Catherine Whittington, a biomedical engineering student studying with Professor Sherry Voytik-Harbin, has been selected as the recipient of the Fearnot Prize for 2009.

James McMasters and Onyekachi Odoemene, both graduate students in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, have been selected to receive a Ronald W. Dollens Graduate Scholarship.

Three Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering students were selected to receive fall Joe Bourland Travel Awards

Weldon BME graduate students Yunzhou (Sophia) Shi and Jun Zhao have been selected to receive Ronald W. Dollens graduate scholarships.

Victoria Poole, a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to receive a George Washington Carver Fellowship.

GlucaGo LLC, a life sciences company led by a trio from Purdue and Indiana universities, captured first place in the 2009 Global Idea to Product Competition, beating 14 other teams and claiming the $10,000 top prize for their emergency kit that automatically mixes and injects medication for diabetics.

What started out as an off-handed comment resulted in the adventure of a lifetime for J. Paul Robinson, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cytomics and Immunopharmacology at Purdue.

Jason Toler, a biomedical engineering graduate student working with Professor Ozan Akkus, has been selected to receive a 2009 Charles C. Chappelle Fellowship.

Leslie Geddes, a Purdue University distinguished professor of biomedical engineering and recipient of the National Medal of Technology, died on Sunday (Oct. 25). He was 88.
The Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Geddes created innovations ranging from burn treatments to miniature defibrillators and ligament repair to tiny blood pressure monitors for premature infants.

In a first-of-its-kind study, Purdue BME researchers are teaming up with local high school football players to better understand how large impacts to the head can result in concussions.