Jason Franz, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering at the UNC School of Medicine, has received a $400,000 NCInnovation grant to advance innovative research using wearable sensors and artificial intelligence to improve rehabilitation for individuals with arthritis. Click here to read the full article on UNC Health website.

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Amol Yadav, assistant professor in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, received a 2025 Junior Faculty Development Award from the Office of Faculty Affairs, a division of the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The award totals $10,000 and is supported by R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.  The award will support Amol’s work in developing a new spinal prosthesis to enhance sensory perception. Amol’s team...