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Jennifer Barton in her lab, holding a falloposope, which looks like a thin wire about 1.5 feet long.

Researchers Pilot 'Itty Bitty' Device for Earlier Ovarian Cancer Detection

Jan. 19, 2022  |  Emily Dieckman
Biomedical engineering professor and BIO5 Institute Director Jennifer Barton has spent nearly a decade developing a falloposcope to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. Banner – University Medical Center surgeon Dr. John Heusinkveld has now used the device to capture images of study participants' fallopian tubes for the first time.
Falloposcope Pilot >>
Alex Craig and Jesse Little stand next to LT5, a long wind tunnel which is silver and stretches off frame to the left of them.

$10M Elevates UArizona Hypersonics Facilities to National Prominence

Jan. 13, 2022  |  Emily Dieckman
The funding will allow for upgrades to the College of Engineering's wind tunnels, strengthening UArizona’s position as an academic leader in hypersonics research.
Big Funds for High Speeds >>
simple graphic of a belt with a sensor and control board attached and labeled. On the right, a simple drawing of a person wearing two belts, which are radiating out signals, represented as red and blue lines.

Navigation by Vibration, Rather Than Sight

Dec. 16, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
Two professors—one of them blind—work with a group of neuroscience and engineering students on a device to help visually impaired people move through the world more safely and efficiently.
Helping the Blind See >>

Engineer Manages Informatics for $9.2M Project Studying Long-Term Complications of COVID-19

Dec. 16, 2021  |  University of Arizona Health Sciences / University of Arizona College of Engineering
Vignesh Subbian of biomedical engineering and systems and industrial engineering is in charge of defining, integrating and sharing data for Arizona’s portion of the NIH-funded national initiative.
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