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Left: Conventional EEG cap and electrodes. Right: Printed e-tattoo sensors connected to conventional EEG reader.

The e-tattoos serve as the sensors for electroencephalography (EEG), a medical test that measures the brain's electrical activity. EEG can help diagnose and monitor brain tumors, sleep disorders and other neurological disorders.

Former UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Professor Christine Schmidt stands outside.

A trailblazer who helped pave the way to a degree in biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin was recently honored with an election to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

An exterior photograph of the UT Austin Dell Medical School building.

The strong, strategic connection between academia and the clinical setting is transforming biomedical research and education at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez stands outside.

Professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernández in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Biomedical Engineering will receive the 2025 Acta Materialia Mary Fortune Global Diversity Medal.

The lobby of the IT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering bilding

The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program ranked at No. 15 in the recently released rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Professor Nicholas Peppas sits at his desk.

Nicholas Peppas, a professor in The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences.

Researchers discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Professor Mia Markey sits at a table.

The project, supported by a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, is set to make reconstruction more suitable for patients whose reconstructive goals are more complex than reproducing their preoperative appearance, promoting psychosocial adjustment to cancer survivorship and reducing time in care.

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Tom Yankeelov holds his Friar award alongside his students.

Tom Yankeelov, professor of biomedical engineering and core faculty member at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, received the 2024 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Evan Wang holds his ASEE Award.

Assistant Professor Huiliang (Evan) Wang received the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference.