Opioid users tend to be alone and incapacitated during an overdose. Purdue University researchers are developing a device that would automatically detect an overdose and deliver naloxone, a drug known to reverse deadly effects.

One of the world’s leading cholera research hospitals has teamed with a Purdue University-affiliated startup with a goal to stop the spread of cholera, one of the most preventable and treatable diseases on Earth.

Alumnus Matt Pharris has been selected as the commencement speaker for Purdue University’s August 2019 graduation ceremony for all majors. Commencement speakers are chosen in part for their ability to make their story personal, but connect universally with all graduates. In his speech, Pharris will reflect upon his nine years at Purdue, time spent obtaining multiple degrees, racking up high honors, and learning some valuable life lessons along the way.

A collaboration between the Purdue University Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Indiana University School of Medicine sets the standard for the exchange of ideas between engineering and medicine. After 25 years, it is undergoing an even more spirited infusion of fresh new ideas — and programs.

A unique PhD program capitalizes on synergies and builds on a long-standing collaboration between the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine.

Bradley Duerstock, associate professor of engineering practice in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the School of Industrial Engineering, and Juan Wachs, Purdue’s James A. and Sharon M. Tompkins Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, received $50,000 for the innovation of a portable device that helps people with visual impairments “see” digital images.

Hearing loss is so common in today's society, especially in older individuals, that many people question the use of doing anything to protect their hearing from noise and loud sounds. But it turns out the source of hearing loss may have a large impact on a person’s ability to understand speech and enjoy music.

Luis Solorio, an assistant professor at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University, received the 2019 Outstanding Faculty Mentor of Engineering Graduate Students Award. The award was presented by the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association at a celebration held at the school on July 1.

A team of Purdue University undergraduate students won a grand prize in the 2019 Co-making the Future China-US Young Maker Competition US semi-finals for a device that can be used to treat a type of vertigo. Five of the team members will travel to Beijing, China for an all-expenses paid trip to participate in the final rounds of the competition July 22-26.

Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and other diseases, patients’ organs and cells can remain healed but damaged from the medical condition.