A lifesaving device more than 20 years in the making has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The clearance allows a company, co-founded by Associate Department Head Dr. Duncan Maitland, to begin to market the medical device.

This past weekend, 55 students had 48 hours to design new concepts at Aggies Invent. From devices to manage cholesterol to an apparatus that would induce hypothermia in a heart attack victim — students emerged better prepared to tackle real-world problems with life-saving capabilities.

Dr. Javier Jo, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected to serve on the Biomedical Imaging Technology-A study section at the National Institutes of Health. Study sections provide recommendations on what research efforts may receive federal funding.