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Oden Institute | Professor Michael Sacks, a biomedical engineering faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded the 2026 ASME H.R. Lissner Medal in recognition of his “pioneering contributions to heart valve biomechanics utilizing highly innovative computer simulations.”

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Oden Institute | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin have announced funding for three cancer research projects as part of the Joint Center for Computational Oncology (JCCO).

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Cockrell School of Engineering | A startup co-founded by Texas Engineer Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernández is one step closer to bringing a new medical device to cardiac clinicians and patients worldwide.

Texas BME professor Deji Akinwande in his lab

 UT News | A new smartwatch, being developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and North Carolina State University, will enable continuous monitoring of blood pressure, a key indicator of heart health.

Texas Engineer Thomas Tankeelov standing with student in front of digital screens

UT News | Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are studying new solutions to detect and treat even the most aggressive forms of breast cancer using data, cutting-edge technologies and collaboration across disciplines.

Texas Engineer Charles Taylor

UT News | The University of Texas at Austin has been awarded a 2025 Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) grant to recruit the director of its new Center for Computational Medicine.

Texas Biomedical Engineering professor Nicholas Peppas stands in front of a bookcase.

The Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to biomedical engineering professor Nicholas Peppas.

The exterior of The Department of Biomedical Engineering building at UT Austin.

Cockrell School of Engineering | The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin is ranked as one of the nation’s top ten undergraduate biomedical engineering programs.

Professor Tom Yankeelov stands with a student in front of a screen showing computational models of breast cancer research.

Oden Institute | Can mathematics help physicians make better decisions for cancer patients? A new study led by Professor Tom Yankeelov, Director of the Center for Computational Oncology at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, suggests the answer is, “yes.”

Professor Nicholas Peppas stands at a podium.

McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering | AIChE’s Regenerative Engineering Society (RES) has chosen Nicholas A. Peppas as the recipient of its Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Society Founder’s Award for 2025.