The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded $6 million to FIU biomedical engineering professor Ranu Jung and her team to expand testing of their pioneering prosthetic hand system – which allows amputees to “feel” again – to military veterans and other amputees. The...
One out of three people who suffers with migraines experiences migraines with aura. Diana Borrego, a psychology major who conducts research at FIU’s Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab, is one of them. An aura is a short-lived sensory experience, such as tingling sensations...
Name: Brandon GarcigaHometown: Miami Lakes, FLWhat is your major? Mechanical Engineering Where did you intern? What did you do there? I am currently interning with Medtronic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My role is a systems engineer, although I do work a lot with the...
FIU is launching a transdisciplinary biomolecular and biomedical sciences training program for doctoral students thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.The program will offer cross-disciplinary mentorship opportunities for students,...
The nine graduates of the FIU College of Engineering & Computing were recognized at the Spring 2019 commencement ceremony. Women are successfully entering into the engineering and computer science fields and breaking barriers. Take a look at some of your peers...
Congratulations to Jacob McPherson, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, who has received a 5-year R01 funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for $1.6 million! The title of the grant is, “Intraspinal...