A recent article by Frank Vinluan of the Xconomy team features the UNC/NC State Joint Department and the impact we have on the local biomedical engineering scene. Several BME faculty members are profiled and the collaborative and entrepreneurial nature of our department is explored in the article (found here). It also discusses how the students in our department are able to make their mark so early in their careers, with the hope that they will go on to impact the companies and the technologies being developed in the Research Triangle today—or better yet, create their own. “Joint Biomedical Engineering Program Bridges Campuses on Tobacco Road” does a wonderful job of summarizing why the Joint Department has—and will continue to have—a positive impact on the biomedical engineering field.