Dr. Mia Markey, biomedical engineering assistant professor, received Carnegie Mellon University’s RecentAlumni Award. This award recognizes graduates within the past 10 years who make outstanding professional accomplishments or provide exceptional service to the university. Since arriving at The University of Texas at Austin Markey founded the Biomedical Informatics Lab and assisted in creating the new undergraduate curriculum in biomedical engineering. She has also been recognized for her innovative research on designing medical decision aids that help physicians diagnose, treat and manage cancer.