students.
The University of Texas at Austin granted 104 bachelor's, 8 master's, and 20 doctoral degrees in biomedical engineering at spring commencement on May 24, 2019. View photos from the BME Graduation Reception.
Jenny Jiang, an associate professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering's Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Dell Medical School's Department of Oncology has been named a National Academy of Medicine Energing Leader in Health and Medicine.
Zhifeng Jing, a graduate student working in Pengyu Ren’s lab, recently received a University Graduate Continuing Fellowship for 2019-2020.
The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in Santiago, Spain, awarded Nicholas Peppas with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa.
Junior Emily Yang, originally from Cypress, Texas, recently placed first in the Science in Plain English Competition. She tells us more about the competition and being comfortable outside of one's comfort zone.
Eight biomedical engineering undergradaute students have been awarded a scholarship through the Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship (UEPS) program.
To model human health and disease, organ-on-a-chip technology mimics the human body’s organ structure, functionality and physiology in a controlled environment. These miniature systems, which serve as accurate models of various organs from the heart and lungs to the gut and the kidneys, can use a patient’s own cells to test drugs and understand disease processes to help determine the right treatment for the right patient.
John Clegg, a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Nicholas Peppas, has received the Graduate School's Outstanding Academic Employee Award for Teaching Assistant.
The Cockrell School of Engineering professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering was elected president of the Society for Biomaterials for the 2020-2021 term.