Researchers citing data on the effects of repeated head impacts on high school football players are advocating a greater use of medical imaging to reduce brain trauma in contact sports, particularly in players who do not have symptoms of concussion.

Shelley Claridge, assistant professor of chemistry and assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation for her work titled, 'Standing, Lying, and Sitting: Restructuring Intermolecular Forces in Molecular Monolayers and Freshman Chemistry.'

A senior in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University has won a 2016 Pfizer Society of Toxicology (SOT) Undergraduate Student Travel Award. The organization recognized Stephanie N. Thiede as an outstanding undergraduate who will be presenting research in the field of toxicology at the society’s annual meeting. She will be formally honored by SOT at the awards ceremony during the Society’s 55th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 13–17, 2016.

A Purdue startup has received federal funding to further develop an assistive wheelchair technology that allows power wheelchair users an efficient and easy-to-use method to more easily position and remove an iPad and other mobile devices.

Congratulations to the 2015 Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence recipients and nominees. Eight Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering staff members were recognized for excellent service to the Purdue University College of Engineering in three award categories: administrative/professional customer service, leadership, and teamwork.

A toxin released by the body in response to spinal cord injuries increases pain by causing a proliferation of channels containing pain sensors, new research shows, and this hypersensitivity also extends to peripheral nerves in the limbs far from the injury site. Findings could point to a new route for treating pain in people with spinal cord injuries, said Riyi Shi (pronounced Ree Shee), a professor of neuroscience and biomedical engineering in Purdue University's Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.