Dr. Mark Tehranipoor, Ph.D. (UF) and Dr. Waleed Khalil, Ph.D. (Ohio State), co-directors of the CYAN and MEST Centers of Excellence Dr. Mark Tehranipoor, Ph.D. (UF) and Dr. Waleed Khalil, Ph.D. (Ohio State), co-directors of the CYAN and MEST Centers of Excellence Gainesville, Florida/Columbus, Ohio – The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida and The Ohio …
UF Research Team Aims to Reduce Cost of Drug Development Using 3D-Printed Living Tissues
Recently published paper confirming that basic principles of engineering apply to micro-beam mechanics provides solid foundation for new research.
Olabarrieta Receives the PECASE Award
The PECASE award is described as the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to exceptional new scientists and engineers who contribute to the advancement of the STEM fields through scientific leadership, community outreach and public education. Dr. Olabarrieta was one of four University of Florida faculty members to receive the PECASE award. “I am very honored,” Dr. Olabarrieta said. …
31 Faculty Awarded University Term Professorships
The University Term Professorship was established in 2016 and is presented to 250 eligible faculty members annually. Selection of University Term Professorships is based on an assessment of academic accomplishment by either a faculty advisory committee and/or the department chair and approved by the dean. Each award runs for 3 years and provides a $5,000/year salary supplement to the awardee. …
UF Engineer Explores Virtual Interactions to Manage Mental Health Recovery
This article is written by Zack Savitsky and originally published on University of Florida News. Humans are social creatures, but some things are just hard to talk about. For many people, mental health is one of those things. But what if you can’t talk about something where the leading treatment is talk therapy? Maybe try speaking to someone who’s not …
UF Professor Teams With Google To Present Phishing Insights At Black Hat
This article is written by Rob Pegoraro and originally published on Fast Company. You should feel cranky about all the phishing emails you get. Because getting your brain in a grumpy gear will elevate the odds of your not getting fooled by the next phony invitation to log into your account. At a briefing Wednesday evening at the Black Hat …
UF Engineer Uses AI to Enhance Health Assessments in ICU
Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D. is working to create an intelligent ICU for autonomous patient monitoring.
New UF Engineering Faculty Win Young Investigator Awards For Innovating U.S. Security
Navy, Air Force and DTRA awards support young investigators’ research.
UF Biomedical Engineer Pursues Understanding of Natural Killer Cells
Blanka Sharma, Ph.D., receives Early Career Award from National Science Foundation to study ways to kill cancer cells.
Anchor Biologics Wins The 2019 Cade Prize
Anchor Biologics is a collaboration of UF biomedical engineering researchers that aim to create a new treatment for inflammatory diseases.