UF student group, GRiP (Generational Relief in Prosthetics), was awarded $1,000 in the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service program) IEEE Access and Abilities global competition. EPICS asked that the Access and Abilities proposal should identify an accessibility problem in… Read More
The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting academic research world. In the program, students work one-on-one with UF faculty on selected research projects. The University Scholars Program serves as an exceptional capstone… Read More
By Brittany Sylvestri In 2006, Ana Maria Porras left everything she knew in her homeland of Colombia and moved to the United States to study biomedical engineering – a program that was scarce in her country. “After high school I… Read More
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering has awarded its highest honor to Dr. Christine E. Schmidt, Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Chair & Department Chair in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. The Galletti Award… Read More
Dr. Parisa Rashidi was recently elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows! The College of Fellows is comprised of outstanding bioengineers in academia, industry and government, representing the top 2 % of medical… Read More
Dr. Wesley Bolch, Distinguished Professor and UF Term Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, was named Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Teacher/Scholar of the Year for 2022-2023. Faculty members are nominated by students, faculty, and… Read More
This is the first instance of the UF Graduate School’s annual Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award being simultaneously awarded to two members from the same department. Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Allen, associate professor, and Kevin Otto, professor and senior associate chair, on… Read More
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Arinola Lampejo on winning the UF Health Cancer Center 2023 Research Day Poster Award in the Graduate & Predoctoral Student Category for her poster titled, “Incorporation of Tumor Spheroids into an ex-vivo Tissue Culture Model to… Read More
By Cody Hawley The University of Florida has been awarded $3.6 million of a $23.5 million multicenter grant for a four-year data-generation project that is unprecedented in its scope, aimed at building an infrastructure for artificial intelligence in critical care… Read More
Congratulations to Drs. Kyle Allen, associate professor, and Kevin Otto, professor and senior associate chair, on receiving the 2022-2023 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Doctoral Mentoring Award. This honor, based on an extensive review of their credentials, letters of recommendation, and… Read More