A team of researchers and medical professionals has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a better way of using images of the heart in surgery planning.

Fuller, who serves as research coordinator in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, was honored for her work supporting faculty and staff members.

Shaun Gleason, director of the Cyber and Applied Data Analytics Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will talk about the development of cybersecurity for the nation at 11 a.m. Thursday in J.B. Hunt 236.

JohnDavid Lancaster earned the Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship through the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. 

Nine projects in the humanities and performing arts will receive a combined total of $532,245 in seed funding to spark creative activity.

Online graduate education programs climbed to No. 42 in the nation, while bachelor's and graduate engineering programs performed well.

Samia Ismail, a biomedical engineering honors student and a 2019 Truman Scholar, earned a travel grant to attend the medical and biological engineering Public Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.

The course is intended for people who want to become more proficient pilots, flying safely and legally. The course is open to researchers, faculty, staff and anyone interested in using the technology for work or commercial ventures.

The Unmanned Aircraft Systems 1 professional development course is the first step to becoming a professional drone pilot.

Four electrical engineering graduate students — Asif Faruque, Md Maksudul Hossain, Sajib Roy and Rosten Sweeting — have received scholarships that are funded by former students.