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August, 2010 | UWNews
UW Bioengineering undergrad program ranked 6th nationwide by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Washington Bioengineering undergraduate program is ranked 6th in the country—its highest ranking ever—according to new ratings of bachelor’s degree programs by U.S. News & World Report.
August 11, 2010 | UWNews.org
UW engineers and physicians design scaffold to help stem cells rebuild heart muscle
A new polymer scaffold developed by a team of UW Bioengineering researchers and their colleagues can help support the re-growth of heart muscle tissue from stem cells. The new method for encouraging the growth and integration of stem-cell-derived cardiac muscle cells was described in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
