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Nisha Rajakrishna and Collin Preszler in the background. Collin is holding up a black prosthetic arm in the foreground.

Biomedical Engineering Students Build Neuroprosthetic Arm

Feb. 11, 2022  |  W. A. Franke Honors College
With funding from the W.A. Franke Honors College, the two developed a concept and built a prototype.
Lending a Hand >>
Betsy Cntwell on a construction site, wearing a white hard hat with a Block A logo. She is smiling and holding the bill of the hat.

Building for Research: A Conversation With Betsy Cantwell

Feb. 3, 2022  |  Emily Litvack
The senior vice president for research and innovation, also a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, on the role the Applied Research Building plays in the university's research puzzle.
Research, Innovation & Impact >>
A professor and a student, both wearing surgical masks, seen from below. They are looking down at a model of the hand and wrist bones.

National Society Recognizes Physician-Professor's Hand Biomechanics Discoveries

Jan. 21, 2022  |  Anna Christensen
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers recognizes Zong-Ming Li for his "hand"iwork developing non-surgical solutions for carpal tunnel syndrome.
They Had to Hand it to Him >>
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 >>

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