A medical test previously developed to measure a toxin found in tobacco smokers has been adapted to measure the same toxin in people suffering from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, offering a potential tool to reduce symptoms.

Norman Weldon knows a thing or two about success. A serial entrepreneur, he has started 17 medical device companies, selling nine for substantial profit.

Professor Pedro Irazoqui recently presented a TEDx talk on his research in autonomous neural control.

Three Weldon School faculty members were selected to receive College of Engineering Faculty Awards of Excellence for 2013.

Professor Pedro Irazoqui has been selected as a University Faculty Scholar.

Professor Sherry Voytik-Harbin has been selected as a Discovery Park Fellow with the Birck Nanotechnology Center.

Two Weldon School faculty members, Zheng Ouyang and Ann Rundell, have been selected to receive International Travel Grants from the Purdue Research Foundation.

Weldon doctoral student Sean Connell is featured in Purdue's "5 Students Who are Patent Makers" series for a breakthrough technology he co-developed that addresses the growing number of deadly "superbugs" resulting from antibiotic-resistant fungi, viruses, and bacteria strains.