Biomedical Engineering earns University of Delaware Research Foundation awards
Four receive University of Delaware Research Foundation funding The University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) has funded four UD projects that will shed light on pressing topics in health and the environment, from exploring ocean organisms for new drugs to...
Rehab to GO Team – Undergraduates helping amputees
Undergraduates helping amputees in First Step Grand Challenges innovation competition Over the past two years, University of Delaware senior Cory Cacciola studied prosthetics. He wanted to take what he learned in the classroom and help combat the issues of walking...
Gleghorn named BMES Rising Star
Jason Gleghorn, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been honored with a Rising Star Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). One of just ten researchers in the nation to receive the honor, Gleghorn was recognized for his work on lung...
Pitch competition winners
Two UD student startup teams compete in College Pitch Philly University of Delaware teams placed first and fourth in the College Pitch Philly competition at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s (USASBE) annual conference on Saturday,...
Engineering Solutions
Senior design students team up to solve a broad range of problems A semester’s worth of work by 161 senior engineering students culminated in a six-hour celebration at the University of Delaware on Wednesday, Dec. 14. This year’s UD capstone engineering design program...
Engineering the Rotator Cuff
UD’s Killian to participate in movement and rehabilitation sciences career development program Megan Killian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected as a scholar for the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation...
BME’s Slater lab featured in Advance Healthcare Materials
Researchers demonstrate new approach to overcome tissue engineering challenge Tissue engineering has opened the door not only for the replacement of biological tissues in the body but also the creation of life-like platforms for disease modeling and drug development....
Goall!
NSF grant supports new approach to gait training for stroke survivors Thirty percent of stroke survivors, including some 300,000 Americans every year, are left with compromised walking ability. As our population ages, these numbers will undoubtedly grow, increasing...
Joint Function
NSF grant supports research to shed light on how cartilage works. Cartilage, a connective tissue found throughout the body, is critical to the function of our joints. Tough yet flexible, it supports load and enables frictionless motion between joint surfaces....
Healthy Knees
NIH grant supports investigation of connection between ACL surgery and osteoarthritis Every year, about 250,000 people in the U.S. sustain injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and about half of these individuals end up having reconstructive surgery. But...