Esak Lee awarded NSF CAREER grant for lymphedema in breast cancer research
Meinig School Assistant Professor receives $600K from the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, and Transport Systems. Read more
News: BME
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Gut muscle vital for absorbing fats forms like scars
By discovering how a type of smooth muscle forms in the gut, scientists have opened doors to making artificial muscle, repairing muscle following gut surgeries and treating inflammatory bowel disease and obesity. Read more
Undergraduate Nuri Hong selected as a 2024 Optica Women Scholar
Undergraduate student Nuri Hong recognized for excellence in optics and photonics research toward brain imaging. Read more
Researchers produce grafts that replicate the human ear
Using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Engineering have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels natural. Read more
Nishimura inducted into 2024 Class of AIMBE College of Fellows
Nozomi Nishimura, associate professor of biomedical engineering, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. Read more
Cornell introduces its 2024 Kessler Fellows cohort
The Kessler Fellows program welcomed 20 students to its 2024 cohort. The students will spend their spring semester sharpening entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice. Read more
Consortium identifies 5 grand challenges in biomedical engineering
A consortium of 50 university researchers, including from Cornell Engineering, has established five grand challenges in biomedical engineering, which it said will lay the foundation for a concerted effort to achieve technological and medical breakthroughs. Read more
Center for Technology Licensing program continues to fund early-stage Cornell lab innovations
Eight projects have been selected from the Fall 2023 application cycle to receive Ignite Innovation Acceleration grants. The grants are designed to help project teams pursue licensing, form startups, and forge industry collaborations. Read more
McCormick ’69, M.Eng. ’70, earns Engineering’s highest alumni honor
James McCormick ’69, M.Eng. ’70, an influential business leader, philanthropist and longtime supporter of education initiatives at Cornell and nationally, received the Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award during a celebration event on March 7 in Duffield Hall. Read more
Excellence ascending: Engineering's women leadership at historic high
For the first time in Cornell Engineering’s history, every school and department currently has, or will soon have, a woman faculty member on the college’s executive leadership team. The milestone comes as the college celebrates the 140th anniversary of its first woman engineer. Read more