Alyssa Panitch, professor and associate head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, will complete the rigorous Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) program next month. ELATE at Drexel™ is a national leadership development program designed to advance senior women faculty in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and related disciplines into leadership roles within their universities.

Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, was primary editor of the new book "Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy," published by the CRC Press. This is the first book on CRS Microscopy.

Through the generosity of Ping and Daphne Song, the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering has received an endowment to establish the Daniel Song Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship celebrates the life of the Songs’ son, Daniel.

A 2008 graduate of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Daniel lost his life in an automobile accident December 20, 2008, while returning to campus to participate in graduation ceremonies the following day.

The 2013 College of Engineering Faculty Awards of Excellence have been announced and three Weldon faculty members are among the honorees.

Purdue University student inventors will own their innovations thanks to a new interpretation of the university's policy governing intellectual property. Weldon students on the Safe Pace team may be among the first to benefit from the change.

Eric Nauman, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been named the new Director of the College of Engineering's Honors Program effective January 14, 2013. Dr. Nauman will be responsible for providing educational enrichment opportunities for the College of Engineering Honors students as well as developing a continuous quality improvement (CQI) model that will integrate the honors initiatives into the mainstream curriculum.

Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then reconstructing images like a jigsaw puzzle.

The Super Bowl may be over, but for Purdue researchers Eric Nauman, biomechanical engineering professor, and Tom Talavage, biomedical engineering professor, and the team at the Purdue Neurotrauma Group, the drive to improve the safety of the sport continues.

A team of Purdue University students, including BME seniors Alex Guerra and Ben Zakhary, has designed a new type of prosthetic leg for a 5-year-old boy who has a rare birth defect.

Becca Scott was recently selected to be the student representative to the national Biomedical Engineering Society board.