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Michael Bartlett, Steve Rowson named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors , articleThe award recognizes Bartlett and Rowson as rising leaders in their fields with success in patents, licensing, and commercialization and for producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society.
Date: Mar 08, 2024 -
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Graduate students vie for top prizes in science fair with a twist , articleElementary students judged Virginia Tech graduate students' research presentations at the Flip the Fair event held at the Melrose Branch Library in Roanoke.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
Video ItemHokie spirit drives alumni in the Division of Campus Planning Infrastructure and Facilities , video
Preparing for homecoming by talking with alumni Travis Jessee class of '05, Nam Nguyen class of '88, and Sandra Graham class of '96 about their time as students at Virginia Tech, as well as reflecting on their transition to employees within the Division of Campus Planning Infrastructure and Facilities.
Date: Oct 02, 2023 -
Video ItemFuture bioengineers get a head start on the fall semester , video
The VT-ESTEEMED program is providing educational opportunities that inspire students from diverse backgrounds, particularly those underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue advanced studies and careers in research. The program activities begin the summer preceding the freshman year and extend through the summer following the sophomore year of undergraduate studies.
Date: Jul 21, 2023 -
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Proof-of-Concept Program funds 12 research projects , articleIn its fourth year, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH’s program has funded 12 teams led by Virginia Tech researchers with a total of $600,000 in funding.
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
Video ItemTaylor Geiman overcomes multiple injuries on the path to the NCAA Final Four , video
Senior Biomedical Engineering major Taylor Geiman has played basketball her entire life. After sustaining multiple injuries during her collegiate basketball career, she chose to see the positive side of the situation and pursue injury prevention as an engineer. Her road back from injuries was capped off with a trip to the 2023 Women's NCAA Final Four Tournament, a run that will never be forgotten.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
Video ItemBioTech Couture Merges Engineering and Art through Bio Sensor Dress Design , video
BioTech Couture is made up of two Biomedical Engineering students and two Industrial Design students. The team merged their love for fashion with their passion for engineering and design. The outcome is a highly immersive fashion show which features dresses that visualize data such as the models brainwaves, heart rate and respiration.
Date: May 26, 2022 -
Video ItemBarath Udayasurya, Taking a Closer Look at Cancer Research , video
Barath Udayasurya, a 2022 PhD graduate in Biomedical Engineering is part of the Verbridge Lab. His cancer research focuses on the presence of bacteria in the tumor microbiome, and how it impacts patient progression. Barath credits collaboration across departments as a key to his success at Virginia Tech and views collaboration as a necessary component of improving healthcare.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
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Class of 2022: Biomedical engineering student blends research experience with a service-minded outlook , articleJustin Laiti is graduating this spring with the first cohort of biomedical engineering majors in the College of Engineering. As a student, he quickly discovered the service component of his field of study.
Date: Apr 29, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates its inventors , articleThe Virginia Tech inventions highlighted span a wide array of technology areas, including those related to vaccine development, cyber solutions, communications and advanced manufacturing technologies, and antimicrobial films that suppress the transmission of deadly diseases.
Date: Apr 19, 2022 -
Video ItemHelmet Lab puts snow sport helmets to the test , video
The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released ratings for snow sports helmets, the first to evaluate how effectively headgear worn by skiers and snowboarders protects against head injuries like concussion. The researchers, led by associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics Steve Rowson, combed through hours of footage to study how these athletes hit their heads in real-world events, and then recreated those impacts in the lab to measure how 35 helmets on the market stack up against each other. This is the seventh major ratings release for the lab, which has been redefining sports safety since they first published ratings for varsity football helmets in 2011.
Date: Feb 10, 2022 -
Video ItemHonors College senior merges art, engineering, and activism in campus exhibit , video
Mariam Hasan is an Honors College senior studying biomedical engineering, but she's also an artist, a designer, a scientist, and an activist fighting for social justice through, not just her art, but her engineering projects as well.
Date: Feb 09, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute research students accepted into the Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program , articleThe Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, advances the transportation workforce by helping to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation, encouraging future transportation professionals to seek advanced degrees, and helping to retain top talent in the U.S. transportation industry.
Date: Jan 10, 2022 -
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Army ROTC cadet receives prestigious award , articleThe Legion of Valor has honored Jack Welsome, a senior cadet in Virginia Tech’s Army ROTC program, with the Bronze Cross for Outstanding Achievement.
Date: Nov 04, 2021 -
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Graduate student ambassadors aspire to model Ut Prosim in their service to the university , articleThe current ambassadors are a diverse crew, including students from the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, Roanoke, and Blacksburg campuses, and those taking virtual programs.
Date: Oct 21, 2021 -
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Weight or energy: Undergraduate student's research finds ACL recovery results and implications for returning to sport , articleIn a study published in Clinical Biomechanics, undergraduate biomedical engineering student Jenna Mesisca and Robin Queen, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering, discovered the importance of factoring both weight and jump height into the tests that are used to clear athletes to resume physical activity following an ACL injury.
Date: Sep 28, 2021 -
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Jake Socha named Samuel Herrick Professor , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2008, Socha’s research and scholarship have placed him as a world leader in two areas – the understanding of flying snakes and internal synchrotron imaging of insects.
Date: Sep 27, 2021 -
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Biomedical engineering and industrial design students collaborate in design sprint for health care solutions , articleElham Morshedzadeh, assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Design in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, and Chris Arena, associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering, brought industrial design and biomedical engineering and mechanics students together for a unique collaboration.
Date: Sep 21, 2021 -
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Robin Queen named Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow , articleThe fellowship recognizes teaching and research excellence. Recipients must be tenured members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and hold the fellowship for a period of five years.
Date: Sep 14, 2021 -
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Doctoral student receives international NSF award to study blood vessels’ role in oxygen delivery , articleCora Esparza, a third-year doctoral student in biomedical engineering, is driven by work that fills a need, and she does this in her research. She has received a National Science Foundation IIE-Graduate International Research Experience award to pursue her research abroad.
Date: Aug 20, 2021
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