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Join the Biomedical Revolution!

Plug into one of the fastest growing occupations in the world at a top-25 research university in a department chock-full of options.

Work alongside award-winning faculty across disciplines on projects such as:

  • artificial hearts and limbs
  • screening for ovarian cancer
  • surgical procedures for brain cancer
  • wearable health monitors 
  • rapid tests for disease
  • treatments for retinopathy

Earn your BS, MS or PhD in biomedical engineering at the University of Arizona!

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See how biomedical engineering undergraduates are succeeding.

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Learn about interdisciplinary training, the program’s flexible curriculum and collaborative research.

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Featured News
An MRI machine

BME Researchers Developing 15-Minute MRI

Jan. 16, 2019
Peter and Nancy Salter stand together next to a railing in front of leafy green trees.

$1.5M Gift to Fund Biomedical Instrument Design Studio

Dec. 7, 2018
Jeffrey Bristol and his mother, Hermalinda, sit in their living room in Tucson. Jeffrey is wearing a dark blue athletic shirt and bright blue exercise shorts, sitting in a padded electric wheelchair.

UA Engineers Help Fellow Wildcat Walk

Oct. 18, 2018
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Controlling Neurons With Light, Without Wires or Batteries

Jan. 16, 2019
By the Numbers
100 %
fully funded doctoral students
50 %
undergrads heading to grad school
30
faculty members
2009
year department established
4
undergraduate focus areas
22 nd
UA’s national ranking for R&D expenditure
by U.S. public universities
(National Science Foundation)
Upcoming Events

Feb. 25, 2019

BME Seminar Series: Bo Sun
12:00pm to 12:50pm

Bo Sun, research associate in radiation oncology for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presents "Nanocrystals for the Parenteral Delivery of Poorly Water-Soluble Anticancer Drug."

Refreshments will be available at 11:50 a.m.

March 2, 2019

Spring Recess
(All day)

For other important dates, see the 2018-2019 academic calendar.

April 29, 2019

Engineering Design Day
(All day)

It's the biggest day of the year for UA Engineering! Come celebrate your BME seniors' hard work. 

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Technology-Health Care Nexus

“The future of health care is not only in providing improved treatments for injury or disease, but in providing the resources and tools for individuals to take a more active role in monitoring and maintaining their own health.”

Department Head Arthur Gmitro

Interdisciplinary Signature

“Through my own research, I know the absolute necessity of an interdisciplinary approach in solving important health challenges.”

BIO5 Director Jennifer Barton

Grads in High Demand

“It is incredible to see so many alumni return to scout and hire our students.”

Undergraduate Bailey Bellaire

Perfect Choice

“I applied to several universities across the United States looking for the perfect place to study biomedical engineering. The UA has delivered.”

Undergraduate Victoria Lantzy

In Good Health

“I considered many options for majors during my first few semesters in college, but my heart is truly with the medical side of engineering. I want to help people directly with their health.”

Alumna Justine Bacchus
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P.O. Box 210020
Tucson, AZ 85721-0020
520.621.0780

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