Ke Cheng has been named executive director of interdisciplinary scholarship in the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs, effective October 1, 2022. He will report directly to Rob Dunn, senior vice provost for University Interdisciplinary Programs, who made the announcement today … Read more

Helen Huang was recently selected as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow for the Class of 2023. Huang was elevated to Fellow for her contributions in control development to rehabilitation robotics. Huang is a Jackson Family Distinguished … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   The senior design team, Trachmaster Solutions, was issued a patent this fall for a smart monitor developed to alert parents of tracheostomy patients when their child is in distress. The Joint … Read more

The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carolina and NC State leverages the best of both universities to create a unique program for students. Written by Madeline Pace of UNC University Communications The mission of the Joint Department of Biomedical … Read more

Every year, Koji Sode, a William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, hosts graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Japan and Korea at his research lab on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. A 2018 Fellow of the National Academy of … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   This summer, a new research lab that focuses on developing and advancing viral vector technology was opened on NC State’s Centennial Campus. The Viral Vector Initiative in Research and Learning (NC-VVIRAL) … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   Associate Professor Jason Franz and an investigative team spanning principal investigators in the UNC College of Arts & Sciences, UNC School of Medicine, and NC State College of Engineering have received … Read more

In April, BME Assistant Professor Yevgeny Brudno received both the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award and the Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award from the Alumni Association. The Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes excellence in teaching at all levels. Recipients of the Outstanding … Read more

We are proud to announce BME student winners at this year’s eGames, NC State’s largest entrepreneurship competition with over $100k in cash prizes. Student teams compete in two categories — “Think” and “Do.” The “Think” category is for teams in the … Read more

Given that the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is part of two campuses, UNC Chapel Hill and NC State, there are two days to support BME: today March 23 at NC State’s Day of Giving, and GiveUNC next Tuesday, March … Read more