UNO grad student and inventor, Cody Anderson, chats with a guest shortly after his presentation at the July 31, 2025, Idea Pub: Morning Edition.
OMAHA, Nebraska (July 31, 2025)—Innovative research and services out of the University of Nebraska at Omaha led the most recent Idea Pub: Morning Edition today in the event space of the Omaha Catalyst building.
Cody Anderson, a doctoral candidate at UNO’s School of Health and Kinesiology, was the featured speaker, delivering a presentation on a wearable device he’s developing with mentor Song-young Park, PhD Additional speakers delivered brief presentations about UNO’s Movement Analysis Core Facility and the Machining and Prototyping Core Facility.
Dr. Park and Anderson are working on an innovative approach to measuring blood pressure, accurately and consistently, using existent smartwatch technology. Their technology was named UNeMed’s Most Promising New Innovation in 2022 and has been further refined into a more robust algorithm.
Incorporating a reliable blood pressure measurement into wearable devices like smartwatches has been a challenge too difficult to solve. The only way to capture a reliably accurate blood pressure reading is with the traditional cuff that fits over the patient’s arm or wrist.
But the proprietary algorithm out of UNO appears to have solved that riddle, making “cuffless blood pressure actually feasible for clinical use,” Anderson said.
After Anderson’s presentation, the Director of UNO’s Movement Analysis Core Facility, David Kingston, PhD, outlined the range services he and his team provide. He was followed by a similar presentation from Brian Knarr, PhD., the Director of UNO’s Machining and Prototyping Core Facility.
Morning Edition is UNeMed’s networking event for university innovators, entrepreneurs and startup community members. Catalyst Omaha co-sponsors the event and provides free tours of the spacious facility.
Morning Editions will continue to be a fixture in the Catalyst’s Forge Event Hall, located on the north end of the building. Guided tours will also continue as an added feature.
The next Morning Edition is planned for Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in the Forge Event Hall at 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
