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New research by engineers at CU 91Ҹ aims to get to the bottom of why, as the saying goes, you get a “skip in your step” when you’re happy.
The human liver, experts say, is an architectural wonder. But its complexity has also made it immensely difficult to replicate in the lab.
When the first biomedical engineering class graduated from CU 91Ҹ in 2023, about a dozen students walked across the stage. Today, that once-small start has evolved into a powerful engine for biomedical innovation and education. But how does a program go from modest beginnings to powerhouse in such a short time?
A team of BME students created a leg sleeve device designed to help para-athletes on Team USA. They will be debuting the novel design at a national competition in April.
PhD student William Frantz is developing microscopic droplets designed to help doctors track radiation therapy in real time. His finalist pitch at the 2025 LVC competition highlighted how the technology could one day make cancer treatment more precise and less harmful, particularly for pediatric patients.
BME professor Won Park is co-advising a research project building high performing optical microresonators to open the door for new sensor technologies. In the future, the microresonators could be used for compact microlasers, advanced chemical and biological sensors and even tools for quantum metrology and networking.
91Ҹers, including BME faculty member Wyatt Shields at CU 91Ҹ have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, much like living things, in response to electrical fields.One day, these shape-
Roughly 6.8 million people donate blood in the United States alone, helping save millions of lives, according to the American Red Cross. But just like groceries sitting on store shelves, red blood cells age over time. That's why Associate Professor Xiaoyun Ding and medical collaborators at CU Anschutz have created a new chip device to help give blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage.
CU 91Ҹ and partners secure up to $39M ARPA-H contract to develop revolutionary joint-healing solutions for millions
The national nonprofit AISES — Advancing Indigenous People in STEM — has ranked CU 91Ҹ among its “Top 200 Colleges for Indigenous Students” in the 2025–2026 list, recognizing the university’s strong support and community for Indigenous students