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AIMBE's College of Fellows Selects Petit Institute researcher as Chair-Elect for 2020-2021

Truckloads of Personal Protection Equipment Donated for Healthcare Workers

Labs across campus pulled together items that healthcare workers will be able to use as they diagnose and treat COVID-19.

Michael Davis Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

AIMBE College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country

Three Petit Institute Researchers Promoted

Promotions announced for BME professors Kemp, Kwong, and Le Doux

Pardue Brings Clarity in Pilot Study

Researchers take new approach to detect, treat eye disease that can lead to blindness

Do-It-Yourself Medical Devices and Protective Gear Fuel Battle Against COVID-19

The Georgia Tech community is working together to help meet the needs for personal protection equipment for health care workers.

Ice on Mercury

Now a new study says that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice.

App Detects Harsh Side Effect of Breast Cancer Treatment

Many breast cancer survivors suffer from lymph collection known as lymphedema, and a new phone app detects it early.

Manu Platt at Yale: Discussions on Science and Diversity

"Discussions on Science and Diversity” at Yale video series features Manu O. Platt

Teaching Honors for BME Trio

Dahlman, Gleason, and Jacobson recognized with Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching awards

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Collaborating in Crisis

11 Alive: Georgia Tech and Emory students partner to manufacture and distribute face shields to save lives

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Rise of the Omics

Deepwater Horizon, 10 years later: Researchers gain new insights into ecosystem response to environmental disasters

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Questions linger about enforceability of Atlanta stay-at-home order

While self-isolation is important, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Joshua Weitz said reducing contact with other people should be part of a much larger response.

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Microscopic Stars Improve Drug Delivery for Skin Creams

New drug delivery method could open the door to new skin treatments.

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Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment Shown Through App

The new study by Brandon Dixon and colleagues has found that the lymphedema monitoring technology, marketed by LymphaTech, can effectively detect early arm swelling associated with lymphedema in breast cancer patients.

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Planet Mercury could be forging ice in the Sun's intense heat

The closest planet to the Sun, Mercury, is a world of intense extremes. According to a new study by Thomas Orlando and colleagues, those extremes could be responsible for some of the water ice locked up in dark craters at its poles.

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Coronavirus Has Hospitals in Desperate Need of Equipment. These Innovators Are Racing to Help

Health care workers are facing a serious shortage of critical equipment needed to treat the coronavirus. We spoke to the makers who are building innovative protective gear and ventilators for them.

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