Qinggong Tang, Ph.D., is leading a University of Oklahoma research lab studying livers with polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. This approach has not been widely used for donor liver evaluation and could help transplant teams make faster, more informed decisions for patients.
The University of Oklahoma has received an $11.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering, a new research center designed to accelerate the study and treatment of diseases rooted in the immune system, led by principal investigators Wei Chen, Ph.D., and Chongle Pan, Ph.D.
The Gallogly College of Engineering congratulates Hunter Helvey, a senior Biology major and undergraduate researcher in Dr. John Clegg’s Biomedical Engineering lab, on being named the overall Grand Prize winner at the 2026 Research Day at the Capitol, held April 28 at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
The Gallogly College of Engineering is strengthening its commitment to faculty excellence through the FAST Program (Faculty, Advise, Support, Thrive), a new initiative designed to accelerate the success of early-career faculty and enhance the college’s research and educational impact.
Sooners Without Borders (SWB), a student organization in the Gallogly College of Engineering, recently took a group of 11 University of Oklahoma students to Ecuador for an international service-learning experience. The group spent winter break, January 7–18, 2026, at the Regeneration Field Institute, a 70-acre regenerative agroforestry farm focused on sustainable land management and community collaboration.
