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Basnight remembered as a champion for the College of Engineering

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Paul Dayton

Feb 11, 2022

Dayton named chair of Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Paul Dayton, William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor, has been appointed as chair of the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME). Dayton has served as interim chair of the department since 2019. 
The NC State Belltower at dusk and night.

Feb 8, 2022

BME MS MedTech program awarded $27,000 grant funded by VentureWell

The grant funds are to be used for “Development of a new course and URM recruitment initiatives to support medical device innovation and entrepreneurship” under the supervision of BME Associate Professor and Founding Director of the MS MedTech program David Zaharoff, together with the Associate Director of MS MedTech Matt R. Penny, as well as Assistant Professor Kennita Johnson, who is also Director of Equity and Diversity for the BME department. 

Jan 19, 2022

Two BME faculty honored with the 2022 University Teaching Awards

BME Associate Professor Jason Franz and Teaching Associate Professor Devin K. Hubbard are among the 25 faculty members and teaching assistants honored with the 2022 University Teaching Awards. Given annually by the Center for Faculty Excellence, the awards acknowledge the University’s commitment to outstanding teaching and mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students. 

Dec 16, 2021

Sweat-powered wearable sensors land NC State researcher on Newsweek’s inaugural “Greatest Disruptors” list

Amay J. Bandodkar, whose work focuses on self-powered wearable sensors for health monitoring, was named to Newsweek’s inaugural “America’s 50 Greatest Disruptors” list. 

Nov 5, 2021

Flexcell and the 2021 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine

An interview with Dr. Albert Banes, Biomedical Engineering Faculty Emeritus and founder and president of Flexcell International Corporation. 

Oct 28, 2021

Faculty highlights

Six receive NSF CAREER Awards Six faculty members from the College and affiliated engineering departments in other colleges at NC State received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF CAREER Award is one of the most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty members who exemplify the role of… 
Color illustration of an exosome-coated stent in a cutaway of an artery.

Oct 28, 2021

Reopen and regenerate: Exosome-coated stent heals vascular injury, repairs damaged tissue

Researchers from NC State have developed an exosome-coated stent with a “smart-release” trigger that could both prevent reopened blood vessels from narrowing and deliver regenerative stem cell-derived therapy to blood-starved, or ischemic, tissue. 
Aerial view of Centennial Campus looking towards downtown Raleigh, NC.

Oct 28, 2021

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund supports research commercialization

Research breakthroughs from the College of Engineering lead to society-changing products and startups. To help faculty members move their research project to the market, the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) provides funding to short-term, commercially focused projects. For every dollar awarded, almost $20 has been generated in additional funding or investment. This year, all six projects… 
Marc Basnight and Dr. Martin-Vega

Apr 28, 2021

Basnight remembered as a champion for the College of Engineering

State Sen. Marc Basnight, a Dare County Democrat who served as president pro tempore of the NC Senate longer than anyone in history, died on Dec. 28, 2020, at the age of 73.