written by Kathleen Clardy and Elizabeth Weintrob for Joint BME Communications   The NC State eGames is an annual student-led competition focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation. Participants can compete in various categories, including design, engineering, social impact and entrepreneurship. Winners … Read more

The UNC Public Service Award Recognizes UNC faculty, staff, students and organizations for outstanding contributions to the campus and broader communities.   Intergenerational discussions about ethics, prevention of human trafficking and UNC Campus EMS services were just some of the … Read more

BME recipients of the 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) are graduate students Anastasia Sheridan, mentored by Associate Professor Ashley Brown; Nicole Lukesh (Honorable Mention); and BME undergraduate students Owen Artman, Emily Heckard, Luca Menozzi, James … Read more

BME is proud to announce the 2023 Lucas Scholars and their mentors: Xinyi Li (Mentor: Dr. Brian Diekman); Abel Abraham (Mentor: Dr. William Polacheck); Pooja Shah (Mentor: Dr. Rahima Benhabbour); and Albert Choi (Mentor: Dr. Paul Dayon). The program was … Read more

The Goodnight Early Career Innovators selected by NC State University’s Provost’s Office have been disclosed for the 2022-2023 academic cycle. The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is honored to announce that Alon Greenbaum, assistant professor, was selected as a Goodnight … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Ashley C. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor at NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of … Read more

Each year, The Graduate School recognizes four doctoral candidates or recent doctoral graduates for creating exceptional dissertations in each of the following fields: biological and life sciences; humanities and fine arts; mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; and social sciences. “This … Read more

Grant Scull, a Ph.D. candidate, was awarded the Student Travel Achievement Recognition (STAR) award by the Society for Biomaterials (SFB). Scull works with Ashley Brown, associate professor and director of the Advanced Wound Healing Lab. Scull’s research centers on therapeutics … Read more

An initiative launched by NC State University professors Stefano Menegatti and Michael Daniele brings together broad, multidisciplinary expertise from universities and industry partners across the Triangle — and will offer hands-on training and learning opportunities to students and professionals alike. This … Read more

A research team led by William Polacheck, Ph.D., at the UNC School of Medicine, has engineered a microfluidic model that mimics a rare genetic disorder affecting the structure of veins, arteries, capillaries and lymphatic vessels. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Our … Read more