BME News

BME graduate student awarded NSF Fellowship; 4 Honorable Mentions

Congratulations to BME student, Ben Spearman, who was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! These fellowships recognize and support exceptional graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based masters and doctoral… Read More

A woman investing in women

Dr. Brandi K. Ormerod, associate professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, knows how important it is to inspire other women. Ormerod is the current President for the Association for Academic Women (AAW) at the University… Read More

Moving inventions beyond the lab

Originally published by Alisson Clark, UF NEWS Shirley Pincus woke up in her hospital bed and waited for the pain. Years of failed surgeries had eroded her optimism. The pain always came back. A nerve block hadn’t helped. Amputating the… Read More

Eight BME students selected as University Scholars

The University Scholars Program introduces undergraduate students at the University of Florida to the exciting world of academic research. In the program, students work one-on-one with UF faculty on selected research projects. A competition is help each spring within participating… Read More

5th Annual Biomaterials Day

The UF student chapter of the Society for Biomaterials (SFB) will be hosting its fifth annual Biomaterials Day on March 11, 2016 at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. This one-day symposium will include a keynote lecture and 4 invited talks… Read More