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$10.8M Initiative Unites Engineering and Health Researchers to …

WebThe University of Arizona Cancer Engineering Initiative began when David W. Hahn, the Craig M. Berge Dean of the College of Engineering, and Joann Sweasy, …

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WebMany engineers and biomedical researchers share a desire to improve the world around them. While some seek solutions to universal problems, others strive to …

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With $3M Grant, UArizona-Led Center to Advance At-Home …

WebThe last two decades have seen an uptick in people choosing to monitor their health using wearable technologies such as Fitbits and Apple Watches. The wearable …

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Researchers Develop System to Address $150B Health Care Losses …

WebThe health care industry loses about $150 billion each year due to no-shows for doctors’ and dentists’ appointments. From not being able to take time away from work …

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Hispanic Engineering Senior a First in NIH Oxford Scholars …

WebJocelyne Rivera is the first Hispanic woman to be accepted to the National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, an accelerated doctoral …

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NSF Grant Supports Engineering and Health Lessons for Pascua …

WebA person’s proximity to a hospital has a direct impact on their quality of health, but health care systems are much more than a single building. University of …

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Virtual Reality: Health Care’s New Frontier News College of

WebDr. Marvin Slepian, University of Arizona professor and co-chair of the 2019 Virtual Reality and Healthcare Symposium at the University of Arizona campus on March …

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National Institutes of Health Calls on Jennifer Barton’s Expertise

WebJennifer Barton, University of Arizona professor of biomedical engineering and director of the BIO5 Institute, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for …

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Improving Arizona Air Through Ozone Research News College …

WebFrom dust to fungus to smoke, pollutants in the air we breathe can have a major impact on public health. Ozone is another major culprit of respiratory troubles. The …

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UA Bioengineering Research Probes the Mysteries of Cellular …

WebPak Kin Wong, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, who directs the UA Systematic Bioengineering Laboratory, or SBL, and his …

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UA Engineers and Public Health Researchers Aim to Predict Hip …

WebMechanical engineering meets public health in a project to develop a way to predict who is at risk of a hip fracture in the hope that such injury can be avoided. Hip …

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The Big Reveal: UA Engineering’s Top News Picks of 2023

WebFrom left: Graduate student Christina Dinh works in the Micro/Nano Fabrication Center, which is being upgraded. Chemical and environmental engineering …

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UArizona Researchers Develop Ultra-Thin 'Computer on the Bone'

WebA team of University of Arizona researchers has developed an ultra-thin wireless device that grows to the surface of bone and could someday help physicians …

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BME Students Share Work at Research Expo News College of

WebNearly 50 biomedical engineering students, as well as several students and researchers in related fields, presented their work on early cancer detection methods, …

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Janet Roveda Joins Top 2% of Nation’s Health-Related Engineers

WebEngineers are improving the health of patients with tools and technology that monitor and measure health parameters in innovative ways. Wearable devices are at the …

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The Key to Healthy Humans, Safe Spacecraft and Prospering Plants

WebWolfgang Fink has always had a knack for seeing how the pieces of a puzzle fit together. Once, when a team of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was …

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ECE Professor Wins NIH Trailblazer Award for Using Radar to …

WebMore than 20,000 U.S. adults over 65 die as a result of falls every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and that number is …

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Jennifer Barton Named Director of BIO5 Institute

WebBIO5 is a universitywide institute that brings together researchers from across the five main bioscience disciplines: agriculture, bioengineering, biomedicine, pharmacy …

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