Health

Graduate empowered to achieve and serve through adversity

April 28, 2021

Veteran Nicole Haikalis has worked hard double-majoring in biomedical engineering and neuroscience while overcoming challenges and advocating for her peers.

Rivera named 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine fellow

April 19, 2021

Rivera's outstanding contributions to advances in the science and practice of behavioral medicine demonstrate the advantage of interdisciplinary approaches.

Use-inspired research: ASU students tackle real-world engineering challenges in energy, sustainability, health and more

April 7, 2021

Students are improving access to eye care, generating valuable products from waste, increasing solar efficiency and more at the FURI/MORE Virtual Symposium.

Use-inspired research: ASU students tackle real-world engineering challenges in health, AI and more

April 2, 2021

Students are creating customizable cartilage, cooperative robot swarms, remote sensors and more in research presented at the FURI/MORE Virtual Symposium.

Yao to design and implement advanced new imaging system

March 30, 2021

Yu Yao is working to create a hyperspectral polarimetric imaging system for space, industrial and medical applications through a 2021 NSF CAREER Award project.

Brain injury research explores sex-dependent therapeutics

March 23, 2021

A multi-university team is exploring how traumatic brain injuries affect females and males differently and designing effective nanoparticle-based treatments.

Biomaterials bolster the battle against cancer

March 15, 2021

ASU engineering is developing biomaterials-based technologies that will permit the simultaneous use of cancer vaccines and chemotherapy treatments.

National Academy of Inventors elevates Forzani to senior member

March 3, 2021

Professor Erica Forzani has attained a major career milestone through her innovative contributions to advances in medical technologies and methodologies.

Branching out

March 1, 2021

ASU Professor Michael Kozicki is leading a USDA-funded project to engineer dendrites as tags or labels that can improve food supply chain safety.

Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care invests in the power of AI

February 17, 2021

Dr. Bhavik Patel joins the Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care to connect engineering research and clinical practice with artificial intelligence.

EPICS teams advance projects through COVID-safe eSpaces

February 12, 2021

Engineering Projects in Community Service students are able to advance their projects with on-campus eSpaces while adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Shining light into the deep inner workings of Alzheimer’s

February 10, 2021

New insights into the biological and chemical signs of Alzheimer’s disease raise hope of revealing its causes and pointing the way to effective treatment.

Imaginative solutions lead the way at ASU Innovation Open

February 9, 2021

Student innovators representing seven startup ventures took home $340,000 in winnings to help advance their entrepreneurial ambitions at the 2021 ASU Innovation Open.

ASU launches tribal coordination center to battle COVID-19

February 8, 2021

New ASU engineering research and outreach seeks to equip Native American authorities with data tools to better manage COVID-19.

Using sapphire for biosensing: A new way to shape the gemstone

January 27, 2021

ASU researchers create a scalable manufacturing process and demonstrate the first sapphire-supported nanopore membrane for high-performance biosensing.

Design experience challenges students to imagine pandemic-resistant smart cities

January 20, 2021

Innovative product design could produce high-tech solutions that give major urban regions stronger defenses against potential global health crises.

Mothers of children with autism have different metabolite levels

January 13, 2021

Research shows blood sample analysis of potential mothers could help predict whether they are at a higher risk of having a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

A germ of an idea: Turning a virus into a new tool to help brain disorders

January 5, 2021

A proposal to engineer the Zika virus into a tool to deliver treatments to the brain for mental illness and neurodegenerative disorders earns a fellowship award.