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Faculty and students from BME recently participated in a new science outreach event at NC State and UNC as part of the first ever National Biomechanics Day. With support from the Rehabilitation Engine… Read more

BME faculty member Dr. Anne Taylor, based at UNC-Chapel Hill, has recently been awarded a major National Institute of Health (NIH) Small Business Technology Transfer grant for the second phase of a re… Read more

BrailleBuzz, a Braille training device for children, is coming soon to a market near you thanks to a BME Senior Design project from 2003. Taking its name from the distinctive yellow and black bumblebe… Read more

Mike Lebhar, a BME undergraduate based at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been given an Honorable Mention by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship committee. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide a continuing s… Read more

BME graduate students Stephanie Cone, Jasmine Edelstein, and Justin Huckaby have been awarded a 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. The program is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, recogn… Read more

BME researchers Dr. Chao Wang, Dr. Zhen Gu, Yanqi Ye, and Gabrielle Hochu have developed a microneedle patch that, when applied to the site of a melanoma, results in a more effective treatment with le… Read more

This past month, the NC State/UNC joint Rehabilitation Engineering Center hosted a research “speed dating” event…with a twist. Attendees were given a small amount of time to meet, greet, and discuss… Read more

This year’s Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society featured many outstanding projects, one of which was led by BME graduate student David Ruppert. David delivered a fantastic podium lectur… Read more

A smart insulin project spearheaded by BME’s Dr. Zhen Gu has been selected to receive support from a JDRF/Sanofi joint research collaboration. Dr. Gu, along with BME’s Dr. Fran Ligler and UNC’s Drs. J… Read more

GOOD Magazine, a quarterly publication that champions the slogan, “Live Well. Do Good,” has selected BME faculty member Dr. Zhen Gu as one of their 2016 “GOOD 100”. This list captures 100 people who a… Read more

On Super Bowl Sunday this year, millions of Americans tuned in to watch both the game and the infamous commercials–but few expected for one of those ads to tout the importance of women in STEM fields… Read more

The one-year Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM) program has two new alumni: BME faculty Drs. Caterina Gallippi and Shawn Gomez. ACCLAIM is a UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine pr… Read more