Award recipients attend Sarah Beth Coyote scholarship luncheon
Biomedical engineering undergraduate students and Sarah Beth Coyote scholarship recipients met today with scholarship donor, Dr. Bert Bunnell. Thank you for your generosity, Dr. Bunnell! And thank you to all who attended. See photos of the luncheon…
Stopping the spread of cancer
One of the most devastating pieces of news a cancer patient can receive is that their cancer has spread to other parts of the body. But University of Utah biomedical engineering assistant professor Tara Deans has received this year’s National…
Graduate research assistant Martin Jensen wins best poster award
Martin Jensen (left) accepts his award. Graduate research assistant Martin Jensen was awarded the best poster award from the ACS Biomaterial Science and Engineering award at the International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium. The…
Mars Rover Lecture
Luis Velasco, senior mechanical engineer for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Orange County, Calif., will be speaking on “Mars 2020,” the upcoming Mars rover mission by NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, scheduled to launch in the summer of 2020.…
Help Make the U a Safe Campus
Safety for students, faculty and staff is a priority for the University of Utah and the College of Engineering. We invite you to go to the university’s SafeU program website to learn more about tips and resources available that can help you stay…
“Subchronic Toxicity of Silica Nanoparticles as a Function of Size and Porosity” featured on the cover of Journal of Controlled Release July issue
Raziye Mohammadpour, Mostafa Yazdimamaghani, Darwin L. Cheney, Jolanta Jedrzkiewicz and Hamidreza Ghandehari were honored to have their article entitled “Subchronic Toxicity of Silica Nanoparticles as a Function of Size and Porosity” featured on the…
Prosthetic arm that can “feel”
Utahn Keven Walgamott tests out the LUKE Arm. Keven Walgamott had a good “feeling” about picking up the egg without crushing it. What seems simple for nearly everyone else can be more of a Herculean task for Walgamott, who lost his…
Whitty named Associate Dean for Research
The University of Utah’s College of Engineering is pleased to announce that chemical engineering professor Kevin Whitty has been named the new associate dean for research as of July 1. He replaces chemical engineering professor Eric Eddings, who had…
Graduating Senior Profile: Trevor Chase
We caught up with a few of our graduating seniors to find out what their experience was like and to learn about where they’re headed next. Trevor Chase Tell me a little bit about yourself. I like to go fly fishing and skydiving on the weekends.…