Engineering for Human Health
Scientific discovery aimed at improving healthcare, through interdisciplinary research and education
$ 61,000
Median salary of our 2015-2016 BME graduates
91 %
Undergraduate placement rate
45 %
of our biomedical engineering students are women
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In the News
BME student receives Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Grayson Talaski, a third-year biomedical engineering major, was honored at a student celebration on February 28 for receiving an Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR).
Journey to my roots: Rediscovering India and embracing identity
Friday, March 29, 2024
Naina Miranda, a biomedical engineering major and Global Access Ambassador, participated in the India Winterim Program in winter 23-24.
Blackwell receives NIH grant to explore gender disparities in substance use disorders
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Kim "Avrama" Blackwell, professor and department executive officer of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded a $2.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance her research on the correlation between substance abuse and female sex hormones.
Winners announced in 3MT competition
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Graduate students in the University of Iowa College of Engineering competed to see who could most effectively summarize their complex research pursuits in a three-minute soundbite that a non-technical audience could understand.