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Head over to any Chipotle during lunchtime and the line will be typically out of the door. Well, at a Boston location (and others around the country, according to news reports), a norovirus breakout has infected more than 120 students.

Tom Webster, SFB president, spoke on the subject to...

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This webinar covered the strengths and weaknesses of standard biomaterial characterization techniques used today. It focused on surface characterization (such as chemistry, roughness, topography, wettability, etc.) necessary to understand biocompatibility, cytocompatibility, and tissue responses. It also summarized mechanical property characterization necessary to understand in situ...

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On Thursday, December 3rd the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would remove the medical device tax, one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

 

Rena Bizios inducted to National Academy of Medicine pictured here with Nicholas Peppas

UTSA faculty member, educator and researcher Rena Bizios, a pioneer in biomedical engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors for medical sciences, health care and public health professionals. 

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