BMe Community proudly announces its 2024 BMe Vanguard Awards. This national honor, sponsored by McKnight Foundation, Ballmer Group, NBA Foundation,... The post $430,000 Awarded to Visionary Social Impact Leaders by BMe Community appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
“Worse, negativity backfires. It reinforces stigma and stereotypes. We unintentionally prolong that which we aspire to change,” Stephanie Hightower Stephanie... The post Shift needed. Focusing only on ‘bad’ feeds biases, challenges people face appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
When you donate to BMe, you’re helping to provide $10,000 in start-up grants to unsung, yet amazing Black leaders who save Lives, increase Ownership,...| BMe Community
Clinton Smith, Ph.D. candidate in the Lewis Lab, received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) F31 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for his project titled “Cryptococcal nanotherapy: Engineering a novel fungus-based platform for improved… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jessica E. Molina, an MD/PhD student and current PhD candidate in the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab under Dr. Jennifer Nichols, has received a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship (Parent F30) for her… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Roza Vaez Ghaemi to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida as an instructional assistant professor beginning in fall 2025. In this role, she will lead the… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Two research teams from the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering (UF BME) have been selected as recipients of the 2025 UF Innovate Innovation Fund. Each team will receive $50,000 to advance technologies with strong… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Gregory Hudalla of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering has been promoted to professor in recognition of his impactful contributions to the university, the field and society. This milestone reflects his dedication to research, service and… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Science becomes art in the winning and notable photographs from the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering 2025 Art of Research Photo Contest. Thank you to all who submitted their images! This annual event celebrates the art of… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
By: Grace Huff Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare, and at the heart of this transformation are foundation models (FMs), large-scale deep learning systems trained on massive datasets and a more general form of chatGPT beyond text. In their recent… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Allison Campbell, a Ph.D. candidate in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship through the National Institutes of Health Neuromuscular Plasticity and Rehabilitation (NMPT) T32 Training Grant.… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2024-2025 Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards: Porras receives UF & Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Excellence Award for Assistant Professors Ana Maria Porras, Excellence Award for Assistant Professors… Read More| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
Ana Maria Porras, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the 2024–25 University of Florida and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Excellence Award for Assistant Professors.| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Roza Vaez Ghaemi to the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida as instructional faculty beginning in fall 2025. In this role, she will lead biomechanics and cell and tissue coursework, mentor the next generation of biomedical engineers, and help shape the department’s evolving teaching infrastructure, including hands-on makerspaces and lab innovation.| J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering
As corporations and foundations reconsider how to support Black-run social impact programs, BMe Community continues to lead by example with its... The post $130,000 Awarded to Visionary Black Social Impact Leaders by BMe Community appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
The Supreme Court’s decision against Affirmative Action is a fundamental decision against fairness, progress, and equity. Equity is always about... The post BMe Community Statement In Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
Advancing racial equity in the workplace is a system-level challenge—ranging from the structural inequities of geography to underrepresentation in industries... The post Race in the workplace: The Black experience in the US private sector appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
By David Huntley, chief compliance officer As kids, many of us believed that we could be and do whatever we... The post AT&T’s David Huntley on Dr. King and the Art of What’s Possible appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community
Using behavioral economics, campaign encourages people to think differently about finances as economic uncertainty remains NEWARK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prudential Financial, Inc.... The post Prudential launches ‘Now What?’ campaign, defying industry norms using moments of hope instead of fear appeared first on BMe Community.| BMe Community