Tag: biomedical engineering
Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in the world. Blunt force trauma to the brain, often from a bad fall or traffic accident, accounts for the deaths of over 61,000 Americans each year. Over 80,000 will develop some long-term disability.
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Curators to break ground on Bioplex April 16, meet at S&T April 17
Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Bioplex at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, on the Havener Arrival Complex’s lawn, north of Bertelsmeyer Hall. The groundbreaking will precede the April 17 meeting of the University of Missouri Board of Curators in the St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center on the Missouri S&T campus.
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Missouri S&T to break ground on Bioplex
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Bioplex at Missouri University of Science and Technology will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, on the Havener Arrival Complex’s lawn, north of Bertelsmeyer Hall.
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Recent Missouri S&T graduate develops potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries
When people experience traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), immediate damage occurs from the blows to the brain, but the harm can continue in the weeks and months that follow. Researchers from Missouri University of Science and Technology are studying how an antioxidant material could potentially stop this ongoing damage. “A person’s life can change in the blink […]
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Notable moments of 2023
In 2023, Missouri S&T broke records for Career Fairs, broke ground for two new buildings and took education on the road with a STEM Mobile. These are among our many achievements this year. Read about 10 notable and newsworthy Missouri S&T moments from 2023.
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S&T professor’s glass powder that controls bleeding may also prevent infections
Can a glass powder that was developed to stop bleeding after gunshot wounds and other body trauma also serve as an antibacterial and help stave off infections?
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Curators approve S&T’s ‘Advancing Missouri’s STEM Education’ plans
With approval by the University of Missouri Board of Curators, Missouri S&T will move forward with three projects that will help advance STEM education and workforce development in the state. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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UM Board of Curators approves Missouri S&T biomedical engineering program
Missouri S&T has long been home to some of the world’s leading biomedical engineering researchers, and the university is now on track to launch a new bachelor’s degree program in this field.
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S&T student team creates spinach-based skin graft
A team of three undergraduate students from Missouri S&T recently won a $15,000 first place award at the Regnier Venture Creation Challenge in Kansas City for their project titled “Foliagraft.” Foliagraft is a new way to use spinach leaves and stem cells to help burn patients and others with wounds and conditions that require a skin graft.
Read More »Biomaterials expert Convertine joins Missouri S&T
Dr. Anthony J. Convertine, a biomedical engineer whose research seeks to tap polymer science to unlock the next steps in advancing drug delivery systems, has been named a Roberta and G. Robert Couch Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri S&T. Convertine joins S&T from the University of Washington, where he rose to the position of research associate professor of bioengineering after starting there as a senior postdoctoral fellow in 2006.
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