Pacheco, Wheeler to receive annual diversity awards
Meinig School students recognized as diversity leaders. Read more
News: BME
Here you will find recent and archived news about the Meinig School and our affiliates and partners. For more stories, don't forget to browse our spotlights and annual BME newsletters as well!
$2M gift to grow CATALYST Academy for minority students
The College of Engineering will grow the number of students it invites to its CATALYST Academy – a program aimed at inspiring minority students to study engineering – thanks to a $2 million gift from Peter Wright ’75, MBA ’76. Read more
Undergrad research on display at CURB symposium
More than 30 students presented their research on a wide range of topics during the 35th Cornell Undergraduate Research Board Spring Symposium, held virtually May 4-7. Read more
Professor Jonathan Butcher elected ASME Fellow
Congratulations to Prof. Butcher, who has been elected an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow. Read more
Shaoyi Jiang: protective materials that mimic water
Shaoyi Jiang, Ph.D. ’93, is the Robert S. Langer ’70 Family and Friends Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on the molecular understanding, design and development of functional zwitterionic materials for biomedical and engineering applications. Read more
Alumni return to Cornell as key faculty in university initiatives
Judy Cha, Ph.D. '09, and Alex Kwan, Ph.D. '09, will bring to their alma mater expertise in nanoscale materials and cellular-resolution optical imaging, respectively. Read more
Panelists discuss ways to address harassment
Meinig School director Marjolein van der Meulen participates in panel discussion on film about gender-based harassment in academia. Read more
DNA Traces Disease Back to Its Origin
Billions of DNA fragments are circulating in our bloodstream. This Kavli Foundation profile on Iwijn De Vlaminck describes how his lab uses them to trace a disease back to its source. Read more
Alexa Podolsky named 2021 Merrill Scholar
Undergraduate senior selected for esteemed award. Read more
Ph.D. Student Jongkil Kim's Research Featured on the Cover of ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Article highlights research on collagen fiber formation and alignment in tissue-engineered menisci. Read more