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The first time she entered a university lab, Whitney Tatem knew biomedical engineering was the field for her.

There are some injuries in the musculoskeletal system, such as small tendon tears, that the human eye cannot see. Vincent Wang, the Kevin P. Granata faculty fellow and associate professor in biomedical engineering and mechanics, is using data to train robots to detect these injuries with the goal of giving more accurate medical diagnoses.

Grace Wusk, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is simulating spacewalks using virtual reality headsets.

With a focus on health sciences and technology, the HS&T Hokie Pitch will involve 30 students who have worked with real-world mentors, selected intellectual property, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.

Raffaella De Vita, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, has been elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Fellowship is the highest elected grade of the society’s membership, being conferred only to members with outstanding engineering achievements.

Experts in the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the veterinary college's oncology clinicians partner with biomedical engineering and mechanics to advance health care in both animals and humans.

Just more than two months after they began, a handful of students shared how the Calhoun Discovery Program is already positively affecting their lives.

Jonathan Boreyko (left) and Brook Kennedy are key players in the creation of the fog harp, a device that can increase the efficiency of water collection in arid regions. Licensing this device reflects the role that the Link, License, Launch team can play in ensuring technologies with the potential for global impact can make it to market.